Tucson, AZ January 12, 2013
It seems like we brought winter along with us; we've been wearing our heaviest coats. Other than that the trip has been enjoyable. Today many sagauro cacti filled our view. I never knew those cylinders with arms climbed the foothills and took root at the top of some of the mountain peaks. It's hard to get to the computer and post these, so I'm a bit behind. After leaving Carlsbad Caverns area on Thursday morning we drove to El Paso and later that day arrived in Tombstone, AZ where among all the motels I've stayed in the Tombstone Motel certainly was one of them. I don't think there was a satisfied soul with that place and more nightmares occurred the next morning at breakfast. We did enjoy touring the city on Friday, including Boothill Cemetery, the Birdcage Theater, roaming around town, and then leaving for Tucson.
Here we toured the Mission San Xavier Del Bac which has a long history with quite ancient beginnings. The AZ Sonora Desert Museum proved quite a treat, and Mary walked around the grounds snapping many pictures with her new camera. Then off we went to Old Tucson. It has been the site of about 300 movies and tv productions over the years. We watched three movie stuntmen go through their paces, staging fist fights, shootings, falling off buildings, riding a ladder pushed backward off a high place, etc. A movie dedicated to John Wayne and how well liked he was in Tucson, followed by some dancehall girls entertaining us rounded out a good experience. That's enough for today. I stayed back from supper because I'm not feeling so good with a cold coming on so will close for now.
