Arizona - Day 2

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One good thing about living in Arizona, aside from the warmer temperature, lack of snow and did I mention warm weather? You can grow fruit trees in your back yard!

Shell and Richard have a variety of fruit trees that they have planted. Like Tangelo's? Just walk out the back door! Lemons are right there too along with sour oranges and (when in season) nectarines! That right there would be a good reason to live in a climate like this!

Day two brought a whole new set adventure! As per my request (one of the first ones I made after we started planning this trip), we were headed to Tombstone! You see the movies, you hear the stories, but you never really can get the real feel of the town until you actually walk the streets! It was really like stepping back in time. The "main" street of town still has the look and feel of the days when Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and the McLaury brothers walked the streets.

Now you have to understand, Tombstone has always been one of my favorite movies, and to be able to walk these street was just too awesome. Being able to also hear more of the history of this famous was very eye opening. Did you know that they town of Tombstone (the town that refused to die) actually burnt down twice and was rebuilt after each fire? I never knew that! The last time that the town was rebuilt, many of the 2 and 3 story buildings were only built as single story buildings.

The Birdcage Theater is still there! You know - the theater in the movie where the townspeople gather and (in the movie) Wyatt sees Josephine for the second time). It is the oldest building left in tombstone.They do offer self-guided tours through the theater, but we opted to just get out picture taken in front of the bar. We were having to much fun just wandering the streets. Yes the town is a bit more touristy that it was all those years ago, but just walking the streets was fun! They offered a trolley ride around town for a few bucks, but we opted to take the stagecoach ride 2 miles around town - very cool! Our guide pointed out many historical sites and gave us a great history of the area. Did you know that up until no too long ago, Wyatt Earp's house still stood in Tombstone - until one night some vandals took a match to it and it was destroyed in minutes.

For lunch we had to hit one of the local favorites... Big Nose Kate's Saloon. Very cool! And then it was off the the big shoot out...

The Shoot-out at the OK Corral... Yes, it is still there! They do a great show around this famous gun fight. Yes, again, touristy, but still very entertaining! The actors that were part of these show were great! The guy playing the part of Doc Holliday was awesome! Same mannerisms and walk that we all know Doc for! Not to mention the attitude!

By the time we did all this, we were exhausted! But no trip to Tombstone is complete without a stop at the Boothill Cemetary! It is amazing how many "Unknown's are burried there! But is is also interesting to read to stories about how many of those that are burried there actually got there.

Once we left Tombstone it was back to Tucson... and Fusion Wasabi... Sushi for dinner!