Friday, September 23, 2011

I've been told too many pics so i will do my best to not post so many.  This is very hard because I average about 300 a day!  I like to take pictures.
Day two was from Barstow, CA to Kingman, Az.  We started very early because of the heat.
                                                    Barstow CA
Bagdad Cafe in Newberry Springs.  we turned around to take a picture and the guy came out to talk with us.  He had a 510 at one time too.  He warned us to not go down the next strech because the road would eat our car.  Of course we thought we would try anyway.  Well that was not a good thought.  As soon as we could we got on the freeway.

   David checking to make sure the road didn't do any damage.  Yes it was that bad!


This is a major stop in the old days.  It had 14 tow trucks operating at one time.  It is in the middle of nowhere in the desert. 
At one time this was a rest stop.  Now it has history plaques and you can see what the area looks like.


It is very hot here.  This is the last city in CA.  There were a lot of old motel signs that I am not posting, but would really like too
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This bridge behind the guard rail now holds the PGE natural gas pipe line, but originally it was the bridge for route 66.

                                                We are now going into Arizona.

Arizona signs a little different than California signs.  The terrain is still desert but now the road heads up into the mountains to
Oatman.  This town has wild (?) mules that wander through it.  You have to be careful they will head butt you and try to eat what is in your hand if it smells like food even if it isn't.  You can see one in the middle of the street.  There are also cowboy guns fights twice a day and shops to buy t-shirts and stuff.


The road twists and turns up and down the mountain.  I think David really enjoyed driving it.  We saw three antelope on the mountain.  You can't really see them in the pictures I took because they blend in really well so I didn't post it but thought you would like to know what you missed.


Kingman AZ.  This is the visitor center which is also a route 66 attraction. 


We chose this motel for the night.  It is one of the originals and you could tell, but it was clean. 

We ate at Mr. D's not on the Diners and Dives show.  The one we were going to try that was on that show is located outside of Victorville CA but it was closed. 

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