We stayed at Benson last fall on our way to Texas. We stayed at the Escapee Park named Saguaro, it is a very nice park with a great view, as the sites are terraced just enough to see the mountains from every site.
We had planned to stay two nights, we wanted to go to the Kartchner Caverns. We called to make reservations that day, and were surprised that all their tours were full. We scheduled a tour for the following day, extending our stay to 3 days.
Last time we were here, we visited the town of Brisbee and went to see the Sandhill Cranes. This time we took a trip to Tombstone, "the town that wouldn't die."
At first we took a trolley to get an overview of the town. The trolley driver talked us into buying a double ticket, so that we could see the gun fight later in the day. Never, never let anyone talk you into buying any thing. I thought I knew that, but I learned that lesson over again today. The trolley ride was an hour long commerical for all the museums and other paid attractions in town.
After the trolley ride, we headed to the gun fight.
There were two stages, probably for the summer tourists.
Old mine shafts.
I had to become a cowgirl. Addie don't you think I look like Jessie.
The stage for the gun fight.
The sheriff, the only good guy, but also the town drunk.
The Sheriff introduced the red shashed bad guys.
This was awful. I mean a w f u l !!!!!! It was 45 minutes of agony.
We left the theater and started looking for a place for lunch. We ran into the Earp Brothers on the street.
This is the Tombstone that you have heard of with a rich Indian and Cowboy history. Unfortunately it has been commericalized beyond belief. We do not recommend Tombstone to anyone. We even decided not to have lunch here, figuring that the food could be as bad as everything else. This town should be allowed to die.
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