Graham Family Reacts To Best Old West Towns in America

[@armandomartin-del-campo3608]

You and the family should try and make room for one or more days at Tombstone, at the middle of October, they have Eldorado days, where the locals and Tourists from all over the world dress up in the time period. Plus the locals are very, very friendly, I've been there a few times and it's always been a treat!

[@lindadeters8685]

I live in Tucson. Just a few miles away is Mt Lemmon, home of the Southermost ski resort in the continental US. It’s open a short while in the winter depending on weather. In Tucson we get a lite dusting every couple of years. It melts away in a few hours. We’re also just 90 minutes from Tombstone and Bisbee.

[@dennisvoulgaris3424]

My mother was born there in 1929 right after they opened the new hospital. My grandfather was a mining engineer. Hadn't heard that name or a long time.

[@JJActual-]

That show Deadwood on HBO is legendary! It's so good!

[@EricWoodyVariety59]

The southern part of Arizona get a light dusting of snow once in awhile in phoenix, and Tuson but is sunny and warm most of the year.

[@manic3376]

the grooves in the barrel that make a bullet spin are called rifling. The guns in the 1800s did have that. However, the pistols were not that accurate at range (still true today to an extent). That is why rifles such as the Winchester repeater were popular for shooting at a distance.

[@elainesrottenbottom296]

Deadwood, SD is cute, touristy, busy even in off season. Custer, SD is pretty cool and a good place to stay because it's in the middle of a bunch of cool places. Mount Rushmore, Crazyhorse, Devil's Tower, Wind Cave, Mammoth Site.

[@grumblesa10]

Tell Leia open carry is legal in AZ...and NV... and TX. Not sure about NM Handguns in the 19th century did have rifling. The inaccuracy came from poor powder in the bullet, and frankly shooting under stress. Also black powder creates light grey smoke. After a few rounds, it is difficult to see a target. This is GREATLY under played in movies, like say Tombstone. Speaking of that, recommend you watch Deadwood and Tombstone or Wyatt Earp to get some historical context.

[@gazork123]

Tombstone is a great little town to visit. They have gunfight re-enactments during the tourist season. It's blasted hot during mid-day, but if you're walking on the shaded sidewalks, you only drop dead a little bit LOL! I was there with my brother a few years ago. We had lunch in a little corner restaurant, and though the air conditioning wasn't working that well, it was comfortable because the climate is so dry. Silverton, Colorado is a treasure. I visited there during the winter one time via automobile, and another couple of times via the Durango and Silverton narrow gauge steam railway. It's a wonderful trip!

[@Zrico91]

I did my army specialty training in Arizona. When i graduated, i went to tombstone, AZ. It was AWESOME!!!!!!! if youre ever in AZ, you have to go see it.

[@tallguytrucker7864]

Yes arizona has desserts and mountains. The highest elevation is 12,600 feet and the lowest is 73 feet. The temperature difference between dessert and mountains is about 30 degrees.

[@yugioht42]

It’s actually Election Day today so everyone is busy trying to vote for the president and who will represent us. It’s a crazy one. Yes we are free to choose.

[@SGlitz]

But don't worry, the Democrats will solve that... :)

[@TexanSupremacy]

The last part is kinda weird. Are you trying to imply elections are unusual? 🤔

[@yugioht42]

@ some countries don’t have a choice with candidates or even the option of voting.

[@cp368productions2]

Yes we are. However with who won we are approaching a dictatorship.

[@Andrew-Collet]

...they know about our elections. They lived in England before this, where everyone knows our business. Not sure what the point of this was other than to sound smart.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Mr. Graham please look for Jackson Hole Town Square livestream. Located in Jackson Hole Wyoming It is a livestream of the center of town intersection. The park as you will see has four entrances. Each entrance is framed by an arch constructed of Elk antlers. Each year the Elk shed their antlers, and local Boy scouts gather them to be used for this purpose. Snowstorms as you will see if you follow throughout the winter can be incredible. Christmas here is magical; they do show dogsled races that start from the Townsquare as well. Always something to see.

