Up early again, getting spiffed up and making plans for the day. Had a substantial breakfast…pancakes by Chef Kim, so our bellies were full. Then I ordered tickets online for Old Tucson which didn’t open until 10:30 so there was time for bird watching and hair drying before we had to leave.
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Didn’t know what to expect from Old Tucson; it’d been recommended but
Kim and I have never been there. First
time for all of us. This is from the
website: Old Tucson is an active film ranch
with 300 acres of available space for movie and television production. Over 500
films and television shows have been shot at Old Tucson including classics like
Arizona, El Dorado, Tombstone, Joe Kidd, Winchester ’73, Three Amigos, and
more. The central town is comprised of over 60 buildings on 20 acres of land
just 15 minutes outside Tucson, AZ.
Nestled between Saguaro National Park and
Tucson Mountain Park, Old Tucson offers unobstructed views of the surrounding
mountains and desert landscape. Filmmakers can shoot in any direction without
modern distractions and the vast property provides the space and privacy needed
for major productions.
After watching a couple of gunfights type show on the street and a short
musical based on Billy the Kid’s involvement in the Lincoln County Wars. It was well-done and it struck me that this must
be the main employment of most of the actors, due to how time intensive it
would be to learn the part and perform it multiple times throughout the
day. The blacksmith is indeed a real blacksmith,
and not only does he work at Old Tucson 6 days a week but also teaches the art to
kids, doing his best to make sure it doesn’t become a lost art.
“See
a carousel, ride a carousel” is my motto, which is exactly what Mom and I
did. Had it all to ourselves. Kim opted for taking pictures instead of
joining us.
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On our drive through Picture Rocks,
a little town just before entering Saguaro National Park, Kim saw a food truck
selling Sonoran Hot Dogs. He wanted to stop on our way back to get one for a comparison
with Hot Dogs Alvarado. We each had one
and all agreed that, while they were good, Hot Dogs Alvarado was better. These were made with beef hot dogs which
scored points with Kim but the buns weren’t grilled which lost points from all
of us. But it was still a tasty lunch.
We topped off our day out with a stop at Dairy Queen.
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Kim’s request this morning was that we be back to give him enough time before
dark to install a mount for the TV. The 32”
TV didn’t fit on the existing mount apparatus, so it was just standing on its
legs. That wouldn’t work in a moving camper,
so he bought a new mounting system. We were home mid-afternoon and he got to
work. The television is now secured
tightly to the wall.
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The StarLink launch has been
postponed to ‘no earlier than 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Saturday, March 30th. So, we’ll look again tomorrow night.
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Felicia stopped by tonight to say hello to Mom and then bye to all of us
because she won’t be here over the weekend nor on Monday, when we leave. Can’t
believe our time here is coming to an end soon.
We’ll be putting in a request for ‘our’ lot again for next year and looking
forward to returning.
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No
imaging due to clouds and wind.
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