Johnny Ringo's Grave and A Drive Down Turkey Creek Road

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Johnny Ringo was an outlaw and gunfighter who became a notorious figure in the American West, thanks largely to his time in Tombstone, Arizona and his dealings with the Earps and Doc Holliday. Featured in numerous films and TV series, the mystery surrounding Ringo's death only added to his legend. He was found dead near Turkey Creek Canyon with a gunshot wound to the head. While the official cause of death was that he took his own life, some historians have disputed that.
In this video we travel to Southeastern Arizona, near the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, to the place where Johnny Ringo died and still remains. Then we continue down Turkey Creek Road, into the Chiricahua Mountains and the Coronado National Forest where we discover wildlife, ruins, and what's at the end of the road.
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@StevenDietrich-k2w 3 месяца назад

A big thank you to the owner of the property for making the site available to the public.

@NYSteve 3 месяца назад

dont forget to tip your tour guide

@retirementbootcampoff-grid237 3 месяца назад

Noting the expensive chain link fence, the landowner spent a good amount to give the public access to this notable spot. Thank you for this quality addition to Arizona history filmography.

@ettaplace6716 3 месяца назад

U mean eyesore chain link fence 😮

@exothermal.sprocket 3 месяца назад

"Whyyyyy Johnny Ringo.... you look like somebody just walked o'er your grave." Thank you for the presentation Steve.

@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 3 месяца назад

"I'm your huckleberry!"

@49558201 3 месяца назад

well said Doc .

@sanddabz5635 3 месяца назад

@@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 "You're no Daisy."

@dorothylewis1207 3 месяца назад

👍

@lionelhutz5137 3 месяца назад

"Alright, lunger"

@jonmeek3879 3 месяца назад

Thank You for another great adventure, well done as always

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@rudydedogg6505 3 месяца назад

I so appreciate your many videos of the American Southwest. I lived in Tucson for 27 years and I never knew about Johnny Ringo's gravesite or Turkey Creek Road. Going off-roading anywhere in that area revealed things that just amazed me. Raw, natural beauty and history that isn't for everyone but is incredible if you are of that mind.

@RWX348 3 месяца назад

Thank you for taking me on a tour of a place that is dear to my heart!😄 One of the places I have camped & hiked the most in the past 40+ years has been Sycamore CG and Turkey Creek Road. Yes, the cabin you checked out burned in the 2011 Horseshoe Two Fire. It was pretty nice prior to that. Glad you found the footbridge. There are summer cabins nearby, but I think this was the only one that burned. I have had two mountain lion encounters at that campground (30 years apart: 1986 & 2016). Both at night, and both with a mama cat out with her cubs. Super great memories! I don't know what it is, but those Juncos do the same thing with my side mirrors when I'm down there.🤣 I was skeptical about Ringo's death as a suicide for a long time, but now think that is what most likely happened. And yes, that scenic area next 3 miles sign cracks me up, but since it is in an area with some ranches before you get to the forest boundary, I figure it is a way to get folks to slow down. Thank you for another well researched episode! 👍

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

That's interesting that it missed the other cabins. We saw them, but didn't know if that might be where rangers were staying or what they were for. No cars at any of them. Seeing mountain lions is amazing. I had heard jaguars had been seen in the area. The closest I've ever got is seeing a bobcat run across the road.

@EricT3769 3 месяца назад

Thank you. I was trying to figure out what type of bird that was. Appears to be a yellow-eyed junco. Pretty funny birds.

@LeeFred78 3 месяца назад

@@SidetrackAdventures I know they have photographed jaguars with trail cameras in the Huachuca Mountains, but hadn't heard of any in the Chiricahuas.

@glenn71144 3 месяца назад

I like how their is always a post similar to "the rest of the story by Paul Harvey" from someobe who provides us with more historical background than Steve provides.

@CarsandCats 3 месяца назад

@@SidetrackAdventures I ran into a cougar once in Florida. She was very aggressive and asked me for my phone number!

@JohnCouch-m4f 3 месяца назад

Beautiful area for another unique adventure. Thanks for yet another great history lesson taught in your own classic way. Thanks Steve!

