On the Mother Road :: Part 8

Groceries.

Prairie dog!

So cute! there were hundreds of these guys on this part of the drive.

Cute tummy.

Checking out their surroundings.

DeSoto’s Salon.

We were actually able to eat here! In the middle of nowhere!

Route 66 Grill.

Land. Well played.

Very old 66.

Tree in the middle of the road.

It’s hard to see but there’s a cow and her baby under that big bushy tree.

Seligman, AZ.

We ate snow cones here.

I have a really strong hatred for Betty Boop. I just don’t get why she’s a thing.

Eric bought a real Route 66 road sign here!

Cars.

Grand Canyon Caverns! Yes we took the tour! I love me some caverns.

They actually have concerts underground! And there’s a hotel room you can rent! Sadly it was booked the night we were there or I think we would have spent way too much money to sleep underground.

It was a really clear night at our campsite. I tried some long exposure photography.

And I caught a passing train!

Bert’s Country Dancing.

I love this section of 66.

Old cop car.

We explored.

Eric really wants a car just like this.

Hackberry General Store. We bought some old license plates here and I bought some old Arizona Highways magazines.

Hackberry.

On the way to Oatman, AZ!

Watch out for wild burros!

I love the desert. There was actually water coming from a spring here. And there were goldfish in the water!

A popular place to spread ashes. They have quite the view.

Welcome to Oatman!

i told you there were wild burros!

This gal was very pregnant.

The burros are somewhat tame. They always expect you to give them treats. Most of the stores in town sell treats for the burros. Some of the really young babies had little notes taped to their heads that said…”Don’t feed me!” They just need mama’s milk.

Look at those big ears!

It was soooo hot here! I was one sweaty beast.

Just hanging out on the stoop snoozing.

On the Mother Road :: Part 7

Good morning! What a way to start a day, huh?

The sky in the southwest never disappoints!

A church blending in with the hills.

Moccasins for the entire family!

The Continental Divide!

Blue Spruce Lodge.

A cowboy Muffler Man.

Arizona.

Friends along the road.

Geodes! I love rocks and minerals so the rock shops in Arizona were super exciting!

Rock Shop dinos.

I bought some Arizona petrified wood at this shop.

More dinos and geodes.

The Wigwam Motel was our home for the evening!

The happy (and tan!) couple!

Wigwam sunset.

The motel has old cars stationed throughout the parking lot.

Morning dinos.

Rawr!

So much petrified wood!

Pow Wow Trading Post.

Bucket of Blood Street!!

b Horsehead Crossing.

Inside our Wigwam. They’re actually quite a bit bigger than they look from the outside.

An old campground.

Here it is! Jackrabbit, AZ.

This side of the billboard needs some loving!

Eric rode the rabbit.

And I hugged the rabbit.

On 66 in Winslow, Arizona.

Do you remember that song by the Eagles called “Take it easy?”

“Well, I’m a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see. It’s a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowing down to take a look at me.” Take it easy.

Broken down map.

I’m not sure what this was, but I’ll take it!

Giant dreamcatcher!

We took a tour of Meteor Crater. It’s impressive, but you might not be able to tell that from the photo.

Storm clouds over the crater.

Please slow down! Baby calves on roadway.

Two Guns, AZ.

Old mountain lion cages for tourists to gawk at mountain lions. That’s just rude.

See? Mountain lions.

Super cute graffiti!

Twin Arrows, AZ.