Benson, Arizona – City of Murals

Benson, Arizona – City of Murals

I don’t think we’ve ever heard of Benson, Arizona before or, if we have, it was an unremarkable pass-through town, not a destination. Located in Arizona’s Cochise County, it was founded as a railroad terminal for the Southern Pacific Railroad back in 1880 and today boasts a population of ~5,000 people. It’s still a railroad stop in this part of the country, with Amtrak providing passenger service and the Union Pacific and San Pedro & Southwestern Railroads moving freight. Tombstone, Arizona was our ultimate destination, but when I researched the area, Benson popped up as the ‘City of Murals’ and we were curious as to exactly what the town held in store for us.

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Keep Calm and Carry On – Blue Blues

Keep Calm and Carry On – Blue Blues

With so much going on in our world… the pandemic, the election results, civil unrest… the problems in our own little world seem pretty insignificant. Blue was towed to the Ford Dealership in Camp Verde/Cottonwood, Arizona a few days ago. The service department is closed on weekends, so we had to wait till Monday for some news. Over the weekend, we found some walks and hikes to do around Phoenix and counted the minutes till we heard some news.

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