| Do you have time for vacation and can't | | | | the history of the graveyard and it is very |
| decide where to go. Well, let me tell you, I | | | | interesting to read. The actually list how |
| have been to The Grand Canyon and Tombstone. | | | | the people died. And not all are from |
| We flew from Georgia to Arizonia, rented a | | | | gunshots.We visited the old courthouse. Very |
| car and off we went. Our first day was in | | | | interesting from the show cases upstairs, to |
| Tucson, we relaxed and spent time with the | | | | the old court room to the gallow out back. |
| kids and made our plans. We decided the next | | | | Then there is Big Nose Kate's Saloon. You |
| day my husband and his son would do a skydive | | | | have got to visit that place. The place has |
| and then off to The Grand Canyon. It was | | | | a great atmosphere, I didn't want to leave. |
| really odd to leave Tucson where it was hot | | | | They say there is a ghost there but I didn't |
| and sunny and run into snow in the mountains. | | | | see him. Others claim to see him. It is |
| Of course we had to stop and have a snowball | | | | suppose to be Swamper, an old miner. This is |
| fight before we went any further. By this | | | | a bar where Clanton, Wyatt Earp and Doc |
| time we were all cold. Who would think that | | | | Holliday was know to drink at.You have got |
| Arizonia would have cold spots in that state. | | | | to check out the Bird Cage Theatre. What a |
| I was smart, I packed sweats but at the time | | | | place. The Bird Cage got it's name after the |
| I was in shorts and t-shirt. We were all glad | | | | thirteen little rooms that hang from the |
| when we decided it was time to get a motel | | | | ceiling where ladies of the night took their |
| room for the night. Time to relax, have a | | | | men. For twenty dollars you got a bottle of |
| couple drinks and warm up. The next day, off | | | | whiskey and a good time for the night, with a |
| to the Grand Canyon.The Grand Canyon is a big | | | | lady of the night. Downstairs was very |
| hole in the ground but the sight is breath | | | | interesting. They had some old furniture and |
| taking. The rock formation is amazing and | | | | piano's on display and some very old but |
| the colors in the layers. Wow! They have | | | | interesting things of the past. But the most |
| areas that you can drive around and stop to | | | | interesting was the little bar and the poker |
| look at a different section of the canyon. | | | | table. It was still sitting there after all |
| Unbelievable. You could fly over the canyon | | | | this time with the cards, and chips on it. |
| if you so disired. At one point, there is a | | | | They said that poker game lasted eight years |
| path you can walk down and spend time down | | | | and four months. Wow, what a game.After |
| there or spend the night. Not me. I don't | | | | leaving there, we headed to the OK Corral. |
| do anymore walking then I have to. I | | | | That place was neat. They had a little skit |
| figured, it is easy to walk down hill but | | | | they do about the fight and shooting. Cute |
| coming up would be a killer for me. The | | | | but I wanted to see other things. They have |
| sight from the street was just as good.We | | | | little rooms set up that the prostitutes |
| left there after a couple hours and headed to | | | | used. Big enough for a bed and wash stand. |
| Tombstone. Man what a town. I loved it and | | | | Still had the old used quilts on them. Seems |
| want to go back. First we visited the Boot | | | | like they had a lot of them back in those |
| Hill Graveyard. It was very interesting. | | | | days. There is so much to take in there, that |
| Very nice and well kept. To see the names of | | | | I can go on and on for days.I enjoyed my trip |
| the famous gun fighters there was neat. There | | | | there and plan to make another trip to the |
| were some grave markers that had different | | | | old west in February of 2007. And yes |
| sayings on them, like Lester Moore, "Here | | | | Tombstone in on the list of to do's. So if |
| lies Lester Moore, four slugs from a 44, no | | | | you are into history, take a trip to |
| Les no more", and another one, Frank | | | | Tombstone. Oh yes, the movie Tombstone, watch |
| Bowles,"AS YOU PASS BY, REMEMBER THAT, AS YOU | | | | it, you will see some of the places I was |
| ARE, SO ONCE WAS I, AND AS I AM, YOU WILL | | | | talking about. |
| SOON BE, REMEMBER ME" I bought a book with | | | | |