The Old West comes alive in Tombstone

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

St. David to Tombstone, to Bisbee, back to Tombstone and back to St. David

82.4 miles

Sunny and warm












What a fun day! We headed south about 15 miles to Tombstone, to find it absolutely chock-a-block with tourists.



We made the obligatory stop at Boot Hill, which I never miss when I have visitors in tow.









Every time I wander thru, I find they’ve cleaned it up a little more, made signs more legible, almost to the point that it’s lost some of it’s charm. But I still love it!


















We decided to go down to Bisbee for lunch, rather than deal with all the tourists. Drove thru the rolling hills into the mountains holding many mines, and Bisbee and it’s enchanting Copper Queen Hotel and the huge open pit mine. The city has always held a place in my heart – it’s lovely. Built onto the steep hills around the mine, stair climbing the hills to get from level to level. Thank goodness, the bars and restaurants are on the lower level!

We met up with Annette (from Amado and then Kino Bay!!) at the darling Shady Dell RV park, with Dot’s Diner. But we decided to splurge and had a delightful lunch on the patio at the Copper Queen.




Bisbee almost died when the mine closed, as so many towns do, but received an influx of money and hope, and has undergone a facelift, returning to its earlier glory!






We decided to take another pass at Tombstone on our way back to the RV Park. This time the town was almost empty. We arrived just in time to see the Earp brothers confront several bad guys on the street, which was fun.






We wandered both sides of Allan Street and stuck our noses into Big Nose Kate’s Saloon, where a darling old man was singing old country songs (and new ones) with a great Johnny Cash type voice.








Stayed a little longer than we had intended. What a surprise!