John Wayne lived large in Arizona. He ran a cattle ranch in the Tonto National Forest area north and east of Payson, AZ.
As a teenager, I visited a place called Kohl’s Ranch on US 260...it was an early sort of B&B at the time.
I came out of my cabin early in the morning with coffee, and spied an older cowboy across the parking lot. I howdied him, and he came over to chat. It was John Wayne. I was awed in his presence, but he turned out to be just another old cowhand that morning; sharing coffee and a brisk mountain morning and conversation.
That is so cool and I am so jealous.;)