June Trip-part 7

Day 12 - Nevada, Arizona

We left the lap of luxury in the desert and headed east this morning. Once we were away from the city, we found ourselves at the nearby Hoover dam. With freshly charged cameras the photo opportunities were many and so the girls took off walking across the dam while Jim and I found some shade near the car to wait for them.

Once they had all the pictures they wanted we picked them up and headed towards our next destination, which was the Grand Canyon. We found another place to take some pictures along the route as Jim spotted this old car lot in the middle of nowhere. After many pictures had been taken we were once again on the road towards a very big hole in the ground.

It was getting close to dark by the time we finally got there, but we still managed to get many photos of the canyon and surrounding area. It is difficult to find the words to describe this wonder of nature, but it is indeed Grand, with a capital G!

We were supposed to drive on to Winslow, Arizona, but as late at it was, we decided to find a room in the nearby Flagstaff, Arizona. Unfortunately, we could not locate a suitable place, so we ended up driving on to Winslow and quickly found a room there. Just time for a quick bite to eat and then to bed to get ready for the next day's adventures.

Day 13 - Arizona, New Mexico

Before we left Winslow, we decided to visit the corner made famous by the song, so yet another photo session was found here. The flatbed Ford truck was parked there, along with a statue of the song's author, Jackson Browne. In addition there was a mural on the wall of the nearby building portraying a girl driving the flatbed Ford. A large Route 66 sign was painted on the intersection so I had a have a picture of that. 


We weren't the only ones there at the time, a couple from Nova Scotia in the pictured hot rod was doing the whole Route 66 thing. Kind of made Jim and I want to do the same thing some day. Lots of stuff to see on the mother road.

Once we left Winslow, our trip mainly consisted of driving. As we would not able to get to our next attraction before dark, we decided to spend the night in another Route 66 town near the Texas border, Tucumcari, New Mexico. More pictures to take and then a meal and a good night's rest.