[@gregengel1616]

I live in Bisbee Az. In the early seventies, they stopped mining copper and it became a hippie town. Now it's a bit touristy, but still has a funky flair. There is a popular bumper sticker that says," We're all here in Bisbee because we're not all there". That about sums it up. By the way , Tombstone is about a half an hour drive from Bisbee. P.S. love your videos and family.

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

Yeah....the Wife and I have always wanted a log home.

[@shultzm41]

Hello from Tucson Arizona

[@lindadeters8685]

Me too

[@daricetaylor737]

My family hails from Jerome Arizona where they were sheep ranchers. My husbands family comes from Dodge City, specifically his mother was born and raised there.

[@chunksaflyin]

Greetings from San Diego, CA. As always really enjoy your videos and love of the US. There is a small town in southern California called Julian, old west town with a lot attractions. If you ever get a chance, check it out, even if there isn't enough to do a video on, I think you'd love the place. It's small, with about 1400 residents and is a bit touristy but so worth it and if you can go in peak season, the apple orchards are famous for supplying the area with ingredients for the apple pies and ciders the area is now famous for. Again, thank you for sharing with the rest of us. Take care and be safe.

[@george217]

"Here lies Lester Moore Four slugs from a .44 No Les No More" Famous Tombstone in Tombstone, Arizona...

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Both Dodge City, Kansas and Tombstone, Arizona are significant historical cities related to each other.

[@bryanhenchik6580]

Great review family!! You are correct it does snow in Arizona but it is very hot also in the summer months. I used to live in Vegas, and we would get snow there from time to time, with Mt. Charleston getting snow in the winters. However, one that you are probably not aware of is that it does SNOW in Hawaii!! The big island of Hawaii get snow on the top of the mountains. I fact, when I was a kid and we were flying home from Hawaii in July, the mountain peak got snow that night. Keep up the great reviews, hope you can see some good ones on our celebration of Thanksgiving coming up at the end of the month.

[@bobupton-e1u]

I wow we may make it through the video.

[@paulayala4816]

I plan on retiring this year, along with moving from California to Kingman, Arizona. It can get hot there, with summer temps of 43.3 celsius, but you can cool off at the Colorado River nearby or at Lake Mohave, Lake Havasu, or Lake Mead. During the winter it can snow in Kingman. Arizona, is a beautiful place, home of the Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater and the longest drivable section of Route 66, not to mention the river and lakes I mentioned. They also supposedly have their own Bigfoot type cryptid called the Mogollon Monster, with its name giving away its stomping grounds.

[@timgray3790]

Northern Arizona gets snow. In the south you wear shorts year around

[@locoloudog]

Dodge City native here. Dodge is called the Cowboy Capital as well as the Queen of the cowtowns. In the 1880s cowboys would drive cattle up from Texas to Dodge City so that the cattle could then be loaded onto trains to be taken back east to slaughter houses. Today Dodge City is still a big cattle town with 2 beef packing plants. It has a Casino and every summer it has Dodge City Days which includes a stop on the professional rodeo tour.

[@SGlitz]

Love Jerome. Thought about retiring there. Then Californication killed that idea 😢. Tombstone, Az. The old west. Love it. Don't miss it.

[@Yeetin_Peas]

Oh, and Silverton and that area of Colorado is so full of mining history, 14,000+foot mountains, wildlife, and 4-wheen drive trails. Its my favorite part of the state. A town named Ouray down near there is called the "Switzerland of America."

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

Yeah...I love the desert Southwest!!! Low humidity,no mosquitoes sunny most of the time and beautiful scenery!!! Definitely my favorite area inside the continental US!!!

[@larryparish5984]

The groove inside the barrel of a firearm is called "rifling".

[@SmokeyJoeWood173]

Arizona has rattlesnakes, tarantulas, scorpions, and giant centipedes but you're probably not going to see any of them. It's also one of the most beautiful states. The Grand Canyon, the area around Sedona, Saguaro National Park, Monument Valley, and some of the cliff dwellings of the ancient Pueblo are all worth checking out.

