Old Tucson, AZ

I have a confession: I've been lazy these days.  The result has been my neglect in posting photos from Old Tucson.  As I mentioned previously, Old Tucson is a theme park with an American frontier theme.  Multiple Western films, including Tombstone with Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer, have been filmed here.  For any history buff, Old Tucson provides a good time.  In addition to gift stores and restaurants, there are exhibits and cowboy-themed performances throughout the day.  One of the times I visited here they were holding a reenactment of a gunfight.  Here are some choice photographs from my recent visit.  Enjoy.

I didn't manage to have this confirmed, but I believe this church facade served as the church in the opening scene of the movie Tombstone.

I have always thought antique wanted signs from the Old West were cool, including these reproductions.

This reminds me of a Gypsy caravan, or a circus wagon.

Classic Old Western scene.

Ending with a cowboy serenade.

Cowboy Show in Old Tucson, AZ

Today, I took a drive south to Saguaro National Park to get photos of the saguaro blooming, a goal of mine for a few years now.  The best of those photos will be posted here in the next day or two.  The second part of my excursion took me to Old Tucson, an Old West theme park where many Western movies have been filmed, including Tombstone, featuring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer.  I have photos of the town scenery, also to come.  In the meantime, to provide a nice break from my flower photo focus, I wanted to use this post to feature a human being.

This cowboy proved himself to be a pro at spinning and moving his lasso.

Finished, amidst much acclaim.

But just when you thought he was going to walk off into the sunset...

He devotes the last part of his show to twirling and juggling his guns.  A show well-done.