Old Overholt whisky has been distilled since 1810 at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. During our RV travel adventure in Tombstone Arizona, we learned that Doc Holliday drank Old Overholt whisky at the Crystal Palace Saloon. Being one to fully experience history, I had to saddle up to the bar and have a …
We stopped in at the Colossal Cave Mountain Park on our while moving the RV to Tombstone. After setting up at the Stampede RV Park, we toured the town. Visited various sites and then sang karaoke at Big Nose Kate’s saloon.
On Day 2 of our visit to Tucson, we went downtown to see the Hotel Congress, the last place John Dillinger slept before being caught by police, then a photography exhibit of John Gutmann. Dar and I split up so I could travel south 30 miles to go underground into the Titan Missile Museum while she saw an Ansel Adams exhibit. Then some history – the El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson and finally wine and an appetizer at the Hacienda Del Sol.
The Biosphere 2 was on my list of places to visit for a long time, so our first day in Tucson, it was first on our list. After the Biosphere, we went to the Arizona Desert Museum and the Saguaro National Park where Dar did some HDR photography of the giant cactus in the setting sun. We ate this evening at Maya Quetzal restaurant on fourth avenue.
A short day’s drive from Destiny RV Park in Goodyear through to our new 3 day home in Tucson. We stopped at the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch along the way before leveling out our RV at Whispering Palms RV Park. Then we took a quick tour of Fourth Avenue in downtown Tucson and did some shopping.