Catching Up

So it’s been a while since I’ve posted.  Time to catch you all up to date.  From Carlsbad we drove to Huachuca City, AZ, best known probably for Ft. Huachuca, an Army base.  For us it was the proximity to Tombstone and Bisbee, two places in Arizona we wanted to revisit after just passing through on a previous trip.

There’s a lot of history in Tombstone, and it is real history, not the Hollywood version of the fight at the OK Corral (which actually took place in the street and not in the corral.  We started at Boothill Cemetery, full of stories of all the miserable and/or violent ways to die in the old days.  

From there we toured the old city hall which is now a very nice museum and should be the starting point for visitors. 

The next day we went to Bisbee, AZ, home for many years to productive copper mines and now a historic town with artists, shops and a very cool mine tour.  

We tried to tour the mine several years ago but it was so crowded that we couldn’t get on the train.  This time we were 2 of only 6 on the tour and had a great guide, a former miner.  Once again it was a lesson in the many ways one can die, among other lessons.  

Riding the train into the mine

The "facilities" down in the mine.  Yes, it's a two-seater

Also in Bisbee is a great mining museum.  As I get older, I appreciate these historical lessons more.

From Huachuca City we moved Chuck to Catalina Mountain State Park on the northwest side of Tucson.  It was a beautiful place, surrounded by rugged mountains and very remote feeling.  And just outside the park and across the road was a wonderful shopping center with some of our favorite stores.  Yes, even we are touched by the Christmas spirit as we bought the Navigator a new laptop at Best Buy and more wine at World Market.  The best of all worlds?

After 3 nights in the park we moved 16 miles to one of our favorite RV parks, Sentinel Peak RV park in Tucson.  This small (23 sites) urban park in on the western edge of Tucson in the old Mexican barrio neighborhood.  I wrote a fair amount about it last year so I won’t repeat myself.  You can see that post here:  http://chucklewagon.blogspot.com/2016/01/farewell-tucson.html

We’re here for over 3 weeks.  Beanie and I are thrilled.  We’ve already had dinner with our friends who live here, we’ve had our mail delivered, we have Amazon packages coming and more friends are joining us here before we leave.  We’re so friggin' happy that we’ve signed up to attend the RV park’s holiday potluck tomorrow.  For a couple of screaming introverts that’s holiday spirit.

So wherever you are, enjoy the spirit of the holiday(s) you celebrate.  Goodwill towards men and women and stay warm, safe and contented.