Day 1. We decided to just chew up the asphalt today and make tracks for somewhere interesting. Trying to get out of
We had a very uneventful morning drive, except for the occasional bad driver, and decided to stop to change drivers and have lunch at the biggest dot on the map:
After an entirely UN-memorable meal in an entirely forgettable place, we headed back out on the highway - only to get stuck in a traffic jam. What’s this about? Stop and go traffic, never going over 5 mph, in the middle of the desert! Good thing we have that meal in our stomachs, digestion is something to keep us occupied. Where are all these people going? Is there a Spring Break special in Vegas?
Finally we make good headway through the rest of eastern California, Mojave was interesting in its own stark way, then into Arizona. Lauren really wanted to drive a portion of the old Route 66 (thank you, Pixar and the Cars movie), so we left the main road Kingman and put the top down on the beemer. By this time it was getting close to sunset, there were very few cars on the road, and we were able to zoom down the road past deserted little towns, imagining what a booming route this used to be in its heyday.
We made a stop at an outpost called Hackman, a small museum and store where there was an incredible collection of memorabilia. We would have loved to trade our car for the little red Corvette out in front! Lauren made friends with Rudy and Jenny, the resident burros, with her offering of baby carrot snacks.
Then we were off to finish our stint on Route 66 and finish the drive, in the dark, out to our hotel at the Grand Canyon.
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