We were up at 4:45 am this morning because we were leaving at 5:30 am. We were 22 people in four vehicles heading to Kartcher Caverns State Park near Benson (south of Tucson). This is a live cavern and it is beautiful. It's Mother Nature's art gallery underground. There are stalagmites, stalactites, and other amazing formations that have taken millions of years to be created. These caverns are very much protected so that visitors do not create a lot of damage. Visitors are not allowed to bring any kind of bag, purse or camera inside the cavern.
After our tour, we headed to the town of Tombstone. By now we were about 200 miles south of Apache Junction. David and I were there in June 2005 and it hasn't changed. The main street is closed to motor vehicle traffic and all the store fronts look exactly the way you think it would have looked in the 1800s. There are a few restaurants and a lot of gift shops. Of course, this is the town where the famous 'Gunfight at the OK corral" took place. We ate lunch at one of the restaurants then headed back to Apache Junction.
Some people from our group on the boardwalk.
I think this cowboy is looking for his horse.
You can take a tour of the town in a stagecoach.
I tried to pick up this handsome cowboy...
Here we are having lunch.
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