One of my favorite things to do in Arizona is go on The Copper Queen Mine tour in Bisbee. In the early 1900s, this was the most productive copper mine in Arizona. While copper mining declined in the area in the 1930s and 1940s, the Copper Queen continued to be mined by the open-pit process during the years following World War II, until Phelps Dodge closed it in 1985.
This here is known as “The Lavender Pit,” and the water collecting at the bottom of it looked absolutely disgusting. I was relieved to see that not a single bird was tempted to take a drink.
The area around Bisbee is a photographer’s playground. I can’t decide if I prefer this picture in color or in black & white:
Here’s a quick video that I found on YouTube:
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