@charlesyell6318 3 месяца назад

I live in Fayetteville Ga. The building that Doc Holliday had a dental office in is still standing.

@ldayhuff 3 месяца назад

Post a video of it if you get a chance..please and thank you. 12:49

@billb89 3 месяца назад

That’s really cool.

@davidjkowalec2770 3 месяца назад

@9:37. Its a space heater. Electric Fan-Glo. I love that part of Arizona. Cool videos and I am a San Diego native(stuck in Oklahoma)

@aliceevans3357 3 месяца назад

I considered a space heater as well. One wonders if it was the cause of the cabin burning.

@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 3 месяца назад

Why stuck in OK?

@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 3 месяца назад

Would that have been a wood-burning or an oil-fired heater?

@chadalcock7275 3 месяца назад

@@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 It was an electric heater. I have a similar one at home.

@jeffv536 3 месяца назад

@@aliceevans3357 Wildfire was the cause of the fire

@iancanuckistan2244 3 месяца назад

I love how you get off the beaten track and just go exploring Steve. Thankyou for bringing us along.

@romeoalphafoxtrot9517 3 месяца назад

Thank You so much for the video! I went to Cochise County for the first time last December. I was blown away by the beauty and the history of the area. Chiricahua National Monument is something everyone should see in their lifetime. Spectacular! I'm going back again this year. That area of Arizona is so different from the rest of the state. I love it there! Thanks for letting us tag along.

@shibalover54 3 месяца назад

Saving this video for future adventure reference. Thank you SideTrack. 😊

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

That area is fantastic. I have some stuff out there I want to check out when it cools down a little bit.

@Weezieweeks 3 месяца назад

@@SidetrackAdventuresin a few months, maybe!

@Petethefed 3 месяца назад

That bird is a Yellow-eyed Junco. A great find.

@StevenDietrich-k2w 3 месяца назад

Thank you. My wife and I were speculating on what it could be. You saved me some research.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

Thank you for letting me know. It was still there when we got back to the car.

@conniewojahn6445 3 месяца назад

@@SidetrackAdventures That was a crazy bird! Maybe it didn't have any other birds to battle with, or maybe it thought its reflection was a possible mate?

@49558201 3 месяца назад

cool bird , never seen one , thanks .

@Libzarsupergae 2 месяца назад

Screw the feds 😂

@billmartin4602 3 месяца назад

We visited Johnny Ringo’s grave in the spring of 2019 before the fence was built. We did the same drive to the end of the road with the same stops along the way. Thanks for the memories.

@stephenzeoli8117 3 месяца назад

Your curiosity for what's just down the road is infectious. Thank you.

@ranger-1214 3 месяца назад

Thanks Steve for another sidetrack. While living in both El Paso then Arizona I made several trips to Tombstone with an interest in all things that took place there. Once even went to visit the grave site and it has been improved some. Besides Doc being in court in Colorado (documented), Wyatt was already in California. There were two men looking for Ringo at the time and maybe they found him. I regret not going on down the road and thank you for that trip. If ever I’m back there will follow your lead.

@Jayzilla-jr4fr 2 месяца назад

"I'll be your Huckelberry." LOL. Great video! I truly enjoy your work. Well done.

@gregscott2330 3 месяца назад

Thanks Steve for sharing your adventure with us. Always enjoy getting side tracked.

@BrakRulesAll 3 месяца назад

Michael Biehn, who played Johnny Ringo in 1993's Tombstone, settled down in nearby Bisbee, 20 miles to the south of Tombstone. It's beautiful country down here.

@Learjet90 3 месяца назад

I grew up on the Price ranch next door to the Stephen’s ranch where this grave sits 😊

@christanksley7831 2 месяца назад

That’s awesome that he allows access to the site

@ernestoross 3 месяца назад

Another great adventure. Johnny Ringo is well known to anyone who studies the 'old wild west.' Great presentation.

@CharlieA-q4y 3 месяца назад

In 2004 I drove all over Arizona. I saw a SF Giants vs Dbacks game in Phoenix, took a tour of Tombstone, Chiricahua NM, drove over Apache Pass where the Apache's 11 year war against the USA started, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Montezuma Castle NM, Sedona and took a drive on old Route 66 to Kingman, Arizona. Always love your videos.

