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the territorial style around a courtyard garden and has large, comfortable hotel-style guest
rooms and a large common room where birders gather to swap tales of the day's sightings.
The inn also offers birding, cultural, and history tours. This is by far the most upscale
inn in the region and is my favorite.
8933 S. Yell Lane, Hereford, AZ 85615. & 888/257-2050 or 520/366-1300. Fax [phone]. www.
bedandbirds.com. 10 units. $155-$165 double. Rates include full breakfast. AE, DISC, MC, V. No children
11 or under. Amenities: Concierge; Jacuzzi; outdoor pool. In room: A/C, hair dryer, Wi-Fi.

Ramsey Canyon Inn Bed & Breakfast Adjacent to the Nature Conservancy's
Ramsey Canyon Preserve, this inn is the most convenient choice in the area for avid
birders who are here to see the canyon's famous hummingbirds. The property straddles
Ramsey Creek, with guest rooms in the main house and housekeeping suites reached by
a footbridge over the creek. In addition to the large gourmet breakfast, you'll also get pie
in the afternoon. Book early during the birding season. With its on-demand water heat-
ers, gray-water irrigation of the inn's orchard, and use of organic ingredients as often as
possible, this inn is doing quite a bit to be eco-friendly.
29 Ramsey Canyon Dr., Hereford, AZ 85615. & 520/378-3010. www.ramseycanyoninn.com. 9 units.
$135-$150 double; $150-$225 suite. Room rates include full breakfast (except in housekeeping suites).
DISC, MC, V. No children 15 or under in inn, but children are accepted in suites. In room: A/C (in some),
Wi-Fi, no phone.

WHERE TO DINE
Manda Le Value AMERICAN/SOUTHWESTERN Whether you're in the mood
for a patty melt, a chimichanga, or lamb chops, this surprisingly stylish restaurant is the
place. No place else in Sierra Vista compares, and the prices are so reasonable you can't
help wishing there was someplace like this in Tucson or Phoenix. The prime rib and
steaks are good bets. Manda Le tends to attract a younger crowd, and on Friday nights,
a DJ spins dance tunes. You'll find Manda Le in a modern shopping plaza on the south
side of Sierra Vista just off Ariz. 92.
3455 Canyon de Flores St. & 520/803-9668. Reservations recommended. Main courses $5-$22. AE,
DISC, MC, V. Mon-Thurs 11am-8pm; Fri 11am-midnight; Sat-Sun 4-8pm.
The Mesquite Tree STEAK This casual steakhouse south of town (and not far from
the mouth of Ramsey Canyon) has long been a favorite of locals. It's funky and dark,
and the prices can't be beat. Although you can get chicken and fish dishes done in a
variety of traditional Continental styles, most people come here for the steaks. Try the
Vargas rib-eye, which is smothered with green chiles, jack cheese, and enchilada sauce—
a real border-country original.
S. Ariz. 92 and Carr Canyon Rd. & 520/378-2758. Reservations recommended. Main courses $9.25-$30.
AE, DISC, MC, V. Tues-Sat 5-9pm; Sun 5-8pm.

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5 TOMBSTONE

70 miles SE of Tucson; 181 miles SE of Phoenix; 24 miles N of Bisbee
All it took was a brief blaze of gunfire more than 125 years ago to seal the fate of this
former silver-mining boomtown. On these very streets, outside a livery stable known as
the O.K. Corral, Wyatt Earp, his brothers Virgil and Morgan, and their friend Doc Hol-
liday took on the outlaws Ike Clanton and Frank and Tom McLaury on October 26,