Feb
12
2012

Tombstone

PhotosSunday, February 12, 2012 - 11:20:38 pm
(Posted Under: Travel, Valentines Weekend 2012)
Photobox ImageAfter Boot Hill, it was on to the main attraction - downtown Tombstone. A lot of fun. It was more touristy than I had expected. Which might sound like an odd thing. But I guess that comes from the fact that I've been to a lot of South Western towns that are just towns. Wilcox yesterday is a prime example of that. A really small, quiet town that doesn't seem like it's changed much. One where you feel like any crazy south west shit could happen. Tombstone was more of an attraction, and while on a much more subtle scale than your typical theme parks, still noticeable. I guess you get that from living here, and seeing a lot of towns that just are. I'm not saying it was a bad thing, I mean, what the hell did I want, but still not exactly what I was expecting.

The other thing we noticed was how little we knew about the history of Tombstone. But by the end of the day we'd absorbed a lot. The fact that the town didn't really amount to much until the book, and then the movie was interesting. As to was the fact that Hollywood wasn't particularly good with the details being correct. Go figure.

We spent most of the day walking around, checking things out for the most part. We had intentions to eat at the Mexican restaurant there, which like yesterday, eating took a back seat, and didn't actually happen.

Photobox ImageThe street gun fight was pretty cool. And we were both impressed that every other weekend the have people put it on. Which goes to what I was saying about it being more touristy than I expected. It's not necessarily a bad thing. That was definitely enjoyable. And made

And made for a great opportunity to snap this:

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Photobox ImageThe highlight of the day would definitely be the OK Corral gunfight re-enactment. That, combined with the pre show rundown of the events helped me piece together the story. The on slight annoyance was the fact that most things had a cost associated (see theme park points), but that plus the historama for $10 was well worth it. That's all we put money down for, and definitely felt like we'd made the right choice. And y'know, standing in the spot where it happened was pretty cool.

Just out of Tombstone we hit a border patrol check point. Which we'd actually noticed on the way in. The whole time I'd forgotten just how close we were to Mexico. Memories of the trip back from Nogales in 2005 came rushing back. I want to say good memories. But maybe I should say nostelgic memories. Because that was pretty nerve racking for 15 minutes. This time around I whipped out my PR card proudly and had it at the ready. We were simply waved through. It's funny how that works when you haven't left your ID in Phoenix.

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