@rikspector 3 месяца назад

I visited Montezuma's Castle in 1968, I was the only one there, I walked through the ruins without any guides or anyone, Montezuma was never there:) I understand it's all built up today. Cheers, Rik Spector

@kikufutaba524 3 месяца назад

At 09:34 I think that is a space heater.

@liveadventureexplore 3 месяца назад

That was my thoughts too.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

As I was approaching it I thought it might be an old time radio at first.

@rockinrobinguitarsmusic5285 3 месяца назад

Died with his boots off! How embarrassing for a bad outlaw.... That area of SE AZ. is a pretty magic place! thanks again Steve!

@walkingwolf8072 3 месяца назад

I can't understand why a rider would take his boots off. He may have committed suicide, but I think somebody forced him to take his boots off and walk.

@DK-gy7ll 3 месяца назад

@@walkingwolf8072 He may have been forced to walk off into the desert with no boots or canteen. No wonder he took the easy way out.

@Chris-ds5wo 3 месяца назад

I love your videos because they remind me of what History Channel *used* to be, back when they made documentaries and not reality shows. The music really suits the video well too. Keep up the good work.

@CristianGouget 3 месяца назад

I read "Ringo's grave" and my heart sank for a second.

@Thomas-yr9ln 3 месяца назад

When the coffin gives way because the weight of the earth the grave sinks.

@stevej7139 3 месяца назад

Atouk

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

When i was in Las Vegas recently I think I saw that the other Ringo has a residency or something coming up there.

@nollem41 3 месяца назад

I live in Scotland and I love your historic tales and journeys.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

Glad you like them!

@BillGuyHawaii 3 месяца назад

Really enjoy your channel. Excellent work. Thank you for your time and excellent content. Keep on keeping on. Peace Out.

@alamodefender9860 2 месяца назад

Here is some interesting history...Johnny Ringo's mother was Mary Ann RIngo (Born Petters) her sister was Augusta Younger (born Peters) married Coleman Purcell "Cole" Younger Cole's half sister Adeline Lee Dalton (born Younger) married James Lewis Dalton, they were parents of every member of The Dalton Gang. Both Mary Ann Ringo and her sister Augusta Younger mother was Frances Augusta Peters (born Simms) she had a brother named Benjamin A Simms who married Zerelda Elizabeth James (born Cole) who is the parents of Frank & Jesse James. Now that what you call, All in the Family.

@chuckmiller5763 3 месяца назад

It was a rancher who killed Ringo, Ringo was dating this rancher's daughter and the rancher hated him, that rancher followed him out one day and Ringo never returned. Ringo worked a ranch next to another ranch, that rancher's family still ranches there today.

@weirdshibainu 2 месяца назад

Really? Sources?

@rikspector 3 месяца назад

Thank you for your concise and pleasant narrative. Those trees around the road are scenic. The bird is a yellow eyed junco. They are mostly in Mexico., also the southern tip of Arizona and New Mexico, in the mountains. The Ringo Grave is at the grace of the landowner, thank you Sir or Madam:) The deer are Black Tailed Deer, a subspecies of mule deer which we see in our back yard in Ferndale, WA. Cheers, Rik Spector

@user-rb1yf4he9q 3 месяца назад

I lived north of Willcox ( north of Tombstone ) about a mile from Hooker Ranch. Worked at the Three links ranch since I went to school with their son. Been by this area many times going down to a buddy’s home. Locals are used to all the different historical sites around the county. Cochise Stronghold, the Chiricahua Mtns, Tombstone and many others. It’s really a great place to explore.

@gregwindell7702 3 месяца назад

Be strong enough to be honest and kind

@justnerdystuff 3 месяца назад

Of course this episode reminded me of the ballad Lorne Greene sang (yes I'm that old) and lo and behold there's a old video of him singing it on RU-vid - oh the wonders of this century! Here's the title of the video if you'd like to watch it. Ringo (Ballad of a Gunfighter) by Lorne Greene

@stevecr8934 3 месяца назад

nice sense of humor along with a good documentary. A pleasant video

@CowboiBeb09 3 месяца назад

You always make the best videos. Very relaxing voice and cool spots you find. Feel like I take a mini vacation

@TheSharter 3 месяца назад

It looks like your from San Diego or visit quite a bit. Have you checked out the old Wells Fargo building that is buried in brush? It is located in Rancho San Diego near the steel bridge on the way out to Jamul.

