The Old West

It would be criminal to come all the way to SE Arizona and not at least do a quick drive-by of Tombstone. It's the quintessential Old West town. We also happened to arrive on the weekend of the annual Helldorado celebration, including a parade. A little unnerving was the amount of people taking full advantage of Arizona's open carry law. For those who don't know what this means, you can carry your gun, visible for the world to see, pretty much wherever you want. I'm not sure why people needed their handguns at a parade for families, but there were plenty of them around. Anyway, moving on.... Some Tombstone pics...



Country humour..

 


This guy called his scooter his trusty ass. He came back out of the bar, right after entering, to holster his loaded gun on said trusty ass. So, his loaded weapon was just hanging out in plain view, while he was in the bar drinking. Still scratching my head on this one.

 

Oldest bar in Tombstone, Crystal Palace Saloon



We did a quick drive down to check out Bisbee, an old mining, come artist town. I visited Bisbee in the early 90's and found it quite different from what I had seen then. The hipsters and art galleries have moved in. The town has a super laid back vibe and would be worth an ovennight visit to have time to check out all it has to offer. I'm not one for heading into an underground mine, but it is open as a touris attraction, if that's what you're into.

  

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