[@jacqueline1099]

Amazon has a good variety of swinging cafe doors

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

When I was in my early teens, back in the ancient mid-1970s, our family moved into a house in Kansas with a number Western-themed features. In particular, my father absolutely loved the swinging saloon doors separating the kitchen and family room, and the big wagon wheel chandelier hanging over the family room. In recent times I've looked up photos of our old house on the real estate websites, and I see that all those Western features have been eliminated now. If Dad were around to see for himself, he'd be so disappointed.

[@claranielsen3382]

Listen to your wife lol. Yes, it snows in Arizona and Nevada too. I thought it was really bad for them not to mention Abilene, Texas. They have an Old West town you can visit. Abilene is where my brother was born. Abilene is also where they started the cattle drives to Kansas. It would really be worth your while to visit there. Great reaction ❤

[@rodney-m7g]

In the early days ,there were no railroads in Texas , so Texans who wanted to sell their cattle to the big cities in the east ,," drove" their herds to the nearest railroad connection to the east , which was in Dodge City , Kansas .The essence of cowboy culture was these " cattle drives " where a group of cowboys on horseback would spend months making a herd of hundreds , maybe even thousands , of cattle walk for hundreds of miles to the railroad . Naturally when these cowboys finally got into town after months on the trail they were pretty wild . It reminds me of my cousin Marty , who was the officer on nuclear submarines in charge of the atomic reactor , would talk about how crazy those sailors were when they finally came into port after 3 months UNDER WATER .Their home port was Rota , Spain .

[@parsifal40002]

Come to Tombstone! Lots of fun and history!

[@Yeetin_Peas]

I lived in Arizona as a kid and as a young adult and was big into local history and ghosttowns. Jerome is one of the coolest places I have been. Bisbee is awesome, too. Very artsy now. And yes, northern Arizona gets snow and has mountains. I'm in Colorado now and Leadvilie is awesome too, but not really a ghosttown, but very historic. Wonderful video!!

[@mariandenk1210]

The original London Bridge is located in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. It’s soooooo hot there. I worked there many years ago and one weeks average heat was 120 degrees.

[@Scruffyman81]

There is legal gambling in Deadwood, South Dakota. It's kinda like a little, cowboy-themed, Las Vegas.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

"40 shots rang out. 40 people fell. Patty and the killer missed each other, but they shot that town to hell." - Cow Patti by Jim Stafford

[@Billiebeader]

It does snow in northern Arizona, but it is the hottest state. My brother lives in Phoenix and it has been miserably hot when I’ve visited.

[@rick5440]

The American West is awesome. In addition to small towns and ghost towns, there are old hidden mines and mining towns. All set to an incredibly scenic backdrop.

[@Bill-1370]

The Silverton Colorado Railroad has a song by 'C W McCall called " Silverton Train" with video' it would be worth your watching.

[@craignickum6551]

It snows at the Grand Canyon.

[@durrin123]

In Phoenix, Glendale. mesa, etc in the valley it doesn't snow. Grand Canyon, Flagstaff and several parts of the Northern states and high altitudes it snows.

[@henrytsosie9855]

Hello from Phoenix, Arizona

[@jackinthebox995]

Juno I've been to Arizona many times and I promise you. It SNOWS A LOT in North Arizona. A small town called Flagstaff it even Snows in July

[@jameswelsh598]

Arizona don't forget the scopions

[@Majorpain32677]

As military veteran what you were talking about with the barrels it's called rifling it's basically cutouts in a spiral all the way down the barrel which makes the bullet spin keeping it in a straight trajectory that's the easiest and layman's terms it gets really scientific but that's basically what it does it makes the bullet spin so it goes straight shotguns most of them don't have rifed barrel because people usually shoot a shotgun to spread the bullets out but if they're shooting a slug which is a single big giant bullet out of a shotgun sometimes you can screw in a rifle barrel or change barrel or put a choke on it so yes rifling and guns change everything back in the civil war with the muskets it was the same thing like the muskets you probably shot at somebody you probably hit the guy 6 ft over to the right you weren't even aim that it's crazy

