Sunny 65
Now doesn't this look like the wild west?
Another wild west classic.
We needed a break from the shows today. There are huge crowds at the shows, in general, for the next couple days. We actually drove by a few shows and the lots were jam packed. A side trip to Old Tucson was on the agenda.
This is what my name would be in china (Don Lee)
Old Tucson, back in the day, was a popular movie studio for westerns like Little House on the Prairie, Bonanza, The Wild Wild West (both the tv shows and the Wil Smith movie), and numerous movies with John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and the lot. You could do some on-line research if you want to know more. I think it has been 10-15 years since a movie was made there.
The place is just a tourist destination now, with a little train ride, a tacky haunted mine funhouse, some horse and stagecoach rides, and a few restaurants. We enjoyed a couple funny cowboy comedy shows and an wild west shoot-’em-up action adventure. Good fun.
Bird bath at Electric Park.
A whopper Zoisite filled with rubies. $4g. Electric Park RV
After the Tourist Trap we stopped in at the RV Show at Electric Park, made a quick go-round and bought some rocks to cut. We never went to the main show at Electric Park because we did not want to fight the crowds. Bonnie bought some petrified wood beads. She got a strand last year, but kept the necklace for herself. Maybe this time a customer will get a chance at it! She did pick the ones with the most color. We did enjoy returning and talking with vendors for a second time. Maybe more rock hunting tomorrow, but there is the crowds, plus the Super Bowl to consider. We’ll see what happens.