Fred and I had wanted to go see the "ghost" town of Oatman and when Lenore wrote about their visit, it only reinforced our desire to see the place. The town is situated in the low hills surrounding Laughlin and Bullhead City.
When the gold mines closed down, the residents did not allowed their town to die completely. They set up souvenir shops, restaurants and promoted the wild burros that roam the area. The burros were the main attraction and they caught my attention completely. They come down from the hills to wander the streets and to get a feed of carrots offered by the tourists. They often walk through the stores, stopping for a visit with their favourite shop owners.
We stopped for a beer at the Oatman Hotel and saw the honeymoon suite of Carol Lombarde and Clark Gable. The hotel is papered in dollar bills from every country [mostly USA] and in my eyes is a major fire hazard.
We have since left Laughlin and today are camped at Ogden, Utah. We always stay at a state park when we pass through here, but today decided to stay at a regular RV Park so we could use the Internet to get an update on the storm we were warned about. After checking in we found out the WIFI is not working so we have now resorted to sneaking into the Super 8 Hotel to send this and to check the weather.
If all goes well, we still plan on arriving at Eatonia on Tuesday. It all depends on the huge snowfall we are hearing so much about.
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