Monday was a day for driving, driving, driving! Backtracked along highway 58 past Boron and the 20 mule team road and borox road. Caught up with I-40 at Barstow and headed to Needles. Lots of motorcyclists on their way back from a river run at Laughlin. Finally a restroom where the men were standing in line.
Drove through Needles which needs a whole urban renewal of "downtown". The old train station looks like it might have been the glamour spot along the Santa Fe lines. It is a skeleton now but fenced in so perhaps plans are underway for renovation.
Traffic has been light and we shared the countryside with the rail lines pulled by BNSF, Santa Fe and Union Pacific engines. Most were pulling flatbeds full of containers.
Drove through downtown Williams Az which is in much better shape than Needles--at least it had stores that were open.
Now at the hotel where some amigos are kicking back with "blue kool-aid"
Back on I-40 tomorrow to as far as we can get with a stop at another casino and some tourist traps and hopefully an antique store.
3 comments:
Great pics and commentary. Where's Brad Pitt in all of this? I may be dating myself (right Janet?) but he played a very major (read heavy breathing here) roll in the original road trip. Beware places you could drive off cliffs!
Carol K. (aka everyones alter ego upon request)
I don't know your return plans....do they include stopping by for a few mint juleps at the Kentucky Derby? Saturday is the big day....another place you can gamble all your money away :)
Sounds like you are all having a great trip.
And I agree with Carol....you should have at least 'picked up' a 'token' Brad Pitt!! :)
Hey Girl you made me wanna go on the road again!!! Thanks for all the utube music hits really perked up my rainy evening.
mccondra@parchedearthopals.com
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