We drove down to Ft Hauchuca (pronounced Wa Chu Ca) to spend about a week seeing all the sights in the area. The Fort is the home of the original Buffalo Soldiers. They were black members of the Army that fought the Apache Indians in the 1800's. The Fort is still almost like it was back then with one or two new buildings, but since it's on the National Register it can't be changed. It is very interesting to go into the buildings and see how it was back in the 1800's. The FAMCAMP is great, large paved pads with a large patio and lots of space between sites. The elevation of the park is about 6,000 feet, the days are warm and nights nice and cool. There was no need to run the A/C at all.
Sunset at Ft Hauchuca
With this as our base camp we began to spread out and see the sights. We drove to Tombstone and it was a great drive. Seeing Tombstone is awesome, the streets are like you'd imagine back in the 1800's. The sidewalks are still wood however the streets have been paved. The cafes, hotels and salons are maintained like they were back in the days of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday. We saw the original place of the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Jerry was able to get her picture taken beside Wyatt Earp. We went to Boot Hill and this is the original Boot Hill not one made up for the tourist. We saw the markers for the Clanton's and others who were in the O.K. gun fight.
Needless to say, Jerry was in "hog heaven" with all the shops there. She had to almost get something from each shop. I believe she did too. The prices were not too high as you'd think for a place like this.
Tomorrow we're going to Bisbee, AZ which was an old copper mining town.
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