Day 3 & 4 Tombstone & Bisbee

Yesterday we drove up to Tucson and met Pete, a friend from Solomons. We had lunch at a resort (see picture) up the street from his house. He drove us around and showed us his development. It's amazing the great house you can get for under $400,000. We also drove around Tucson and got a feel for the city and it's very spread out and not much like most cities.

Today we decided to head over and see Tombstone and Bisbee, a picturesque town in the foothills south of Tucson. Entering Tombstone we stopped at the Boothill Cemetery and checked out some of the legendary headstones including all the ones from the "Gunfight at the OK Corral." It's kind of hokey, but interesting none the less. Tombstone itself was a very well preserved town from the late 1800's that would not be there without the tourist industry. We had a drink at the Big Nose Kate's Saloon which was Doc Holiday's hangout. The beer hit the spot. An hour in Tombstone was more than enough and we headed over to Bisbee.

Bisbee's an old cooper mining city built in a canyon that claims to have the best weather in the world. The whole city is built on two very steep hillsides. We walked the 410 steps up one side of the hills and you can be assured it's very steep. It used to have a population of 30,000 and now it's down to less than 10,000. It too pretty much survives on tourists. We had a very good lunch at Santiagos, a neat Mexican restaurant. After wandering around the shops we stopped at a biker bar (Old Tymers) at the top of the hill and had another drink. I had to drag Sylvia away because she wanted to get another tattoo. Overall, Bisbee was worth the two hours it took to get there.