2016 June Arizona Day 3 Big Holes, Tombstone and A lot of hot.

Day Three began like day two with us waking up to the blazing sun shining in through the window into the upstairs bedroom of our AirBNB. Imediately it was clear that today was going to be warmer than yesterday but that didn't really matter since we'll be in Pheonix by dinner time.  Phoenix is a good 15-20 degrees warmer.

First things first though, we still had some unfinished business here in Bisbee and the surrounding area. After grabing coffee and a few souvenirs from the Phelps Dodge building we made a quick stop to the scenic viewpoint over the Lavender Mine  The Lavender Mine(described by my friend Bo as a Big Hole) is located just east of Bisbee and borders our breakfast destination of Lowell, AZ.  

 

 

Pulling into Lowell is like stepping back in time.  The town resembles the movie set from "Pleasantville" or "Back To The future".  It looks like nothing has changed since the fifties.   There is an Indian Motorcycle  and a Harley dealership(they're fake but look authentic). There is even an old police station, gas station and a diner. 

 

 

 

The diner is our destination for this morning. Bisbee Breakfast Club boasts the best breakfast in Bisbee.  Rightfully so, we split the potato cakes, eggs and sausage for $9.  We both were satisfied enough to last us until late afternoon. 

 

With the storm rolling in we decided it was time to head to our next destination.  Tombstone here we come.  As we passed through Tombstone Canyon, out the tunnel and through the hills up to Tombstone, AZ the thermometer crept from 80 to 95. We arrived in Tombstone just before high noon.  Right in time for

The Shootout at the OK Corral. 

Rather than sitting in the sun in the arena(OK Corral) to watch a reenactment of the shootout. We slipped into the Four Deuces Saloon where John discovered that "Bartender Bob" and he had several old friends and aquaintences in common due to their respective stints living in Santa Barbara. Although Bob and John were enjoying the conversation the rest of the patrons(mostly locals) quickly became bored with the banter. 

With the rain, thunder and lightning now making their presences known we hurried back to our car.  We had approximately 170 miles to travel through Tucson and back to Phoenix where we were lucky enough to spend the rest of the evening dining with good friends. Thanks Brian, Lindsey and Randy for hanging out and chatting with us.  

The next morning would bring on more heat and finally some baseball. Since Amber was flying back to Sacramento to shoot a wedding on Sunday we will consider this vacation over.  

Sidenote; John stayed in Phoenix for three more days. Most days were spent at the baseball field but due to a "rest day" in the tournament Jack and John were allowed some time to do a little adventuring of their own.  More to follow on the side trip.