Loving Tombstone Territories RV Park

We have been here now a little over a week, was very warm when we first got here but has cooled down nice - days' high is 80 and down to low 50's at night.  Warm enough and just cool enough.  The sunsets are amazing, something that we were hoping to experience again this year.  We are surprised that the campground is so empty - only a dozen or so campers.  They told us by this coming weekend many are coming in for Helldorado Days in Tombstone, a celebration of the OK Corral and Tombstone's Heritage.  And they are booked solid starting the first week of December.  Hard to imagine that they have RVs waiting outside the park until an opening, then they move in.  Don't think I would like that.  I like knowing we have water, electric at all campgrounds.

We were hoping to be serenaded by the coyotes at night and have not been disappointed.  Last night was the best - sometime after midnight we were startled awake with two coyotes sitting right by our RV, yipping, barking, then silent.  We thought they were gone and then they would start up again.  Absolutely loved hearing them sing for the next 30 minutes or so.  And then - gone!  We usually can here the pack coming closer, passing, then off into the distance.  But these two just appeared, then gone.  Strange.  Grace wasn't even affected - she could have cared less.

Yesterday I saw out the window a javelina just snooping around the grounds.  Got some great pics of the pig - looked like a happy puppy, tail waging, head bobbing, etc. Small, about the size of a Jack Russell Terrier.  Lots of bunny rabbits and birds are around and the campground is surrounded by open range land for cows.  Last night we heard cows mooing - first time.  And they were pretty noisy for hours.

Border patrol - lots of them here.  In order to go shopping or move around we go through check points. Working dogs on duty.  We have seen cars and trucks pulled over at the check points and the patrol tearing through the vehicles.  Patrol vehicles are roaming the roads, sitting back in the shrubs, waiting, watching.  The other night we saw them out with floodlights on their vehicles way off in the distance, obviously looking for someone.  We are about 20 miles from Mexico and this area is noted as Cochise's stronghold.  The Indian Cochise eluded the US Army by hiding in the arroyo's (canyons) and moving around without detection from the Army.  I think those that have crossed the border must know about this area too for the same reason.

Regardless - we love it here.  We will move to our winter home by this weekend, about 75 miles north - half way between Phoenix and Tucson - and will miss these wonderful days and nights. Our summer's big adventure will come to a close.