@jacksquat4140 Месяц назад

In the movie Tombstone, Doc Holliday shot Johnny Ringo in the left temple, which is what you'd expect from a right-handed duelist, but since Ringo was shot in the right temple, he was either shot by a left-handed assailant or he used his right hand to send a little lead through his right temple. Some have speculated that Johnny Ringo was dehydrated something fierce while on a world class alcoholic binge. Dehydration, plus hot sun, and great thirst, could have made self termination a strong possibility.

@toymaster5464 3 месяца назад

Hey Steve, have you been to Oatman Arizona? It's a old mining town with some interesting facts. Watch out for the burro's. They own the road and town! 😂

@jamesclick8223 3 месяца назад

Sad that you have to worry about criminals in a place like this. I hope Steve is smart enough to carry a gun. I would not feel safe camping there. America used to be safe. America used to be great. Sadly going downhill.

@Katmai_Bear_480 Месяц назад

The unknown object at the cabin site looks like an old space heater. My grandparents had one that looked similar. Perhaps it is what started the fire. PS The trees and other vegetation look too healthy to have been a part of the 2011 wild fire. Just an opinion.

@carolynferrell2610 2 месяца назад

I love what you do. I am envious.

@wtxrailfan 3 месяца назад

Wow, $15 a night for what amounts to a primitive campsite. USFS & NPS have raised their camping fees to ridiculous levels. I'm glad I did all my adventuring when most campsites were $5 a night, and many were even free. Thanks for the video.

@drdr1957 3 месяца назад

Who knows more than I ❤😂🎉😢😮😊

@lorina8699 3 месяца назад

Now $20.00 a night

@dank3823 3 месяца назад

Seems like time stood still there. Amazing to see Ringos grave the way it originally was.

@TyroneJemielWashington 2 месяца назад

I happen to know that Val Kilmer shot Johnny Ringo., I saw it myself.

@janblake9468 3 месяца назад

When I visited my sister in 2015 in her small west Kansas town, wild turkeys were walking the streets. I have a pal living in tiny McNeal, Cochise County, AZ and have visited him and the ghost towns there a few times. And Fort Bowie site in the 1950's.

@SmallWonda Месяц назад

Pretty drive, but I'd be scared of the smugglers,,,

@TheShornak 3 месяца назад

That item at about 9:50 on the video I believe is an electric furnace or heater. I wonder if that is the source of the fire of the cabin.

@Jbennyho 3 месяца назад

Great exploration! Thank you Steve. I noticed on the more trails sign at the end there was a Johnson Peak. In the Tombstone movie there was a character named Turkey Creek Jack Johnson. I wonder if he was a real person?

@davemartinosky9981 3 месяца назад

Visited the grave on June 5th. Wish we had time to drive to the end of the road. Thanks for the video. We visited camp Rucker that same day and highly recommend a visit there also.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

We were only a few days apart.

@conniewojahn6445 3 месяца назад

Ah, the mysteries of the Old West. Did he kill himself or did someone do it for him? We'll never know. Do the deer think it's a scenic area? Nice to see the wild turkeys. My my, according to the posted signs, there's a lot of things to look out for. I vote for bears to be the most dangerous, although if I saw one, I'd break the fifteen mile per hour speed limit getting out of there and risk hitting a smuggler or two along the way. What did the rock house use for power for the refrigerator? Nice isolated area for a cabin. Comes with a creek? Woo-wee, that's a big plus featuring water for a Saturday night bath! Aren't trees like these unusual in desert climates? Look like some species of pine. Make nice shade. Very interesting, a nice break from the flat, tree less, hot, dry, terrain. Thanks for the take-a-long.

@lorina8699 3 месяца назад

I've seen many bears in the chiricahua mtns. they run away from you.

