We left the "chilly" Eastern Sierras about a week ago, traveling through snow flurries as we headed down 395 South with stopovers in Lone Pine and Needles. We have found that traveling just a few hours a day works best for us, stopping early afternoon to enjoy the campground, take a long walk, and make a healthy dinner.
As we headed across the California desert, the weather changed dramatically. Temperatures are heading into the triple digits now, and even the locals are complaining! Yikes!!
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| heading back into the desert |
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| cruisin' through |
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| heading for the hills |
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| Route 66 is never far away from I-40 (which we are taking east!) |
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| an oasis in the desert....literally!! |
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| heading into the campground.... |
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| enjoying a very pleasant evening (I am so jealous of those skinny legs!) |
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| thankfully, the temperature is pretty good here in the desert! |
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| enjoying the shade in our little oasis |
We headed out of Needles, CA, and crossed the Colorado River into Arizona about 4 days ago. It has been getting hotter and hotter! Yikes!! Lady Luck was with us when we randomly chose a "home base" for a couple of weeks. We decided to stay in Kingman, AZ, during the Memorial Day weekend, since it is just a couple of hours away from Las Vegas (AIRPORT!!). Thankfully, the town is at 4000 feet elevation or so, so even though it is desert, it is a bit cooler than say....Las Vegas! While its pushing 90 here, its well into the 100's about an hour from here.
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| the Colorado River |
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| heading to Kingman, AZ |
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| Colorado River |
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| Arizona again....our new home state....at least for a couple of months |
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| pretty landscape |
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| relaxing in our new backyard (for a couple of weeks, anyway!) |
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| looking nice and relaxed there Tom!! |
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| oh....just a little bag from the yarn shop! |
Though we've been pretty busy with "life" stuff, we managed to find some time to explore a bit around here in the Kingman area. Historic Route 66 has a few touristy things going on, but we weren't drawn in to anything. However, I spotted a yarn shop....and a bead shop....and that's all I'm gonna say about that! Haha!
We also explored the nearby Hualapai Mountain Park, which is at 6200 feet elevation (re: cooler weather!!). It would have been lovely to take a hike, but we decided against it due to timing and the heat, even up there, and the Memorial weekend crowds. On our exploratory visit, we were actually checking out a nice restaurant for Tom's birthday! It was not what we had in mind, and we didn't want to deal with winding, mountain roads in the dark, so instead we opted for a funky diner on Route 66. Fun times!!! Fun observing other
characters diners too! Since Tom really enjoys a nice steak, and the diner just didn't cut it in that respect, we are going to celebrate with a more special meal in Las Vegas tomorrow. Ssshhh....it's a surprise for him!!
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| Happy Birthday Tom (we'll try again for a better steak!) |
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| Turkey/BLT was great! |
The blog will be quiet for the next couple of weeks as we make our way back to NJ/VA for a much anticipated visit. I definitely need a dose of the East and our family and friends!! We head out to Las Vegas tomorrow, where we will stay in a hotel near the airport so we don't miss our flight Thursday. (Who makes a reservation for a 6am flight? I don't know what I was thinking!!)
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