Tombstone Arizona
After a 220-mile drive lasting about 3 1/2 hours, I rambled into Tombstone, Arizona, and ensconced myself at the "Dry Camping RV Park" in downtown Tombstone. On the way to Tombstone, I stopped at the Walmart in Benson, Arizona, and bought some extra water and much-needed groceries.
Unlike the City of Rocks, where I had electricity, a water hookup, and a trashcan, I have nothing but a place to park at the Dry Camping RV Park. So, getting water and a place to take my trash is a never-ending search.
For anyone interested, now that I'm in Arizona, I have to pay attention to such things as purchasing my Arizona trust lands permit for $15 so I can camp on the multitude of trust lands scattered throughout Arizona. The "Quartzsite Big Show" is January 18th through the 26th. I like to have that information available not so I won't miss the "Big Show" but to make sure I'm well away from Quartzsite during that time period.
I'll go to Quartzsite; I just don't know when. I do enjoy being there before the huge crowds arrive, even though there are still plenty of places to boondock throughout Quartzsite. I just don't like to deal with the crowds at the restaurants and the gas stations.
But right now, I’m happy to be back in Tombstone. Every day, I’ll be walking the streets where Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday walked, visiting Boot Hill, and looking for a place to put my trash.
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Boondocking at the Dry Camping RV Park, Tombstone, Arizona. The Lance is just right of center.
My poor truck is badly in need of a bath, but being a boondocker, it’s always in the dirt.
The Dry camping RV Park where I'm staying also has a bull riding arena, which is about 200 feet from where I'm boondocking at the moment. Every once in a while, professional bull riders compete in the arena, and today was one of those once-in-a-while's.
Why, you may ask, am I not over there taking pictures? And that's a very good question with a very simple answer... They won't let me take pictures. Taking photos with cell phones is okay, but professional bull riders don't want their pictures taken with real cameras because those pictures can be sold, and they won't get a cut, so you only see me taking photos at nonprofessional rodeo events.