We drove up to Oatman, on old Route 66, north and east of Needles, from Cattail Cove State Park. It was 67 miles one way, but was worth it! Perhaps Needles, CA or Kingman, AZ would be better places to stay if one wishes to visit Oatman, but CCSP worked for us! We picked up old Route 66 at exit 1 off I-40, and could have traveled it all the way to Kingman, through Oatman. We have traveled Route 66 across New Mexico and into Arizona from the east many times, often biking on the Mother Road from NM into AZ. It was fun to experience this western portion. We enjoyed the trip, traveling from 460 feet at CCSP to 2700 feet at Oatman. To the east we could see the dusting of snow on the mountains from the recent storm, and slowed for the many dips of the old highway going down into and out of washes, many of which had moisture from the rains last night!
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| Burro with crooked ear! |
Rupert barked at the burros... and they ignored him! We did not get out and walk around. There were plenty of people doing that, along with the burros in the street. Our purpose was following the Mother Road, and seeing the burros. We brought our lunch, stopping along side the road on the return trip to eat and walk the dogs. Look at the hillside in front of the jeep and to the left -- it is covered with Teddy Bear Chollas,
We return to Destiny, but will return to the Arizona Coast!
Paws and Friends
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