Oatman is a village of 78 permanent residents and only 125 residents in their Zip code. The main street is about 1/2 mile long lined on both sides with tourist businesses all related to route 66.
It was a ghost town with only 3 residents for a number of years until it was revived as part of the historic 66. We camped on the BLM just over 3 miles out side of town. It was a beautiful day so we hiked the 3 miles into town and back.
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| These buildings along the road we walked into town is what remains of the gold mine from around 1800. They claim this area was one of the richest goldstrickes during the Gold Rush. |
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| Burros that were let loose at the end of the mining era , still live in the ssurrounding mountains and wander into town. There were at least 1/2 a dozen or more wandering around the town, They have become very tame due to the attention and food that every one gives them. |
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| One of the burros was having a rest on the side of the street. After the 3 mile walk I decided I needed a rest as well. |
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| Just a couple of donkeys hanging out |
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| These pictures were taken inside of the hotel. The ceiling, walls, posts etc ,every square inch of space is covered with one dollar bills, that people have left. They estimate that there is over $200,000 of them. |
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| On the way back to the camp we met 17 burros along the highway. This guy was alone but most were in groups of 3 or 4. |
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The wandering burros in Oatman were quite a novelty. I guess I didn't have a hat to entice one for a photo op!
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