Tombstone

Tombstone is a town in southern Arizona that is home to the story of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday facing off against the Cowboys at the OK Corral.  We stopped there and saw the live reenactment and strolled the dusty streets.

 

 

Petrified Forest National Park

The Petrified Forest is in the Painted Desert.

There are many petroglyphs within the park

The petrified logs are incredible.  They look just like wood.

Many of the petrified logs are clearly broken segments of the same tree.

Sunset in Holbrook Arizona

 

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon is always amazing to see.  We took the road west to Hermit's Rest, a direction I had not previously been.

 

Death Valley

Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point in North America.  It is normally dry.

When Badwater Basin fills with water it is called Lake Manly.  There had been significant rain in the Death Valley area so we went there to see the lake.

 

Austin

In Austin we met up with our friend Tamy at the Walburg Biergarten.  They have good beer, good food and the band did some yodeling. 

Walburg Biergarten north of Austin

 

 

We went to Pease Park in Austin to see Malin's Fountain, the first troll we visited in the US.

Malin's Fountain

 

This guy has created a multi level structure in his back yard using junk.  It has been dubbed the Cathedral of Junk

Cathedral of Junk