Starting out with adventure awaiting! Midge is ready and waiting.
A beautiful site on the Colorado River.
A morning hike to the bench at the top of the mountain. The Colorado is so clear and the colors as rich as the Caribbean.
Up and early to Oatman where the burros are free!
A man made pool complete with goldfish!
A reborn Route 66 gas stop before/after the Sitgreaves Pass.
Many have driven Route 66, but not all make it the whole way!
A display of those traversing the Route to escape the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Heading west to farm the CA Central Valley.
John Steinbeck wrote about it in the Grapes of Wrath. some text follows.
A few pages describe the hardships of driving Route 66.
Along the Route in AZ you find these signs on the roadside.
The Hackberry General Store
it seems dollar bills on the wall are a tradition on the Route. At least out in the West it is.
Power was out, so I was unable to do the cavern tour.
A major stop along AZ Route 66.
Privately owned, the center had a lot to see.
A well needed 2 night stop.
Here it is!
Well, I’m standing on the corner taking it easy.
Wigwam Motel
Painted Desert Inn
Old Town Albuquerque
The Rio Grande River
Daybreak on the river.
Native Americans would carve their tribal sign into the rocks to show they had been there.
Take a dip in the Blue Hole!
All octanes of coffee!
Visit the on-site Soto museum. Its free!
Route 66 display
Almost there!
Capitol Building
First Americans Museum
Oklahoma is the Home of Mickey Mantle
Bricktown canal of Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma land rush of the 1890s
Jesus weeps for those killed in the Oklahoma City bombing
The Oklahoma City National Memorial
In memory of the 168 who perished.
The Survivor Tree
Arcadia Lake
Pops Bottle Store
Over 700 kinds of soda!
Take your pick!
The Round Barn
playground at the Gathering Place
Gathering Place collection