jeeptours,
Welcome to the John Wayne Message Board! A better message board dedicated to the Duke you won't find anywhere!
You've dashed this image I've had in my mind for over 40 years, of being able to survive in the hot desert by just chopping the top off of a barrel cactus, and drinking the liquid inside. As itdo says, you can see how movies can affect our culture.
Just a couple of weeks ago, I was down in Mexico (Baja) with my brother, at an upscale condo development, with a large, for-decorative-purposes-only, cactus garden in front. There were a couple of big barrel cacti there, and I commented to my brother that if we were thirsty, all we had to do was chop the tops off the cactus and drink up. His comment was that he didn't think the folks in the front office would appreciate it. 
In your jeep tour business, do you ever visit any of the locations where John Wayne movies (or those of other stars) may have been filmed, and is that information part of the tour? Maybe you can share with us. What is the basic itinerary of your tours, in case any of us should make it down to that part of our great country?
Chester 