[@tweevers2]

Here in Arizona we have a mix,bottom half of the state is desert.Then going north, it goes to pine tree forests, and snow in the winter (though we do get snow down in the desert some years). The top half of the state is a mix of forests and high plains and high deserts. Here in the middle (which is Phoenix), it gets cold in the winter time. We get snow on the outskirts of the city out in the desert like the Superstition mountain range area. Yes Arizona is a wondrous mixing pot of different climates.Nice pine forests up to 8000ft elevation.Then down by the border of Mexico is real rough super dry brush desert scrub land. We have wonderful national forests,state parks,and vast open lands. One can be in Phoenix in the desert and drive two hours north and are in the forest surrounded by lakes,creeks/streams,and jeep trail rugged mountains.

[@Johnretusaf]

My younger son actually lives in Bandera. He and his wife love it there.

[@TNugent]

Jono I live close to San Antonio, Austin, and Bandera.

[@PaulHill-r8t]

Tombstone is a wonderful i love it i go their once a week and you can go to Bisbee it is les than 30 miles south of tTombstone right on the border of Mexico. then go to Jerome AZ. 295 miles noth west of Tombstone. on the way stop in Prescot AZ. to wet your whistle on whisky row see the old saloons and brothels stop in Sadona have a swim since you so near might as well spend the night and go see the Grand Canyon the next morning. with a family of 4 that is 4 days of fun atleast 4 maybe 5. but thats up to you,atleast look it up. if you come in the winter you can still see everything and go sking in flagstaff.

[@lindacarroll6896]

Arizonia has deserts and mountains, so varied temperatures. However, deserts do get snow, just not often because of the lack of rain to turn to snow.

[@Alex-kd5xc]

I’m from New Mexico which has its fair share of ghost/Old West towns, but imo Arizona is the best state for that. If you can brave the summer heat, you can’t beat Arizona’s combination of old west history and scenic desert backdrops.

[@davidterry6155]

Some other old West towns include Columbia, Downieville, Old Sacramento and Nevada City California, but there are so many small old west town and cities in the western states that his list should be 40-50 towns long.

[@mikebalzano2108]

Jono I wonder if you can google some instructions on how to build saloon doors. I can’t imagine that you’ll need any fancy tools to do it and I also can’t imagine that the instructions are too hard either. If you do have fun but be careful not to cut any fingers off.

[@mountainmonkey1984]

I'm from Wyoming. Jackson Hole it is EXPENSIVE and full of people from other places. There are better places to visit if you want to get the feel of Wyoming. Sheridan is a good place to visit. Thermopolis is another one. I would also suggest Cody.

[@davidterry6155]

When you come to Texas, Bandera is a short drive from San Antonio

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

I lived on the South Llano River in a small town in West Texas called Junction. They call it the front porch of the West. The town has a very colorful past as an outlaw haven for those running away from the long arm of the law. The Outlaws liked it because it was a short ride to the Mexican border where the US Marshals had no power. There's a bar in town called the Bloody Bucket in honor of those outlaws. The Population is 2600 people.

[@arnoldshiplett966]

I live and grew up in Arizona, Flagstaff Arizona gets plenty of snow and you can also go skiing there, and in Phoenix Arizona it doesn't snow and it's very hot in the summer and cool and kinda cold in the winter

[@Seynless]

You all should watch the movie Tombstone!!! It is one of the best old time country movies ever made. Not just my judgement. ^_^

[@mariandenk1210]

In Hays, Kansas the mules have the right of way “downtown.” They wander the town and can be found on the wooden sidewalk that fronts the shops on the Main Street. Their public restroom is a glorified outhouse. It’s across the street from an abandoned mine. I can’t recall what was mined there, perhaps copper or silver.

[@crazyrainonline5719]

Arizona is absolutely always hot.

[@jenniferandrews1917]

People who live in Tombstone still dress in period clothes. They have gunfight shows daily. It’s worth doing a video just about Tombstone. Great place.

