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Cave Creek, Medicinal Clay and Snow?!!...  

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On January 19th we moved from White Tank Mountain Regional Park to Cave Creek Regional Park, near Cave Creek/Carefree, AZ.

It rained the night before we left, but it was dry during the short drive of about 47 miles.

The weather in this area had been perfect up until this week, when it turned cloudy, cooler and rainy.  the second night we were here it rained a half inch overnight...Not much sun during the days.

On one of the nicer days hiked up the trail to the old "Clay Mine" here in the park.  The Clay Mine is located on the Overton Trail here in the Park.  This mine made Lelaia Pearl Irish (pronounced La-lee-a) a wealthy woman. Lelaia’s initial search for gold in the early 1930s proved fruitless, but the ancient clay found in the mine proved to be white-gold on her 160-acre claim. The clay was ingeniously sold in a powder-form for $5 a pound. 

The “Perfect Mineral Drink” was endorsed by several physicians. It was called “Nature’s Own” and the name was copyrighted in 1937. Per Lelaia, the powder (made from kaolin clay) did “treat with startling results” the following: anemia, stomach troubles, ulcers, gastric conditions, kidney and blood disorders, rheumatism, arthritis, high blood pressure, dysentery, diabetes, and was very good for teeth. The prescription states, ”take a teaspoon of powder in a glass of water 4 times daily.” By the early 1960s Lelaia’s health failed, she abandoned her mine, and unfortunately, died soon after.

Who would have ever thought clay was good medicine?  We also went back over to Keirland Commons in Scottsdale.  Its a high end shopping district there.  

Barbi went shopping for clothes...I went to the Tesla dealership across the street...

As In said earlier the weather has been unsettled....while writing this it began raining...HARD, for about an hour.  Then...

SNOW???  REALLY???  Yup, snow!  I thought we came here to escape that! But then, about a half hour later, it begins to clear up and the sun comes out!

Go figure!  At least it's going in the right direction!!  We will be leaving this spot and moving over to Lost Dutchman State Park...

A spectacular place!  We will be camped at the end of the park, closest to the mountain!

Until Next Time!