Downtown Benson, Arizona

Eric and I drive into Benson early to walk around downtown.  

We are delighted to 

find murals...

Magaly's Mexican Food features a

 Barrel Cactus with a Windmill

pumping water into a water tank.

DiPeso Realty chose the

desert mountain theme.

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop

has drive-up service.

Their Lobby is closed.

The mural on the side of

the Horseshoe Cafe

The front of the Horseshoe Cafe

They're doing a brisk business

this morning.

The Karchner Caverns Mural

The man on the left paints

Stalactites.

The man on the right is

painting his coworker's

white hat.

A 19th century woman

checks her hair at 

Susan's Sense of Style.

Eric & I told the truck driver

how much we love the paint

job on his truck.

Ah Hello

Be you

Tiful

A stage coach rumbles along the

 dusty trail at Sarge's Sidearms.

A cattle drive is on 

the mooove...

This abandoned building

 has a historic past.

HI WO Grocery

Dry Goods-Wholesale-Retail

served the community from

1896 to 1989 in this location.

Crossing the desert in

an open carriage

Benson 1880 Arizona

ZEARING'S MERCANTILE

CURIOS-RELICS-GIFTS

Eric & me at the

Southern Pacific

Caboose

Eric takes a pic of

me in front of 

Railroad logos.

This looks like an early

1800s locomotive.

A miner with his mule,

laden with mining

equipment

Eric & me at the

Benson Train

Station

A diesel train heads

east from California.

The Free Little Library is

a miniature Caboose.

Railroad workers stop

for a break.

An old coal fired locomotive...

The current Railroad  platform & shelter

This is part of the Sunset Limited

Amtrak Line.

Benson's Veterans Memorial

for those who served in the

Navy, Marines, Army,

Air Force & the Coast Guard

Eric pointed out this mural

of a dog on a side street.

Eric and I enjoyed our morning walk in downtown Benson.  The G & T Path to Wellness is very nice, but walking it every morning is getting 

boring.