@billsmart2532 3 месяца назад

We admire criminals, and even choose them for leaders… sigh

@glennwojcik2342 3 месяца назад

"Well Johnny Ringo, you look like someone walked over your grave." After visiting the Chirachua NP, I zipped over to the grave on Turkey Creek Road. I almost missed the road.

@Stelletti 3 месяца назад

*Monument not NP

@glennwojcik2342 3 месяца назад

My visit was a long day trip, starting in Benson. The first stop was the Triangle T Ranch, "3:10 to Yuma" Glenn Ford site, plus other movies. Also housed Japanese Spies (Ghosts of Honolulu). Chirachua was great. After the grave, I visited the John Slaughter Ranch. The Wall behind the ranch is pretty cool. Benson and Tombstone. Another great video.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

The rocks were too high to walk over it, but I definitely quoted it.

@bmepdoc9675 3 месяца назад

Doc was his huckleberry.....

@wmjohns881 3 месяца назад

Many Arizona old timers were certain that Frank Leslie followed and later killed Ringo for the Wells Fargo reward: ‘dead or alive’ Ringo’s friend Billy Claiborne later confronted and was killed by Frank Leslie in Tombstone.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

I read there was a theory that Michael O'Rourke killed him too, but O'Rourke disappeared in the Dragoons the year before.

@raybouton2917 2 месяца назад

The current rancher whose family owned the ranch in the 1880s and still ranches there. Say that indeed, Buckskin Frank Leslie was the most probable killer of Ringo. But then again, Hollywood thought it a better story if Doc Holiday shot him in the movie.

@davidmclaughlin2796 2 месяца назад

Thanks, Steve. What a great story

@ahsnap9103 3 месяца назад

The deer saying it's too hot to run, the hell you doing?

@POINTS2 3 месяца назад

That looks like a great place to visit as an extension to visiting Tombstone

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

It's only about an hour away too, and there are some other cool things in between like the Ghost Town Trail.

@salvadorsepulveda6415 3 месяца назад

Your road trips are amazing 🎉 thank you.

@TearDownThisWall 3 месяца назад

They spelled picnicking wrong on the sign.

@TheBEARofHIGHWAY1 3 месяца назад

The Johnny Depp RINGO animated movie is one of my favorites. Such a good movie.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

I think that's called Rango is it not?

@TheBEARofHIGHWAY1 3 месяца назад

@@SidetrackAdventures Guess I had the Beatles on my mind. 🤠

@intuitivemedium3814 3 месяца назад

Johnny Ringo, "he was just highstrung." Doc Holiday, Tombstone. Thank you for this, very interesting! Beautiful countryside. Love your shows.

@lawritzmann 3 месяца назад

Another great video, I love following your travels.

@kenbearsley8322 3 месяца назад

Loved the video Steve. That comment about the 3 mile scenic drive was a classic, sort of thing i say. Then my wife clips my ear for being a smart bugga 😊 Very informative video thank you

@paveltolz6601 3 месяца назад

Great video. I've been out there a few times. FWIW, the designated Chiricahua National Monument starts 2.5 miles after you pass Ringo's grave site.

@RetroRobbin59 3 месяца назад

Beautiful area! I like the campground, and understand why no camp fires, but still. Camping isn’t camping without the campfire. Thanks Steve, another great trip.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

I can't imagine not roasting marshmallows, but I'd hate to be responsible for burning the area to the ground too.

@SpanishEclectic 3 месяца назад

Looks like someone identified the space heater. It does look like the whole hillside was burned based on the skeleton trees at the top of the ridge. Loved the funny bird. And how the deer kept watching you as you drove past. Interesting history; plenty of western lore relating to Tombstone and the men who made it famous (a few women too). I worked in downtown San Diego for decades and was fascinated to learn that Wyatt Earp owned property there. I think it was near the one block of "Chinatown". Loved going along for the ride; I found it all quite scenic. :)

@johnmoran9355 3 месяца назад

He's Ringo Starrs Brother....

@LeeFred78 3 месяца назад

Another adventure close to our home! Quite a few years ago, my wife and I drove down Turkey Creek Road in hopes of finding Ringo's grave. We ended up turning around about a mile before we got there. This was before GPS and all these new-fangled gadgets. :) Have you taken a trip to Fort Bowie?

