It's 90 miles southeast of the Tucson airport and 10 miles from the Mexican border town of Naco. Bisbee is in the middle of the Mule Mountains and, as previously mentioned is a "mile-high" city with an elevation of around 5,300 feet.
According to Wikipedia (sadly, a common source of my blog-facts), the Mule Mountains were once heavily forested with Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir and other conifers. Along with the mining operations came the need for fuel for the smelters and housing for the miners. ALL the trees were cut down, and now we see mostly manzanita, juniper, a few scrub pines, etc. Another reminder that we can so easily damage our planet.
We took Ruby for a hike just south of town.
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