Danny took us out to do some metal detecting and meteorite hunting.
It was a beautiful day and all though the guys didn't find much we had a good time.
I use to think that the desert was just brown and not colorful but I was very wrong. Once you get out in it there is color everywhere such as these pretty little flowers. I'm told that when the desert blooms in spring it is gorgeous. Unfortunately I think we will miss it as we will be in CA before it blooms.
Some of these old mines were really something in their day but most were fenced off.
Our meteor wrongs.
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We went out to dinner one night to a very classy restaurant.
IN-N-Out Burger restaurants are located in AR, CA and NV. The first one was in CA and was also the first drive-thru. The food was really good and made with fresh ingredients. I thought it was much better then McDonald's, Hardees or Burger King. When in the west you will have to check it out.
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Come on along for a ride on Route 66 to Oatman, AZ
The last 9 miles to Oatman the road does some serious twisting and turning. In the above picture to your right at the bottom of the cliff there some cars that have gone off the road and ended up at the bottom. Nobody bothers to recover them as the task is impossible.
There is a stop off point that you can view the country side and see CA.
Below where Mark is standing are grave sites.
Not sure what the stacked rocks are all about but we have seen them everywhere. If anybody knows what the story is please let me know.
Just gotta love what AZ calls guard rails.
See the motor home on the left in the above picture, it followed us through all those winding turns and switch backs. You won't catch us pulling the caravan through those roads.
Our ride on Route 66 was very enjoyable.
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We arrived in Kingman on the 1st and I fly home to NC on the 14th. Terri and Danny hooked us up with 2 nights free at the Rio in Vegas so we went there on the 13th. First off let me say that we didn't put a penny in a slot machine, Yeah!!! We know we are losers before we start, I do much better at Bingo. Anyway, there is so much to see in Vegas and the weather was great. We headed down to Fremont Street which is my favorite part of Vegas. Before getting there we pass Silver n Gold Pawn Shop and were going to stop in as Mark as never been. I was there about a year and a half ago but since then it has really gotten popular as people were lined up for at least a 3 hour wait to get in the store.
We decided not to wait in line and continued to Fremont Street.
Freemont Street is old Vegas. There is a roof kind of thing that has been built over the street and they play a light show at night with music that is grand. No cars are allowed and people roam freely watching the show.
Click on the video below and enjoy the show.
Did you see the people zip lining at the end of the video? Well I paid my $20 and did it, what a rush! It was the second time that I have zip lined and I love it.
We had a wonderful time in Vegas and if you haven't been you have to go at least once as there is no place like LasVegas.
I fly out tomorrow night on the red eye to visit family, friends and be with my Peeps for a whole week at Topsail Island, NC. Mark says it's alot cheaper for me to spend time with my YSA Sisters then it is for me to go to a therapist!
I'll leave you with this:
Thanks for following our travels.
They are Cairns':
ReplyDeleteDef: a pile of stones erected to define a path or mark a memorial.
In a number of native cultures, including the Hopi Indians of Arizona a stack of rocks was seen as a symbol of a protective entity or spirit.
Because a vertical stack of rocks looks like a human figure, these stacks are seen as manifestations of spirits to protect a area from evil spirits.
They can also mark trails and designate places of historic significance. Cairns built along the shore were used to hold torches to signal ships and boats, much like a lighthouse would. Where a cairn is standing and how it is built can help you determine its purpose. Single cairns are usually monuments, but a series of cairns can mark the way through a trail that would otherwise be difficult to mark.
Hope that helped :) BTW just ran into you website doing a visual search for another AZ desert picture.