03/12: Tombstone Revisited
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
There were a few things we didn't see in Tombstone on Saturday and some photos John wanted to have a second crack at so we hung out in Tombstone today. Carol and I went to the Rock Shop and purchased some rocks .... must have rocks in my head to actually buy rocks. But, these weren't ordinary rocks that we purchased but rocks that contained crystals. One of mine has some malachite and the second one has Azoribe crystals. Both are very interesting looking. I also stopped by the Credit Union to buy some quarters (time to do laundry). Pretty sure the Credit Union is in a relatively new building but the inside was set up to look like a bank in the late 1800's.
First stop was Boothill Graveyard. It was sad to see so many markers with only the word "Unknown".
With all of the cactus growing Boothill Graveyard is quiet pretty.
Ed managed to sneak in a little geocaching .... think he found three caches. One was just too easy, take your photo in front of the OK coral with a GPS in your hand and e-mail to the cache owner. Another one was down by the old train cars.
A couple of real "tourists" complete with bottles of sarsaparilla (root beer).
We stopped by the Tombstone Epitaph, looked at the old printing presses and read the original newspaper articles about the gunfight. Reporting styles have really changed over the years.
Two of the Earp brothers walking away from the Clantons and the McLaurys just before the gunfight.
The boys thought they would like some night shots of Tombstone, so we decided to walk downtown for dinner at the Crystal Palace Saloon.
The outside of the Crystal Palace.
The bar.
First stop was Boothill Graveyard. It was sad to see so many markers with only the word "Unknown".
With all of the cactus growing Boothill Graveyard is quiet pretty.
Ed managed to sneak in a little geocaching .... think he found three caches. One was just too easy, take your photo in front of the OK coral with a GPS in your hand and e-mail to the cache owner. Another one was down by the old train cars.
A couple of real "tourists" complete with bottles of sarsaparilla (root beer).
We stopped by the Tombstone Epitaph, looked at the old printing presses and read the original newspaper articles about the gunfight. Reporting styles have really changed over the years.
Two of the Earp brothers walking away from the Clantons and the McLaurys just before the gunfight.
The boys thought they would like some night shots of Tombstone, so we decided to walk downtown for dinner at the Crystal Palace Saloon.
The outside of the Crystal Palace.
The bar.