Matthew and Me headed down to Tombstone for a few days of fun.
Our first stop was the Courthouse which is a state park.
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| Many types of barbed wire. |
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| Recreation of the gallows where 5 men were hung. |
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| Matthew enjoyed practicing his shooting skills. He got 20 shots and, if he got all 20, which he usually did, he got an extra five. |
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| Looking at the range. |
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| Matthew shooting at a target. |
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| We went to a shooting show. |
We played historical mini golf where we learned something about Tombstone at each of the holes. It was a nice course.
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| We went on the Good Enough Mine Tour. Yes, "Good Enough" is actually the name of the mine. It was the second mine of Ed Schieffelin, the founder of Tombstone, and he said the silver was "good enough." It was nice to get down into the cool mine for a bit. The lights were turned off at one point during the tour and it was very dark. The guide shone a blacklight flashlight around the mine and the old candle wax glowed. It was all over! |
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| Cool formation |
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| Me and Matthew with our hard hats. |
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| We went on a stagecoach ride. |
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| Matthew on the ride. |
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| Me |
We picked up dinner at a delicious sandwich shop (Mom and Pop's) and watched some shows in the hotel room.
The next morning, we headed to the OK Corral and explored its grounds.
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| A staging of the famous gunfight. |
We watched a reenactment of the gunfight. It is interesting how they frame "good guys" and "bad guys." I don't think it was so clear cut.
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| Statue of Ed Schieffelin. He had been warned that the only stone he was likely to find was his tombstone so that is what he named his first claim and the town. |
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We went on a trolley tour. It was interesting and we learned a lot including that there were 5 Earp brothers living in Tombstone. We learned about Nellie Cashman who did many positive things for Tombstone.
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After eating some ice cream, we headed down to Bisbee.
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| Me and Matthew on the Queen Mine copper tour in Bisbee. The mine was in operation for almost 100 years. |
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| A drill |
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| We stopped by the lavender pit, which is a former open air copper mine. |
We picked up dinner at Mom and Pop's again. We also got some dessert :)
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| Strawberry rhubarb pie |
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| Tombstone Sarsaparilla |
We had a nice time in Tombstone.
