We spent the night in Silver City – a delightful town with a population of about 10,000, founded in 1870. There is a 55 foot ditch running through the center of town, the result of a flood in 1895 that washed out Main Street; the businesses fronting Main began using the
20 miles of dirt define another road less traveled
pronghorn antelope racing the car
vermillion flycatcher in Tucson
rear doors as their front doors, and business continued. Today, the ditch is enjoyed as a walking path.
The next day we headed, more or less, toward Tucson. Doug had found another dirt road 
At about 20 miles, this one was shorter than the one running west from Patagonia, AZ. A couple of pictures will show why these detours are so much fun. Once we were back on asphalt, we made good time and got into Tucson about dark.