Today it was head east 50 miles to Kartchner Caverns State Park for a tour of some caves. It was stalagmites, stalactites, bacon, columns, and popcorn for about an hour in a 70 degree cave with 99 percent humidity. I don't know of any caves in the Midwest that maintain 70 degrees year around. To be that warm up north would most likely need some hot lava pouring out of a wall of the cave. Oh, I digress. The caverns were discovered in 1974, kept secret for 14 years while the owners figured out how to protect them. In the early 90's the State bought the land and developed the site to allow the public in to see the caverns. If your at all interested in caves, this would be a good one to see.
From there we headed south to a historical Fort Huachuca, but on the way we decided to swing east and head to Tombstone instead. There we walked around for 30 minutes or so, then looked for a good old fashion saloon. Big Nose Kate's Saloon was the first one we saw, so in we go to hydrate ourselves from the heat of the desert. (High of 84 in Tucson today, but the warm days are coming to an end) Wyatt Earp was in the saloon keeping the peace, but shortly after we arrived, a ruckus broke out sending a cowboy out of the saloon. Later we found out there was some shooting going on at OK corral, just down the street from us. Heard it had to do with the cowboy settling the score from being ejected from the saloon. We really got the sense this town was not safe after dark. In fact, after the shooting we decided it was better to go back to the hotel for our beer. I took some photos that I will post tomorrow from Tombstone.
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