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| The Kingman house. Getting ready for a Route 66 Ride! |
Front of the Kingman House. A bright, sunny morning!
All the gear, All the time. It's in the mid 80's and going up fast. Skid and Sandy wore the same clothes at 112 degrees later on the ride. Tough people.
Ed & Carl Anderson's drive way. Ed loaned my his KLR 650 to ride today. And, it was spotless clean. Very enjoyable ride.
Our first stop out of Kingman was the Cold Springs Store on Route 66. The Temperature is rising, but it's still very comfortable riding.
Ed, Skid and Sandy take a rest at the old gas station. Price on the pump is 14.5 per gallon. Those were the "good ol' days"
A bump in the desert
A cement contractor that spent 30 years in Chicago moved to Kingman He's doing some patching at the Cold Springs Store
Sitgreaves Pass. Lots of nice twisties riding up this far.
Ed stopped for a Photo Op.
Looking back the way we came
Ed with his Shiny Vulcan
I stayed at the top so I could get these pictures of Ed and Skid going down the mountain.
If you click on the picture, I think you can see the bikes.
All it took was a little zoom to get them in the picture better. They are a long way down, but the 12 times zoom brought them in.
It's near 100, and Sandy still has on her Deadwood shirt!
Had a nice time with the KLR. A very good Dual Sport
Because it was only 10 AM, we got a good parking place
Just one of the many shops with Burro themes.
A seller of Route 66 T-Shirts, this lady was out setting up her booth on the street.
This is where we ate out breakfast. All the Restaurants and Cafes here are interesting, and the food it good.
A group of Germans and a couple from Switzerland in a Harley tour Group were passing through town.
Yes, it does get hot enough to fry eggs on the sidewalks. They put out black cast iron cooking plates and let the sun warm them up.
The people at this table were Germans, didn't speak much English. They were on rented Harley Davidsons.
Skid checking out some of the "wall art"
Oatman in the 1920s. Not much different except for the cars.
Thick piece of cinnamon and sugar frybread, topped with 4 scoops of vanilla ice cream, then covered with peaches, and finally topped with whipped cream. A diabetics dream!
Sandy and I each had one of the Fry Bread specials, Skid and Ed were more reasonable.
This Burro appears to be with foul. When these wild burros come into town with babies, the locals place a sticker on the little ones forehead of a carrot with a line through it. Means "don't feed the babies". They like carrots, but can't chew and digest them properly, so you're not suppose to feed them
You never know how many of these 4 legged critter will be in town. They are wild, but everyday there are several in town looking for handouts.
The Historic Oatman Hotel
Leaving Oatman, taken from the bike. Shops are all full of things that should make any tourist happy.
It was 112 degrees when this picture was taken. That car was looked tempting to ride through!
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| Back at the Anderson's, Carl helps get the KLR back into it's place. They have 4 storage buildings and a 3 car garage for all their bikes and toys. :-) Ed and Carl will be at our next VROC Rally in Solvang, CA next week. |
Elvis and Peggy Sue sit on the back of an Edsel.
One of the interesting tourist traps in Seligman, AZ
The Road Kill Cafe in Seligman. Nice place to eat.
Seligman is an interesting place, in the heart of "The Mother Road",
Route 66
This was our choice of were to eat breakfast today
A Mini Rover pulling a Bunk House. 215,000 plus miles in 49 states. This little guy has been around.
We thought it was a mini Cooper, but this is the hood emblem.
Sandy made coffee in the RV at Flagstaff, so this was out second cup of the day
Right after I took this picture, a group of Engl.sh Harley riders came in to eat. They are on a guided tour of Route 66.
We had the breakfast Special. A small chicken fry with all the trimmings. It was good, but too much.
One of my favorite places in the World. Never get tired of the Hackberry Store.
Before I-40, this used to be a Greyhound stop. Now, tourist buses and Bikers from all over the World stop in here for a "Blast from the Past"
All American Bikes in an All American place!
Sandy and her new friend
Big Chief Wet Blanket watches Sandy take a picture.
Some of the hand made jewelry inside the store. It's all made here on the Reservation
Inside the Soda Shop
Old Zenith Radio on an upper shelf. It still works.
Skid is ready to go inside after visiting with several tourists
This place is wonderful on a cool winter day. The stove wasn't burning today, it was over 90 degrees outside
Some old friends
This 1948 Ford pickup is exactly like the one I took my drivers test in. 16th Birthday back in 1956. Passed with flying colors!
An Oasis in the desert, a place to meditate and reflect.
Route 70 near Rifle, Colorado.
Skid and Sandy having their cereal and Blueberries
The Colorado River is at flood state for many miles
This dirt Berm was put up to keep the River from flooding into the Rest Area at Rifle.
The "rain suit" in the woods
Looks about the same, but this is a different pond.
Skid and Sandy check out the high Water.
I was right down by the river's edge to take this picture
A Canadian photographer
And his wife
Cruizing down I-70. 6/14/2011
Rocks
The cut off to Moab
A little history
Highway 128 in Utah
Lots of interesting formations
Red rocks on one side, the River on the other side
Deeper into the Canyon Lands
The Colorado is still high along here
It's cold in them thar hills
Getting into Monument Valley
Stopped to take a picture and the RV got ahead of me. Didn't take long to catch up
More rocky desert
The camera just doesn't show the beauty, but gives you an idea
These old sentinels have been here a long time
Wouldn't want to fall off the end of that bluff!
Big Rock
Seems like this RV with the little trailer is everywhere.
You're thinking I've posted too many rock pictures. I took a couple of hundred, so it's been hard picking just a few.
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