Lodging

Since then, the property has grown to include eight cabins, nine tandem trail bunks and six motel units. That original cabin, now “the Founder’s Cabin,” features two bedrooms and a kitchen. Although the lodge’s accommodations are numerous, the scenery is the real draw at Christopher Creek. Located at an elevation just shy of 6,000 feet, the property features wild grapevine, spruce, oaks, walnuts and maples. And, of course, there’s the water, which is regularly stocked with rainbow trout.

The next-door replica of an 1890s saloon can be rented for larger parties or special events. And the Alborns, who came to Arizona from Iowa eight years ago, are happy to share stories about the area’s past, which includes the bloody feud known today as the Pleasant Valley War. But Karla Alborn’s comment about another Arizona town might start a feud of its own: “Young has more history than Tombstone, really. It’s just that Hollywood made Tombstone famous.”