After we left Mesquite, Nevada our next stop was Golden Valley, Arizona. Its east of Laughlin, Nevada and west of Kingman, Arizona. We stayed at a nice little campground that we expected to be kind of deserted but instead was very busy. Many people decided to stay there all summer even though it gets in the 100's. I think the virus kept them from traveling.
We went to the Kingman Turquoise mine store not too far from camp. We have stopped there before and I got a pair of turquoise earrings. This time Jim found a ring he liked. Its a little big for him so I wrapped it with yarn so it fits tight until we can get it resized. The store is fun to check out with all kinds of jewelry. The turquoise comes from the local mine and they have the local Navajo and Zuni Indians make the jewelry they sell. One thing I saw that I thought was different was turquoise soap. You can wash your hands with the soap and put a strainer in the sink to catch the turquoise that comes off the bar as you use it. You then keep the turquoise bits as a souvenir. There were two end tables made from tree stumps that had a thick coat of polyurethane on them and were inlaid with turquoise. Very beautiful and very expensive. I like going to these kind of stores that are owned by the mine itself. You can be pretty sure the stuff is authentic coming from here. There is a lot of fake turquoise out there.
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