Klondyke Arizona via Bonita Ghost Town

Bonita Arizona is an unincorporated area in Graham County Arizona. The Bonita Store in this video was at one point a saloon, where William Bonny (Billy the Kid) shot a blacksmith for bullying him.

There isn't much left now, other than the store. It is located a few miles from Fort Grant, which is now a large prison complex.

Klondyke Arizona was founded around 1900 by some miners that came back from the Klondike Alaska gold rush.

It is known for the Power's Cabin Shootout where four people were killed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power%27s_Cabin_shootout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondyke,_Arizona

The Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness can be accessed from Klondyke Arizona. There is a forest service office there and they only allow a limited number of hikers per day. The nature conservancy manages a large part of the area and permission is needed to be on their property.

https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/aravaipa-canyon-preserve/

https://www.blm.gov/visit/aravaipa-canyon-wilderness

In a future video we plan on staying at a local BnB and doing the Power Cabin hike as well as visiting the cemetery.

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00:00 Intro
00:37 Bonita Store and Saloon
01:56 Bonita Cemetery
03:12 Road to Klondyke
05:14 Klondyke School/Heliport
09:47 Klondyke Post Office (Now a Store/Bar)
12:56 Entering Aravaipa Canyon
14:47 Abandoned House
15:14 Almost getting stuck
16:37 Mrs. B's Slideshow