Originally posted by RioRico Of course, the Battle of the OK Corral wasn't actually in or at the OK Corral, but that's OK, the Battle of Bunker Hill wasn't at Bunker Hill, either.
Our ancient adobe house in Old Bisbee is near the mouth of Tombstone Canyon. We stopped in nearby Tombstone for one last go-round before heading out maybe 10 days ago. The themepark elements remain about the same, but the quality of merchandise has improved over the last couple years. Tombstone is a fair place to shop for Native American jewelry, pottery, weavings etc. Once you get past the Chinese crud, there's lots of decent stuff at decent prices.
The streetshow is always fun and keeps a goodly cast of locals employed. I didn't pay them much attention, though. I had a ringflash & FA50 & Raynox 250 on my K20D, and I was just shooting macros of whatever gnarly details I didn't have to crawl for. I've seen enough staged gunfights, thanks. What I will say about Tombstone, though, is that it's a good place to chat up a (real) wrangler in the middle of the street, share a few swigs of tequila, light up cigars, and yell at German tourists as their pony cart just misses your feet. Yay-hoo!
You know the place well my friend. Next time we are in the area, I would like to be able to contact you and visit the old adobe in Old Bisbee, would love to get a couple of photos of an authentic adobe home. Its great to visit Tombstone, particularly like the old courthouse and other dwellings from the past. Thanks for posting and one of these days, I will PM you and get the location of your home in the canyon. Thanks Bob.