Sunflower Mine and Ghost Town

Today the weather is picture perfect for yet another forey into the mountains. This time Hilda and I along with our next door neighbor, Sue Stanisech are joining the Casa Grande 4 Wheeler's Club on an excursion to Sunflower. In 1868 Sunflower was a cavalry water station and abandoned in 1870. It was later reopened breifly as a Quicksilver mine and a great deal of equipment is still there to see.
This trip was made up of the largest convoy of offroad vehicles we've yet been part of. There were twelve Jeeps and trucks all told, snaking their way over a narrow, sometimes challenging and beautiful maountain trail. It was a short walk down a path to the mine, where I shot a couple of panoramas using a 35mm and 24mm lens respectively.
Hilda seemed to have a wonderful time. One of the other drivers brought his three year old son along, and he and Hilda became fast friends. The two ran themselves ragged and when we got home Hilda dropped into an instant comma.