El Paso

Day 4
Destination:  El Paso, TX

Miles Ridden:  358    Total Miles:  1,458

Points Of Interest:

• Tombstone (O.K. Corral)
• Corando National Forest (along Highway 9)
• Monument where Geronimo surrendered, ending the Indian conflicts

We were joined earlier in the day by Tony Garcia, who rode in this morning from Phoenix.  We arrived at Tombstone, the site of one of the most famous gun battles in the so-called "Wild West."  We went to the O.K. Corral, where the gun battle took place.  We ate lunch at Big Nose Kates, and had the "Town Marshall" photograph us behind the bar.  This was the saloon where Morgan Earp was shot and killed.  We also spent some time at the courthouse, now a museum, and then headed south and east.   We rode for 250 miles or so through the beautiful, rolling hills with the foothills in the background on both sides.  The temperature was warm, the sky blue, with only white puffy clouds over the foothills.  There was no shortage of border patrol, and twice we were stopped.  And no, we didn't whine, cry, whimper, complain or object to these unwarranted intrusions on our freedom.  Instead, we thanked them for their service and went about our business.

Arizona is rich in history, and we also stopped at the monument commemorating the final surrender of Geronimo.  An outstanding day!