"The Town Too Tough to Die"

We finally got to the town of Tombstone. A place Ron has been wanting to visit...a thrown back to when he was a little boy with his toy Mattel Fanner 50 gun & holster playing cowboy. "The Town too Tough to Die" is 60 miles south of Tucson and is the most renowned Arizona old mining camps. It is, of course, the site of the infamous Wyatt Earp - Clanton gang battle at the O.K. Corral. One interesting find was that it really didn't take place exactly at the O.K. Corral but at the rear entrance. The town features lots of tourist type stores, restaurants/bars and attractions such as a reproduction of the shoot-out. The actors were actually pretty good. We saw two other shows that were very mediocre.


Ron and his friends - Wyatt Earp & Doc Holiday



The town, America's example of our western heritage, which is well preserved with original 1880's buildings.



Tucson isn't big on St. Patty's day celebrations. We found an Irish Pub for a corned beef, cabbage lunch, but it was not really crowded like the bars & restaurants in St. Louis. We then ventured down near the university to have a cup of coffee and listen to a live band playing Irish tunes.


We have found if you want to see whats going on in a town find the university and follow the college kids.

The weather has been perfect in the 70's and 80's...at least perfect for us. An occasional 1/2 day or so of rain, but that's ok...we are waiting for the spring blooms in the desert.

Hope all is well!

Joan & Ron