Route 66

A vintage gas pump.

This morning we turned onto Route 66, the old highway that stretched all the way from Chicago to Los Angeles. It is now a historical highway and while it wasn’t busy, it was clear that we weren’t the only tourists.

Another vintage pump - these ghost towns can only play up the tourist angle now.
Louise time travels to pump gas on Route 66.

The first place we stopped, there was a fake gas station with a vintage car parked in front of it. Inside were booths set up to look like in the sixties. You could buy lots of things including a copy of Elvis’ driving license. I bought a Route 66 Beer (root beer).

It's hard to believe these piles of rocks are natural.
This is it - Route 66. We tried to play appropriate tunes.
Louise poses for a photo by the Route 66 sign.

We stopped so that Louise and Morgane could tour the Grand Canyon Caverns. They had a good underground visit and took lots of pictures. I’ll have to post some of them later.

Oh no! A dinosaur is about to eat our van!

Ghis and I took Carmanah on a walk through the snow, which she loved! She saw a rabbit run by and she started to chase after it, but she was so terribly slow that we could only laugh and applaud her spirit. We also met some friendly, gentle horses.

Carmanah happy in the snow.
Ghis makes a friend.
Ghis and a tumbleweed.

We had lunch at the Roadkill Cafe. The food was normal, but the names of the dishes weren’t very appetizing. Their motto was: You kill it, we grill it.

Roadside scenery

After lunch we just kept driving so we could get to the Grand Canyon before dark.

Route 66 scenery
I thought this sky was beautiful.

To the Grand Canyon

The desert mountains turned red in the sunset.
I love the colour.

With Ghis’s sister, Louise, we left San Diego and headed towards the Grand Canyon. We have one week to do our tour and get back to San Diego again, so we drove a lot the first day. Morgane always has company in the back seat now.

Yet more mountains lit up by the sunset.
The sky behind us.

We were rewarded with an amazing sunset as we drove past the Mojave Desert. Then the moon rose over another mountain and it got even better!

First we saw a bright light and said, "What's that?" A minute later, the moon appeared.
The dark sky makes the moon look brighter.

We slept at the Wal Mart in Kingman, Arizona, so that we could drive part of old Route 66 in the morning. Yes, we slept all four of us and the dog in the van… and survived. But tomorrow night we’ll be in a hotel at the Grand Canyon because it’s freezing there!

Okay, I have trouble picking which photo I like best.
The problem with shooting on manual - too many choices.