Wednesday, March 17, 2010

scenes from tombstone

skulls = southwestern decor (click on the image...it's so rad...I'm proud my lil camera packs a mean punch like that!)

I took a day off this week. It's exactly what I needed to feel refreshed and alive.

"Where should I feel alive today?" I wondered. Perhaps the city too tough to die? It felt fitting.

So...Tommy and I day tripped it to the middle of nowhere...and landed in Tombstone. And it was just a glorious as I imagined. It was rustic and dusty. With crusty saloons and clean bathrooms. Some of it was really touristy...but it has a right to be. It's a well preserved bad ass town preserving everything that made the wild west amazing.

I loved it.

Even if the shoot out at the OK Corral made me giggle. I would so totally go again.

Arizona is so fun.


Everyone wears boots. Everyone.

Wyatt Earp and the boys.
note: I really wanted my picture taken with them...but they made me nervous.

Toured the oldest printing press in the state of Arizona - the Epitaph.

The Historama was this rad vintage experience....
decorated with HUGE movie posters of all the films portraying Tombstone.

Stages. I can't get over the whole idea of wooden wheels. Wha???

I am a tourist. I take pictures of things like giant wooden Native American statues.

This was one of Tommy's favorite things we saw that day. Yup.

2 comments:

  1. I have to say that I looked at the photo of the burro and the dog about three times before I realized the burro isn't wearing a hat!

    It's lovely to see some of your own photos. I have missed them. And I'm glad you and Tommy were able to spend some time together.

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  2. And where are YOU? You know, you really should have dressed up in western attire and had your picture taken or something. ;)

    Tombstone is a crazy place...

    stephanie@metropolitanmama.net

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