[@luxleather2616]

I live in a town called Yuma in Southwest Arizona that was part of the wild west....we have a historical museums called Yuma Territorial Prison which was the basis of the movie 3:10 To Yuma & Quartermaster Depot that you can see alot of things from that era & they used to recreate gunfights there as well....we still have cowboys & cowgirls riding horses around town & have an annual rodeo parade & rodeo weekend....they've even started steamboat rides again....yes it does snow in Northern Arizona every year & even down here in Southern Arizona the desert gets to literal freezing temperatures....summer is June to August....monsoon season is August to September sometimes til mid October....late October to early April is the best time to come down cus the weather is perfect & we have a bunch of different events to experience as well....Arizona State Fair in Phoenix is September to October....County Fair in Yuma is April....rodeo in Yuma is February....rodeo in Prescott is June to July

[@hardtackbeans9790]

The cowboy era is relatively new. Even the Spanish had Vaqueros in Mexico started in the 18th century. The pistols in Tombstone did have rifling. And some shooters could hit targets at 100 yards. But normally they weren't your best choice for accuracy. They do have rattlesnakes in Arizona. And bad scorpions. Which you are very unlikely to see.

[@James-tz7pe]

Yall need to look up Love Valley nc a man decided he wanted a old west town so he built it

[@donaldcooper3178]

Recommend “Deadwood” the television series if you’ve never watched it…. well, not for the kids, maybe a little gritty for some (language, violence, adult content ), but definitely entertaining.

[@Debbie-wb9mj]

Lol.. Chuck Norris was born in Oklahoma.. James Garner made western movies (Maverick and Support your local Sheriff.) born in Oklahoma.. ( Dale Evens, Roy Roger's wife was born in Oklahoma.. They made western movies together.. Van Cliff I may have his last name wrong.. He made western movies. He is from Walters Oklahoma same town I was born.. Brad Pitt is from Shawnee Oklahoma where I live now. Ron Howard is from Duncan Oklahoma.. He actually moved back to Duncan Oklahoma. Will Roger was from Northeast Oklahoma. He made Western movies.. His famous quote.. I never met a man I never liked. Pioneer Woman a cook on the food network. (Ree Drummond) She films her cooking show At the Lodge. On their ranch.. Her film crew is from England. They live in the four bedroom lodge during filming. Certain weekends in the summer and fall they open the lodge for tourists. This is kinda funny.. Texans come to Oklahoma to vacation.. or just spend the weekend... Turner Falls in the Arbuckle mountains and to The Wichita Mountain wildlife Refuge.. Medicine Park is another hot spot.. people from as California traveled to Medicine Park bathhouse.. The shops made from cobble stones are only open on weekends in the summer. It's the only place in Oklahoma where you can openly walk around with beer or mix drinks and not get a ticket or arrested. Oklahomans go to Yexas to vacation or for the weekend..

[@buckeyegirl16]

I know Bisbee from Joe Rogan when they talk about Doug Stanhope who has a compound out there. There's also supposedly a house built in a cave somewhere in the area.

[@viktorclark1674]

I live in Elfrida Arizona and love it here. Yeah it gets stupid hot cause of the desert but it's well worth living here in Arizona. Bisbee is not really that far from where I live.

[@bryancleary7677]

Flagstaff, Az get some of the most snow. Its on the corner of near Utah and Colorado, New Mexico

[@bryancleary7677]

The 4 corners of the U.S. Only place where 4 states connect.

[@reindeer7752]

Only 4 of the 50 states DO NOT have rattlesnakes, so if you aren't going to visit someplace on that basis you won't have much to choose from.

[@CurtisFitz1996]

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[@dylnfstr]

Arizona is too dang hot to live in. Lived there 10 years and in the summer it reached 126F where I was living, that's 51.1C But yes in north western Arizona is snows yearly and has overall lower temperatures but it's because most of that is mountainous pine forrest. The rest of the state is mountainous desert.

[@Strongeyez]

Come on where did you hear Nevada was barren ? Virginia City is one of those places I keep telling you to look at. They have camel races, ghost tours, and all kinds of western activity

[@Scruffyman81]

Do they still have the Virginia City Hill Climb with all the exotic and vintage cars?

