> After Meteor Crater, you pass through Winslow AZ (memorialized
> in a hit song many years ago)

Standing on a corner ...

We never got that far alas - just had too too much to do in the time 
not available. Next time.

Just passing through Kingman and Selligman and having a quick look at 
the towns is worthwhile if you don't have time for Route 66 museums 
etc. The town seem to owe quite a lot to Route 66 sales. The tourist 
junk is the same as from most other places in the world but it says 
"Route 66" on it. But seeing an Edsel with a fake Elvis standing with 
one foot on the bumper, and the R66 bedecked shops and all is rather 
fun. if only for a little while.

But, actually get to drive a small bit of the mother road was the main 
thrill. Totally unremarkable as a road but I could almost see and hear 
the Oakies and their jalopies straining their way up the hills, 
California bound.

Hoover dam at night is a sight worth seeing. If you go by bus the Feds 
may not let you go by that route, depending on the state of world 
terror alert at the time. Cars are OK across the dam apparently but we 
got to run a gauntlet of gun toting torch wielding inspectors. Quite 
fun when you come from down under where such things don't (very often) 
happen. (I assume that this means that they think it would take a bus 
or truck sized bomb to breach the dam).



            Russell


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