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

I've visited Ft. Bowie a few times. I did do a video on it a few years ago as well. It's a really great park with some amazing history.

@LeeFred78 3 месяца назад

@@SidetrackAdventures Steve...is there any place here in southeastern AZ that you haven't been to before I mention it? :) Thanks for the videos. Always nice to learn just a bit more about our area of the world.

@adampolselli597 3 месяца назад

This is one of my favorite places to explore. And, yes, whenever I pass through, I pay my respects at Johnny Ringo's grave.

@contrafax 3 месяца назад

It looks like an OLD space heater.

@bobvb 3 месяца назад

I just found your blog and have subscribed. Your description of the area I found excellent. Your description of the sign stating scenic road 3 miles I could hear coming out of my own mouth. I am often making comments like that - as my daughter often remarks on.

@paulsmodels 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the tour! That place you drove through sort of reminds me of where I live in the Sierra Nevada foothils. Lots of Mule Deer, and wild Turkeys.

@368fan4 3 месяца назад

Gah`morning S.T.A. .

@FollowTheJohn 23 дня назад

You probably saw the small chapel on the left as you were headed up to the campground. All of that property, 10K+ acres, is my friend's ranch, El Coronado Ranch. She has a few mountain lions that roam her property.

@gregoryskaggs656 3 месяца назад

Thanks for posting this video. It's nice to revisit hometown history through you. I saw the gravesite a few years ago and drove up the road a while, but I missed the bridge and old cabin structure. Now I want to go back to see what I missed.

@t-bone9403 3 месяца назад

Been there recently. There is another road not far from Turkey Creek rd. that cuts through the mountains and takes you to Chirichaua National Monument. N. Rucker Rd. It takes you a bit out of the way but a beautiful drive. Then on to Portal, which is an interesting place, from there you take another beautiful drive back over the Chirichauas and you will end up at Chirichaua Monument.

@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547 3 месяца назад

At 8:50, you had to stop and survey the old cabin "really quickly", NOT "real quick", or "really quick". Proper use of the adverb "quckly". Even better would be "very quickly", since the base word of "really" is "real", the opposite of imaginary. "Very" is actually what you mean when you say "really". Thus endeth the lesson. 😁

@kennethrouse7942 11 дней назад

Would that be from where "Turkey Creek" Jack Johnson got his nickname? 🤔

@natemcdonald8853 3 месяца назад

I always assumed Holiday killed Ringo ; watching Tombstone . Suicide seems more feasible now ...thanks for clearing it up !

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

In the original Gunfight at the OK Corral movie from the 1950s, Wyatt Earp kills him at the OK Corral, so I think Tombstone is at least an improvement on that.

@TvTv-nt8dw 3 месяца назад

Thank you for this bro. Tombstone was definitely a great movie and Ringo was a perfect villain. You cleared up a lot of misconceptions I had about this era. Youre hats also rock.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 месяца назад

I just rewatched the movie recently. It still holds up.

@SmittyAZ 3 месяца назад

I guess Costner tried to do a more real version of the movie and compared to the fictional version of Tombstone, it was a dud.

@jefflebowski918 3 месяца назад

I personally think Doc Holiday killed Johnny Ringo in 1882, the reason I think so is Doc had TB and he knew he was on borrowed time. Doc died in CO in 1887. Wyatt Earp had already moved back to CA in 1882.

@johnbruce2868 3 месяца назад

I'm watching this before I get up lying in bed in the village of Therma, on the island of Ikaria (where Icarus supposedly came from) in the middle of the Aegean Sea, Greece. How alien Johnny Ringo's grave and Turkey Creek Road appear. How oddly familiar (it's just as hot). I'm old and wonder if I'll ever visit you as well? I'd like too. All the Best.

@mejohnb65 3 месяца назад

Many theories on who shot Johnny Ringo; okay, I'll add another...Big Foot. Scenic route next 3 miles doesn't actually mean the scenery will absolutely stop after 3 miles. The property owner is either very lucky or has an amazing personality what with so many arsonists, vandals, grafitti p**ks, litter bugs, thieves, etc; us foreigners included. 🙂🙂🙂

@DavidSampson-tk1oz 3 месяца назад

Ringo Starr's last stop? He's still around, isn't he? Ringo wasn't born in Indiana. Liverpool, England. Okay?

