Based at Historic Black Range Lodge B&B 

Friday, August 29 – Monday, September 1, 2008

On this exciting tour from Tucson, we’ll travel to the Old West community of Kingston, New Mexico where we will take over all seven bedrooms of the charming Black Range Lodge B&B. All the bedrooms have a private bath, and the Lodge will provide us with a hearty sit-down breakfast each morning (included in tour fee). Kingston was once the home of over 7000 people, and the original Lodge building was erected in 1887 partially from the ruins of Pretty Sam's Casino and the Monarch Saloon. Today, Kingston is the home of about 50 full-time residents. We’ll fix our own lunches to go, do dinners at local restaurants, and maybe grill steaks one night in the guest kitchen. En route to Kingston, we’ll visit the very impressive Geronimo Springs Museum in Truth or Consequences.  We will do a day trip on the Lake Valley Country Byway to the large well-preserved ghost town of Lake Valley, site of the first major silver discovery (1878) in New Mexico. Mines in the Lake Valley area yielded nearly 6 million ounces of pure silver between 1881 and 1893. We’ll also travel to Winston, Chloride, Wall Lake, and ghost town Hillsboro. There will be lots of museums and historic buildings to see in these Black Range communities. On the return trip, it’s a visit to the newly remodeled Western New Mexico University Museum in Silver City. We will also see the Deming-Luna Mimbres Museum in Deming and the Geronimo Springs Museum in Truth or Consequences. Tour will depart on Friday at 6:30 AM from the Tucson international Airport Park & Save Remote Parking Lot at S. Tucson Boulevard and E. Corona Road, where vehicles can be safely parked for $4 per day. Return will be to same location on Monday by 6:00 PM.  Limited to 8 participants. Guide and Top Tyranno: Stephen H. Buck, Ph.D.

Tour fee includes transportation by van, lodging with home-cooked breakfasts, and all entrance fees

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FEE POLICY: Full payment is due on registration (or when requested). To register, send check (payable to Stephen H. Buck) to Stephen H. Buck, P.O. Box 64986, Tucson, AZ 85728-4986. Your check will not be deposited until it is certain that the tour is a GO. If the tour does not go, your uncashed check will be returned to you. Your check is your receipt for payment. If you cancel out 30 days or more before the tour, you will be charged a $100 administrative fee. If you cancel out less than 30 days before the tour, you will forfeit 50% of the full tour fee or $100 (whichever is greater) unless we can find a replacement. If we find such replacement, you will receive a 100% refund. You will receive a 100% fee refund if the tour is cancelled by TyrannoTours.