If you get a chance, read the link that is provided above about Murphys. It is named "One of the Top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America" by Frommer's. Everything about it is "cool" and you can spend a whole day walking up and down the street going into the many shops. One of the buildings we went into was the Museum for Murphys and the surrounding area. There was an older couple that were hosts in the Museum and they guided us through the town history and all the memorabilia and artifacts in the Museum. We also stopped into one of the many cafe's and I had an ice cream cone while Josie had a chocolate chip cookie and coffee. After leaving Murphys, we started to go up the hill out of town toward the Big Trees, which is a state park containing giant sequoia trees that are 250 - 300 feet high. Since the skies were threatening and the park was at a higher elevation about 15 miles away, we turned around and came back to Columbia in case there was snow at the park. We'll do that on a warmer, drier day.
Instead of going to the Big Trees, we went to the old Candle and Soap Works that is at the edge of town about 3 miles from our park. It is also a fascinating place and we ended up buying one candle for the rig but will come back another time to get some soap and other aromatic candles. Below is a shot of the old place:
That completed our afternoon of travels and we went to the El Jardin Mexican restaurant directly across the street and had an early dinner. It was excellent, and with a pitcher of margaritas it only came to $30 for the meal.
Once again we wake up to rain which makes six consecutive days of rain. It is an especially wet winter season and we see that it is pretty much the same all over the southwest. Fortunately though, it stops long enough between storms to allow us to take in some local sights and discover new things on our days off. Nothing is planned for today - yet - except I want to get some more done on our taxes so that ugly chore can be completed soon. Later...
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