Mon Mar 18th- Tombstone
Well pardner, we headed out on out 70 mile drive to Tombstone. Checked
out the OK Corral, and saw a reenactment of the gunfight/showdown between the Earp brothers (Wyatt, Morgan and Virgil) with Doc Holiday, and the
Clantons with the McLeurys.
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| From top left clockwise, Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Morgan Earrp |
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| Gallows at the Tombstone Courthouse Museum |
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| Love the 1884 ans 1886 diary entries of a Tombstone resident. |
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| Ride 'em cowboy .. foolin around! |
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| Tombstone courthouse |
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| Photo of Geronimo and his warriors |
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| Last known photo of Geronimo |
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| Wyatt Earp's diagram of the gunfight. |
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| In the Okay Corral |
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| Actual site of the gunfight (models to show positioning) |
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| Plaque showing more info |
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| Great looking cowboy!! |
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| Derek outside of jail... and glad to be free!! |
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| Rare original woman's side saddle!! |
Had a great lunch with live music at "Big Nose Kate's Saloon" (she being Doc Holliday's girl).
The town still preserves its old west image and
we were at the scene of the fight at 3rd and Freemont. The museum was
very cool, with old certificates, wanted posters, costumes and the
history of the town from its mining strike, through the Wild West to the
"town that will never die" and of course a few guns. At Boot Hill
cemetery, there were many graves from 1879 to 1882 from gunfights (including the Clantons and McLeury's),
murders, lynchings, disease, Indians, and even one that said
"natural causes". Guess that was rare!
We then took the scenic route back to Tucson after we passed through the
border patrol with their sniffer dogs. Set up randomly on the highway.
The wide open valleys, rolling mountains and panoramic vistas still amaze us.
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| Tacky but effective!! |
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| View from the graveyard |
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| Clanton and Mcleury graves from the gunfight. |
