Sept 17th, Monday: Tombstone Day 1

Sept 17th, Monday:  We arrived Tombstone last night at a crummy campground and so removed ourselves and went to a place called Trail Riders Inn that is only 2 blocks from town.  This is great!  Time now for some Wyatt Earp action.  Took a trolley car ride to capture all the sites.  Much of Tombstone is still in original condition. The streets do not alowed cars and it gives you a sense of being back in the 1800's. 

Gretchen was asked to participate in a western skit where she "accidently" shot the wrong man.  Down he went and she tried to rescue him!.

Then Roger did his shooting marksmenship thing at a six-shooter gallery.  My, he looked like he could be the Marshall as he went along and shot those bad guys in the head and heart. 

Off to the Crystal Saloon that has many original furnishings including bullet holes in the ceiling.  Lo and behold, wait a minute, who is that charming person entering the saloon?  Why it's none other than Doc Holliday.  Roger offered him a beer in exchange for a picture with Gretchen!

Now is the hour for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.  Wyatt still wins and Billy Clanton and  Tom and Frank McLaury go down to defeat.  No,Gretchen did not help this time!

Last stop was at the American Legion, Post #24.  Roger has his Thompson, ND plate to exchange.  This is a huge club with over 600 members.

picture:  American Legion Post #24 Tombsone.
picture:  San Jose Hotel where Wyatt stayed and then John Wayne
picture:  Tombstone Epitaph where we received a repo of the 1881 paper with the O.K. Corral reportings.  Have one for our friend back home, John Sdono who wanted us to take many pictures of Tombstone.  So here they are!
picture:  The streets of Tombsone as they looked in the late 1800's.
pictures:  Gretchen shooting and going to the rescue.
pictures:  Roger shooting and his kill shots
picture:  Ceiling picture of bullet hole at the Crystal Palace
picture:   Gretchen and the unreal Doc Holliday at the Crystal Palace
pictures:  O.K. Corral pictures of Wyatt, Morgan hurt in the background.  Followed by doc Holliday blasting away.  Roger is in the first picture on the left.  He must be supervising!
picture:  the Bird Cage Theatre.  See tomorrow's for the tour of this historic threatre.