Wednesday morning, I got a call - the Iowa Gang (Dwight, Julie, and Bill) would meet Ari at the petroglyphs outside our campground and ride to the Tombstone Monument Guest Ranch. The guest ranch is an all-inclusive dude ranch. If you stay there, you can't bring your own horse, but equestrians in the area can ride in, tie their horses up in the arena area, and hang out at the saloon which offers food and drink.
So, Ari met up with them...happy to join a group ride and get out.
Here is Ari and Julie with Bill's horse - a dappled gray.
On the ride, Ari spotted several abandoned mines. These mines are now used as shelters by migrants travelling across the border. They will spend one or more nights in these man-made caves to rest up before continuing North.
The Monument Guest Ranch is basically a replica of down-town Tombstone, except the store fronts are now casitas for ranch guests.
Inside the bathroom stall
Outside the bathroom stall
Ari called me when they got to the guest ranch and asked me to drive down and join them (and bring his wallet so he could buy a round of drinks), so I drove there. I expect the horseback ride in was more pleasant as it was a hard pack dirt road about a mile long to get into the guest ranch. But the saloon was charming. I visited the women's lavatory and enjoyed the mural.
I had a prickly pear margarita - which was quite good.
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