@-Luka-Brazi 2 месяца назад

Cabin ruins: This structure seems more cheaply built than historically old. That metallic box is an electric space heater. I would guess it was built in the 1970’s…abandoned and later set on fire for fun (teens?)

@laurashropshire57 2 месяца назад

You were wearing a black shirt on a 100 degree day? Yikes. Glad you were OK. This was wonderful entry. Thanks!

@cupholder7758 3 месяца назад

It's a difficult trip to get Ringo's grave. No direct route from Pearce, AZ. It was easier on horseback from Tombstone.

@NalaRichenbach 3 месяца назад

That's pretty cool. Those old cowboys certainly led very interesting, adventurous lives. I suppose getting shot would be normal in those days.... survival of the fittest.

@tomd864 2 месяца назад

Cool video, I visited that grave site while on a hunting trip in the mountains back in the mid 80's. It wasn't fenced off like that back then. I'm from Ohio and was stationed at Davis Monthan AFB at the time. Lots of good memories of Arizona.

@shockeroneil5779 2 месяца назад

I visited Johnny Ringo grave back in 2017 and the only fence was where you walk thru threw the gate by the road. It's a shame the owner had to put up a fence. Takes away from his grave

@DieselDog358 29 дней назад

Tombstone was the only place I've ever been in my life that the hairs stood up on the back of my neck! I could 'feel' the history there. It was weird.

@Jeff-jg7jh 3 месяца назад

Funny I was just there a month ago on my way to Indiana. We didn't take any dirt roads but the drive was wonderful. We purposely stayed off the interstates. If Doc was in Colorado, he didn't just jump in his car and head over to Arizona to have it out with Ringo. By the way, where did the name Ringo come from?

@roywhitman7109 3 месяца назад

I just love these videos & the stories! If you were a history teacher, I certainly wouldn't be sleeping in your class!!😂 Safe travels!!👍🙏

@thatdeadpage 3 месяца назад

If you haven't already you should visit Greiger Key in Florida. There's an abandoned place that I haven't been able to figure out. Maybe you can.

@WillySmith-sd4em 3 месяца назад

Billy Breckenridge was most likely the last person to see Johnny alive. He ran into him horseback, and Johnny was so drunk he was swaying in his saddle. He offered Billy a drink out of his bottle but it was too hot. There's no evidence that Billy was gay as depicted in the movie Tombstone. These were most likely rumors started by the pro-Earp faction.

@lalalisa9307 3 месяца назад

How did they get electricity to that cabin?

@jude5976 3 месяца назад

I wondered the same thing.

@cupholder7758 3 месяца назад

The reason Johnny Ringo's boots were tied to his saddle was to prevent scorpions from crawling into them. Common practice when camping outside in AZ back then.

@user-se5zz3yj9c 3 месяца назад

Welp, I understand how He could be so cold shooting a man after seeing his Dad die in that matter at the age of 14. I was at the age of 11 when I shot my first deer, it hardens a Man when it comes to death even in hunting. I can’t imagine how hard that must make a Man at only 14, going through all those natural changes that freak kids out today like it’s some big ordeal, to see your Fathers Head blown off😶 He was a Bad Person no doubt, but He Lived and picked a Beautiful spot to Die.

@Ekatjam 3 месяца назад

Unfortunately, video can't do justice to Southeastern Arizona. A few years back my father and I drove from the south of the Chiricahuas to the north on a mountain road. For almost twenty miles we never saw another person or car. With no cell service or GPS, one foot to the right off the road and only the wildlife would find you. One of the best days of my life.

@ScottDLR 3 месяца назад

Great vid. - thanks! I personally think Ringo shot himself because he was known to speak of or almost fantasize about doing exactly that to his friends on several occasions.

@sfbfriend 3 месяца назад

I have watched a few of your videos and I do like the style and what you present. I decided it was time to subscribe. Thank you, while a very hot state it is a jewel. I am a rockhound, there are many areas in Arizona for beautiful specimens. If you ever make your way to Montana I have a story you might like to do. Thank you Steve.