Wow what a busy week! Drove to the mining towns of Bisbee and
Tombstone which now rely on tourism, as the copper and silver mines
closed.Of coarse we had to visit Boot hill and the OK corral, site of the shoot out of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday. For you western buffs, do you know how Tombstone got its name? Ed Schliefflin, a California prospector worked the hills by day and slept by night at Camp Huachuca. The soldiers told him he would find nothing but his "Tombstone".
Get off the beaten path and walk the side streets of Bisbee and see what you find? An Eco Sit-In. Looks like Halloween to be.
Hiking with Randy and our dog Shelby. Signs told us to not hike alone and keep dogs on a leash because of bears in the Huachuca Mts. We were surprised to find a stream running down through the canyon and fall flowers in bloom.
We 4-wheeled up the pass and down through the Valley where Coronado traveled in the 1540's. Shelby did not enjoy the ride, I think she thought we would slide or bounce off the side of the mountain.
For those of you who know Randy you will understand.
Coronado National Memorial. A nice interpretative visitor center depicting the spanish expedition of Coronado. He first entered today's United States from Mexico looking for the fabled cities of gold.
One of several murals at the Coronado visitor center.
Which sits at the base of Montezuma Peak 7766 ft.
The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area which is an important flyway for migratory birds from Canada all the way to South America. Usally a popular bird watching area, but to my dismay the river was dry and I wonder about the future of this fragile Eco system.
Halloween day was spent hiking around the town of Fairbanks, a ghost town of coarse! Established in 1881 as a stopover for travelers on their way to the mining towns of Tombstone and Bisbee. Its only fame came from a train robbery at the depot.
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