March 19th

Today’s stop was Old Tucson, a movie studio and theme park with a “town” that was built for filming movies. Columbia Pictures built the original buildings in 1939 for the movie Arizona (1940), starring William Holden and Jean Arthur. Tohono O’odham tribal members built more than 50 buildings in 40 days, many of which are still standing today. It was tough for us to get into most of the buildings, as we had never seen any of the movies that they were from. The park did put on a couple of shows that were fun, however, so we did get to enjoy those, and the scenery was beautiful.

There was also a zip line ride at the park, and Drew and Jayden got a chance to ride it. The Outlaw Zipline is a target shooting zipline, meaning you use a gun to shoot at targets as you traversed the length of the zipline. Drew got to go first, and he hit 93 points, which earned him a second trip down. Jay was up next, but the zipline operator sent her down spinning in circles and as a result she didn’t hit a single target. She got a second chance too, though this time she went down upside down!

Old Tucson
	A view of the mountains from inside Old Tucson.
	One of the movie set buildings.
	The inside of an old schoolhouse.
	Another set building.
	A building where one of the shows occurred.
	Another view of the mountains.
	An old train station in the foreground.
	One of the shows in action...
	...with an actor falling from a ladder...
	...and another firing a gun, Terminator style...
	...and a gun/swordfight taking place...

	...and another actor falling from the building.
	Jayden standing in a coffin...
	...and playing dead.
	Jay working in the land office as Tara looks on.
	Another shot of Jay.
	Drew slamming down the gavel as he presides over the courtroom...
	...with Jay in the witness booth.
	A sheriff's office set building.
	A couple of shots of a water tower in front of...
	...the mountains.
	Drew in the coal car...
	...and the engine of a play train.
	"The Reno", a train seen in old movies.
	The Crooked Creek Chapel.
	Grandma Gail and Tara, who is busy taking a picture.
	Tara posing for a picture.
	Another look at the mountains.
	Another shot of the water tower.
	Jayden starring as "Ann Mann", who lived an old maid, but died an old Mann.
	A train water station in front of the mountains...

	Drew petting the goats...

	Tara watching as Jay pets the goats.
	Some more views from Old Tucson...





	Tara posing in front of a sign.
	A sign recognizing the Tohono O'odham tribe for their efforts in building the movie sets.
	Another picture from the park.
	The Arizona flag flying over the zipline.
	Drew getting ready to start his zipline adventure.
	Drew taking aim at the targets on his way down...


	Jayden getting ready for her turn on the zipline...
	...and trying to hit the targets...

	Another mountain shot.
	Jay coming down the zipline upside down.
	Tara and Rodney taking a bath together...

	Some shots of one of the Old Tucson shows...



	Rodney posing for a photo.
	Jayden getting ready to go on the zipline.
	Drew preparing for his turn.
	Another picture of Jay.

After leaving we settled on pizza for dinner, but we didn’t want any of the chain places. Tara found a place to order take-out from, but when we asked Jerry & Gail wanted and we were told they had stuff at home, so we ordered enough for ourselves, picked it up, and headed home. After dinner we spent the rest of the evening relaxing and getting ready for bed.

Tucson Drive

Some of the mountains that we drove through on our way to Old Tucson...

Old Tucson

A view of the mountains from inside Old Tucson.

One of the movie set buildings.

The inside of an old schoolhouse.

Another set building.

A building where one of the shows occurred.

Another view of the mountains.

An old train station in the foreground.

One of the shows in action...

...with an actor falling from a ladder...

...and another firing a gun, Terminator style...

...and a gun/swordfight taking place...

...and another actor falling from the building.

Jayden standing in a coffin...

...and playing dead.

Jay working in the land office as Tara looks on.

Another shot of Jay.

Drew slamming down the gavel as he presides over the courtroom...

...with Jay in the witness booth.

A sheriff's office set building.

A couple of shots of a water tower in front of...

...the mountains.

Drew in the coal car...

...and the engine of a play train.

"The Reno", a train seen in old movies.

The Crooked Creek Chapel.

Grandma Gail and Tara, who is busy taking a picture.

Tara posing for a picture.

Another look at the mountains.

Another shot of the water tower.

Jayden starring as "Ann Mann", who lived an old maid, but died an old Mann.

A train water station in front of the mountains...

Drew petting the goats...

Tara watching as Jay pets the goats.

Some more views from Old Tucson...

Tara posing in front of a sign.

A sign recognizing the Tohono O'odham tribe for their efforts in building the movie sets.

Another picture from the park.

The Arizona flag flying over the zipline.

Drew getting ready to start his zipline adventure.

Drew taking aim at the targets on his way down...

Jayden getting ready for her turn on the zipline...

...and trying to hit the targets...

Another mountain shot.

Jay coming down the zipline upside down.

Tara and Rodney taking a bath together...

Some shots of one of the Old Tucson shows...

Rodney posing for a photo.

Jayden getting ready to go on the zipline.

Drew preparing for his turn.

Another picture of Jay.

Tucson Drive

Snow on the mountains!