[@Strongeyez]

@@Scruffyman81 Yes they do :}

[@nicole06964]

To be far, the drive from Reno to Vegas is pretty barren

[@Sgt_MoDog_USMC]

Dangit.... I've re listened over and over to 5:47 and still can't make out what Laya (I know I'm spelling that wrong! Sorry!) is saying!?!?!!? "Is that a ....... " What? What is she saying there???? LOL

[@NunyaBizness-gn1lp]

Tombstone has atmosphere actors, lawmen, gunslinger, whores, and dance hall girls. They aren’t working every day, basically weekends and peak tourist season. However, if you go there, it’s in Arizona and locals are very proud of their old west history. Regular people from the area do open carry there. That with the old west pride and gunslinger glorification, it can be unnerving to people from outside a state like Arizona. It’s perfectly safe, but the guns aren’t fake, just some of the ammunition is. The kiddos might be nervous because the staged gunfights sometimes catch you off guard. The town leans into the 2nd amendment and gunslinging.

[@deanbrunner261]

Hello from Memphis Tennessee.. Grand Canyon in Arizona is gorgeous when it has snow.ive travelled all 50 states and with the 4 seasons it's like visiting 200.🤠🤠☺

[@TNugent]

Jono, I've been watching Garins games but kind of confused on his number. I think he is #12 and played the second game, just really would like to know his number. I'm pretty sure he played the second game today but not sure so I watched all 3.

[@hastings22]

Boy, the guy that made these videos sure doesn't seem like he put much work into it. They hardly show anything of these towns. They're all like aerial views and there's so much amazing things in these places.

[@aidenroqz]

My God, we wonder why athletes get injured so much. It's because their bodies are so overworked. Geren is not even 10 years old and is playing matches 3 straight days. By the time he's 18, his body is gonna be overworked. I know he loves hockey, but we also have to give time for the body to rest, recover, and heal. He's also so young that he needs time to develop and grow. I hope he makes it to be a professional, but he also needs to take care of his body. Cheers and best wishes in every fam ❤.

[@miguelanaya95658]

Your information about revolvers is wrong. The revolvers from that era were comparable to today's revolvers.

[@bryancleary7677]

I am in Arizona. What do you wanna know ill try to answer or give any advice you wanna know.

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

There are people who still dress like a Cowboy...... Mainly because they are Cowboys. The Cowboy boot was said to be made with the heel to keep a riders feet in the stirrups.

[@CavemanTumak]

Leadville Colorado is my second home. Glad to see it on a list. I love it up there except during the marathons they have.

[@juncali]

Check out Scottsdale Arizona, it's a beautiful place that Kat would probably like.

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

Yeah...thats also the worst thing about small towns..... If you do something the whole damn town knows about before you do.

[@williambearden8716]

I'm a huge Chuck Norris and John Wayne fan

[@tanker2051]

Couldn’t deal with the pauses.

[@royce702]

You have to remember that United States is a baby compared to Europe.😊😊😊

[@reindeer7752]

@royce702 - Europe is a continent (or part of the continent of Eurasia, depending on your definition of a continent). It isn't older than North and South America.

[@willrobinson4976]

You have to keep in mind that, America as a country is really not that old, especially compared to countries in Europe.

[@reindeer7752]

@willrobinson4976 - As an independent nation, the USA is older than European nations: Great Britain - 1707 USA -1776 France - 1792 Germany - 1871

[@yugioht42]

Yeah…. Chuck Norris was completely destroyed by Bruce lee in Enter the Dragon. Honestly chuck is seen as the cowboy who learned karate but still lost. And he isn’t that well respected on sets due to his high and mighty attitude.

[@222aztek]

I want to apologize to the rest of the world. We failed you. I do not recommend visiting the U.S. Ever.

[@buckeyegirl16]

What are u talking about? Yeah there are some shady parts, like everywhere else, but overall the US is great.

[@222aztek]

@@buckeyegirl16 Check back with me in about 6 months. I hope you are correct.