
Traveling America's Mother Road
Monday, September 20, 2010
September 19

Saturday, September 18, 2010
September 18

Friday, September 17, 2010
September 17

We began the morning early, to escape the desert heat. That meant we actually had jackets on and the heater going in the car when we started at 6am. We ended the day sweltering in 97 degree heat as we motored into Kingman, AZ. Needless to say, we are NOT camping again tonight... the AC in the motel room is just too good to pass up! But once again, the beauty of God's creation just astounded us today. We were able to take a side trip through the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert (old route 66 actually bisected both National Parks), and stopped a bit later in the morning at Walnut Canyon National Monument where the cliff dwellers lived years ago. If you look closely, you can see their caves/openings in the sides of the cliffs. Then we hit a few route 66 hi-lites like the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook and the Jackrabbit Trading Post a bit farther down the road. Tomorrow (early in the am) we hope to cross the Mohave desert and reach central California, where we plan to worship with one of our friends on Sunday morning.
Hope to talk with you again tomorrow night.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
September 16

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
September 15

First let me include some pics from yesterday's trip. Note the one remaining Marsh Rainbow Arch bridge in Kansas, the 9 foot wide section of Route 66 in eastern Oklahoma, and the memorial wall at the entry of the former Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Okalahoma City--it was destroyed by a bomb 15 years ago.
Today's trip covered a lot of lonely Texas route 66 highway, as evidenced in the first picture. We also saw the Cadillac Ranch just outside Amarillo, the old Ghost town of Glen Rio right on the New Mexico border, and then the Blue Swallow Motel where we are spending the night. A photographer from a national magazine was here taking some photos for the one hour that the owner turns on the neon lights at night, and so she took some photos of the GTO under the neon lights. I think I have a photo of her taking photos--I am sure hers will turn out much better than mine, and she promised me some, sooooooo.
We're headed for bed so we can start earlier in the am and get some miles in before the heat of the day. Good night, all.
Here are some extra pictures of the day, including the aforementioned GTO under the neon lights!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
September 14

Monday, September 13, 2010
September 13

It was very hot and humid this afternoon, but we did take in some o

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