OATMAN, Ariz. (KGTV) -- It was just beyond a weathered 'Welcome to Oatman, Arizona' sign that we saw them -- the famous wild burros we heard were a staple in the old mining town along historic Route ...

OATMAN — Tourists crowded this Wild West-themed town on a recent Friday to coo at and feed the resident wild burros that help the historic mining camp retain its wooly character. Led by Oliver, the ...

If you don’t divine from the signs that you’re on Route 66, the souvenirs will tell you. In Needles near the Arizona border, the road sign at my first exit was one I’d see often on my journey: ...

2001-06-17 04:00:00 PDT Oatman, Arizona-- It wasn't so much the wild burros that brayed outside the window before dawn. Or the cavalier way the heavily tattooed bartender tossed us the key to the ...

There is an epidemic in an old gold mining town in western Arizona: The wild burros that roam the town’s single street are overweight, with big, full bellies. But don’t blame them. They’ll eat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The burros were once used in this old mining town to haul rock and ore, and carry water and supplies. Today, they roam the town ...

There is an epidemic in an old gold mining town in western Arizona: The wild burros that roam the town's single street are overweight, with rolls of fat on their necks and big, full bellies. But don't ...

Oatman, a tiny mountain community in western Arizona, sags in a state of happy repose, casual, picturesque and decidedly weird. A handful of historical buildings fronted by wooden sidewalks are strung ...

With its frontier false fronts, wooden balconies and adobe buildings, Oatman, Ariz., looks the part of a classic, Old West town. In fact, the town is so typical of the genre that several of its ...

Here's my plan: I'll drive to a town that shouldn't exist. I'll travel a ghost road, a twisted ribbon of pavement that was killed off decades ago. Along the way I'll stop at a couple of places that ...