Bisbee, Arizona

On Monday, April 28, after Tombstone we cruised the short ride to Bisbee, AZ a cool western town that seems to be thriving.

Finding breakfast was a little challenging and we were surprised to find 2 small restaurants open, all featuring vegan and vegetarian options as their specialty.  There were a few crystal type shops and the town seemed mystical.  Not what we expected in a western town.  Randy wanted to ask the maintenance workers if they had a suggestion for food, as he figured the locals would know where to go.  What he didn't notice is that the workers were wearing bright fluorescent orange jumpsuits with the letters "ADC" stamped on the back.  I suggested that the inmates from the Arizona Department of Corrections might not be the best for restaurant suggestions. :) We did find the bustling Bisbee Coffee Roasters open, but we passed opting for food instead of coffee.  Smelled great.

About 1/2 mile away, we discovered, Lowell, AZ  and the Bisbee Breakfast Club, BBC.  This by far has been the best breakfast we've found on the road.  It's a fairly large diner that serves home made breakfast and lunch and had huge menu making it hard to decide what to eat.  Great coffee  and huge biscuits that were the size of a salad plate!   It's right next door to  the Bisbee copper mine.  Huge mine, still is a lot smaller than Kennicott.  It's a posted "scenic view point".

Lowell is a one street abandoned town lined with modern cars, vintage cars and lots of motorcycles and we proceeded to explore.  Down from the BBC was a huge Harley Repair sign - we ventured into it thinking it was a dealership only to discover an old repair shop repairing bikes.  Hanging from the ceiling was hundreds of bike parts and I mean hundreds.  I should have taken a picture inside.

Across the street from the shop, was a display of vintage Harleys and Indians.  The only "real" businesses was the BBC and a gym.  There was a display of the worlds fastest Indian and a memorial  about Samantha Morgan - I posted a picture below.  Female rider inspiration to keep me going! 

Lowell is where we ran into the Biker Patrol, quite the surprise to find in this sleepy, abandoned small town.   

Odd town, the guy in the repair shop said that Bisbee was a "hippy" town at one point and now about 70% of the areas residents are on assistance.   He was a great tour guide though, he sent us off on a gorgeous backroad to Rodeo, NM.  Nice rolling hills, and beautiful desert.  At the end of the road we ended up back on Interstate 8 and more wind, dust and flat desert.  Next stop...Las Cruces, NM.