Exploring around Sierra Vista has to start with a drive to Tombstone and Bisbee and that means driving across the high plains...
... and past a border control point since we are only a few miles from our nation's border.
There have been many movies made and stories of the old west none more often than the stories about the OK corral. It all took place in Tombstone, Arizona.
"Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American officer of the law in various Western frontier towns, farmer, teamster, buffalo hunter, gambler, saloon-keeper, miner and boxing referee. He is best known for his participation in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, along with Doc Holliday, and two of his brothers, Virgil Earp and Morgan Earp. He is also noted for the Earp Vendetta. Wyatt Earp has become an iconic figure in American folk history. He is the major subject of various movies, TV shows, biographies and works of fiction."
We didn't stop in Tombstone since we would drive back through past a windmill...
... and through a tunnel to...
... Bisbee, Arizona...
...a wonderful town built over a Copper Mine.
The wait staff person was very nice welcoming us as Rami and Jennifer looked over the menu.
Sharyn ordered first while Lauren contemplated the pancakes and Matt just waited since he would be the last to order.
After breakfast I wandered around near the cafe and took some pictures.
I almost made this picture a black and white retro shot but changed my mind.
So I couldn't resist seeing them compared
I thought this bush growing through a screen...
... and the old step van parked across the street.
Having eaten we decided to explore Bisbee and find out what made it so unique aside from these old buildings and the old convertible.
There were many crafts shops and some like this alley with colorful scarves.
There were some very nice art galleries like Sam Poe's gallery...
...with some very creative and beautiful giant bugs...
... and some beautiful paintings not to mention the very delightful owners.
In front of Sam Poe's was this extremely creative race car.
The subway Gallery was another Gallery I really liked...
Featuring some very colorful works.
One of my favorite pieces was this paintbrush and what made it so fascinating was that the "bristles" were actually a travertine rock. Travertine is a terrestrial sedimentary rock, formed by the precipitation of carbonate minerals from solution in ground and surface waters, and/or geothermally heated hot-springs. The title of the piece is "Paintbrush" and it was created by Kirk McCoy and is on display at Tang Gallery in Bisbee.
The town was very hilly affording some great views similar in composition to Santorini with a different architecture.
The five & dime store had some great posters...
... and even the parked cars were very expressive like this jeep with a message made with chicken bones.
There were some historic memorabilia like this mine elevator Matt posed with...
... and this mine train Jennifer decided to ride and even though there are rumors of ghosts we really didn't see any.
They even had decorative manhole covers.
In Brewery gulch we stopped at a bar for some drinks and found out it had once been the financial heart of the town. Here at the Brewery Bar, Bisbee even boasted its own Stock Market Exchange. The original blackboard for chalking up quotes can still be seen today to the right of our table but not in the picture...
... but I did get a picture of the vault.
In front of the Flying Saucer Shop was a beautifully restored travel trailer.
I think we wandered into time/space zone at this point...
... and while there was a very nice city park...
... there was a Twilight Zone feeling...
... as if all the creativity, sorcery and voodoo melted into one place on earth.
There was a really colorful yet bizarre space ...
complete with the ruins of an old building sporting ...
The Mona Lisa with a blindfold...
... and even a bomb for decoration.
We headed back home fast passing the Tombstone courthouse.
The newspaper uniquely called the Tombstone Epitaph.
The recreation of the main street of Tombstone even has a wagon from the days when Wyatt and the other Earps along with Doc Holliday walked the streets.
All of this great time and even the cactus were blooming.
No Scrabble it was dinner at the Outback last night.
Quote of the Day ~ "Fast is fine but accuracy is everything" ~ Wyatt Earp
We met up with Rami, Lauren and Jennifer at the Bisbee Breakfast Club for a great Mother's Day meal.
The wait staff person was very nice welcoming us as Rami and Jennifer looked over the menu.
Sharyn ordered first while Lauren contemplated the pancakes and Matt just waited since he would be the last to order.
After breakfast I wandered around near the cafe and took some pictures.
I almost made this picture a black and white retro shot but changed my mind.
So I couldn't resist seeing them compared
I thought this bush growing through a screen...
... and the old step van parked across the street.
Having eaten we decided to explore Bisbee and find out what made it so unique aside from these old buildings and the old convertible.
There were many crafts shops and some like this alley with colorful scarves.
There were some very nice art galleries like Sam Poe's gallery...
...with some very creative and beautiful giant bugs...
... and some beautiful paintings not to mention the very delightful owners.
In front of Sam Poe's was this extremely creative race car.
The subway Gallery was another Gallery I really liked...
Featuring some very colorful works.
One of my favorite pieces was this paintbrush and what made it so fascinating was that the "bristles" were actually a travertine rock. Travertine is a terrestrial sedimentary rock, formed by the precipitation of carbonate minerals from solution in ground and surface waters, and/or geothermally heated hot-springs. The title of the piece is "Paintbrush" and it was created by Kirk McCoy and is on display at Tang Gallery in Bisbee.
The town was very hilly affording some great views similar in composition to Santorini with a different architecture.
The five & dime store had some great posters...
... and even the parked cars were very expressive like this jeep with a message made with chicken bones.
There were some historic memorabilia like this mine elevator Matt posed with...
... and this mine train Jennifer decided to ride and even though there are rumors of ghosts we really didn't see any.
They even had decorative manhole covers.
In Brewery gulch we stopped at a bar for some drinks and found out it had once been the financial heart of the town. Here at the Brewery Bar, Bisbee even boasted its own Stock Market Exchange. The original blackboard for chalking up quotes can still be seen today to the right of our table but not in the picture...
... but I did get a picture of the vault.
In front of the Flying Saucer Shop was a beautifully restored travel trailer.
I think we wandered into time/space zone at this point...
... and while there was a very nice city park...
... there was a Twilight Zone feeling...
... as if all the creativity, sorcery and voodoo melted into one place on earth.
There was a really colorful yet bizarre space ...
complete with the ruins of an old building sporting ...
The Mona Lisa with a blindfold...
... and even a bomb for decoration.
We headed back home fast passing the Tombstone courthouse.
The newspaper uniquely called the Tombstone Epitaph.
"News was served up with equal helpings of politics and passion. When The Tombstone Epitaph was founded in 1880, John Philip Clum (the Editor) did not discuss the need to report the goings on in Tombstone without fear or favor or about being “fair and balanced,” to borrow a phrase."
The recreation of the main street of Tombstone even has a wagon from the days when Wyatt and the other Earps along with Doc Holliday walked the streets.
All of this great time and even the cactus were blooming.
No Scrabble it was dinner at the Outback last night.
Quote of the Day ~ "Fast is fine but accuracy is everything" ~ Wyatt Earp
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