b"AS I WAS TAKING MY WALK AND REJOICING IN THIS GORGEOUS LATE-OCTOBER MORNING, I NOTICED FOUR JAVELINAS WATCHING ME FROM THE ADJACENT VINEYARD. THROUGH ALL MY TRAVELS, THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY HOME. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BEHot Well Dunes Recreation AreaLIVING IN THIS SMALL HIGH DESERT COMMUNITY SURROUNDED BY WILDLIFE, MOUNTAINS, TREES, VINEYARDS, AND, MOST OF ALL,corner runs the beautiful gorge of Cave Creek with GOOD PEOPLE. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR AREAS RICH HERITAGE,the Southwest Research Station and the village of STEEPED IN COLORFUL HISTORY. WE HAVE BEEN SURVIVORSPortal, a sanctuary for birding enthusiasts. Embark THROUGH UPS AND DOWNS IN ITS ECONOMY. TODAY AS WE BEGINon the eight-mile scenic drive or hike the trails. Once you get a glimpse of the volcanic spires jutting into TO REBOUND AGAIN, I SEE THE VISION AND RESILIENCE THAT HASimpossibly blue skies where turkey vultures circle, ALWAYS LIVED HERE. WELCOME TO BOWIE! Nancy-Jean Welker,youll understand why a decades-long war was fought. President, Bowie Chamber of Commerce There is no entrance fee required. The visitor center is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Exhibits about the N amed for Fort Bowie, whose ruins are aBattle of Apache Pass, and Apache Springs. There isgeology, natural history, archaeology, and cultural history are housed in the visitor center; build by CCC designated historic site, Bowie came to lifenot a lot of shade at Fort Bowie or in Apache Pass,stonemasons in the late 1930s. A short video about in 1880 through the combined efforts ofso definitely pack water, sunscreen, and a hat! Thethe park is available as well. A bookstore offers a wide the Southern and Pacific Railroad and frontiersman,Fort Bowie Cemetery was established before the fortrange of titles on topics ranging from Apache history James Tevis. Bowie is surrounded by mountainand remained active after the fort was abandoned into children's books about the regional flora and fauna. ranges with 300 miles of hiking trails and cool pine,October 1894. The first burials were three Californianps.gov/chirfir, and spruce. Column privates killed by Apaches about one month before the fort's establishment. The final burial wasHOT WELL DUNES RECREATION AREAFORT BOWIE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE a murdered miner residing in one of the old officer'sThe Hot Well Dunes Recreational Area is located 19 Fort Bowie is where the United States military andquarters about two years after the fort's closure. Theremiles north of Bowie via Central Avenue. The sands Chiricahua Apaches battled before this corner ofis no entrance fee required. nps.gov/fobo at the Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area were a beach the southwest they called the land of standing-upsurrounding a lake approximately two million years rocks was tamed. The ruins of Fort Bowie NationalCHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT ago. What remains today is one of the most unique Historic Site tells the storyfrom both sidesofIn the Coronado National Forest and 30 milesrecreation spots in Arizona. An artesian well produces the bitter war that was waged between the resolutefrom Bowie, you will find the Chiricahua Nationalmore than 250 gallons of hot water per minute. This American Indians and westward-bound AmericanMonument. It is one of Arizonas sky islands. In thisis the result of an oil-drilling operation in the late soldiers. From the parking lot on Apache Passelevated ecosystem, the Sonoran Desert meets the1920s that hit water instead of oil. The water has Road, your trip to Fort Bowie includes aChihuahuan Desert and the southern Rockies join thebeen flowing since that time at a temperature of 106 three mile roundtrip hike to the visitorSierra Madres. A wildly diverse collection of plantsdegrees Fahrenheit. Small cattail-lined ponds provide center and fort ruins. Along theand animals flourish here. In the ranges southeasthabitat for fish and wildlife. Hot Well Dunes provides way, you'll pass the site of thethe opportunity to ride 2,000 acres of dunes, set up Bascom Affair, the site of thea camp, and then soak in relaxing hot tubs, all in the same location. A use fee of $3.00 per vehicle per day.Be prepared to pack in, pack out all gear. A vault toilet is provided, but there isnt much else. blm.gov/visit/hot-well-dunesGHOST TOWNS TO VISITDos Cabezas's post office was established in 1879and discontinued in 1960. First settled in 1878, the town had a barbershop, a brewery, a general store, brickyard, hotel, blacksmith, and about 300 people. The mines were worked at a snails pace for 80 years. Today the ruins can be seen right off the highway on AZ 186 south of Willcox. Dos Cabezas was named Fort Bowie National Historic Site Chiricahua National Monument after the double peak and was the next important water source west of Apache Spring. 24 October 2020"