September 17

Greetings everyone,

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.