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A brief history of Tonopah, Arizona and photos of the two RV Gypsies' adventures in Tonopah |
| Tonopah is an unincorporated community in western Maricopa
County, Arizona approximately 50 miles west of downtown Phoenix off Interstate
10. The community is near the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, the
largest nuclear power plant in the country. Tonopah is on the Hassayampa
River
The name Tonopah derives from the Western Apache Tú Nohwá, meaning "Water For Us" or "Water For You", referring to its location in the Harquahala Valley, underneath which there is an extensive subterranean aquifer so that wells dug in the area never lack water. Another version of the name is The community name derives from Indian term for "hot water under the bush," because of thermal waters here Prior to being called Tonopah, the settlement was known as Lone Peak. The area is also known to have been inhabited by the Yavapai. Tonopah is surrounded by mountains on the north, west and south, and opens to the east into the Hassayampa River. One of the outstanding features of this area is the thermal water, which led to the opening of hot-bath houses in the 1930s. Elevation: 1,490 feet - Population: 1,809 |
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Saddle Mountain RV Park
- The new temporary yard for the home of the two RV Gypsies |
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EL DORADO HOT SPRINGS - a rustic
western mineral water spa located over an enormous natural subterranean
hot spring |
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 Karen
had a private one-hour hot mineral soak, followed by
a one-hour therapeutic massage |
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BELOW: A CACTI
FARM |
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SOME REALLY GREAT PHOTOS OF WOLVES
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