We went to the ruins of old Casa Grande. It was a village where the Indians lived who were native to this area about 300 years ago. The buildings were very unique, one of them had a small opening that emitted sun light only once every year. There was another opening that allowed moon light once every 5 years. How they were able figure all this remains a mystery. The timbers used in the building were cut from a forest 300 miles away No one has quite figured out how they did all this without any heavy equipment.
We really enjoyed touring the Old Casa Grande, it was quite interesting. We went to the old towns of Coolidge and Florence. Coolidge is the place where prisoners from the Yuma Prison were sent to be hanged. We learned that contrary to popular belief there were no prisoners executed at Yuma Prison.
The town of Casa Grande is a good place for someone to "winter", there is a lot of activity and the weather is nice and warm in the winter. If you like sand and cactus this is the place for you, there are very few green yards and trees.
We enjoyed being with "Torchie" and Jim but it was now time to move on. We're going to Tucson for maybe a week then hopefully on to Tombstone before heading home.
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