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2006
27
Nov
We’ve arrived in San Diego, CA, having survived the scary ride back up into the mountains after Yuma. Yesterday we descended from 7,500 feet to sea level, and today we climbed back up to over 6,000 feet as we made our way into south east California through a pass in the San Francisco Mountains. [...]
2006
26
Nov
With over 430 miles remaining on Route 66 to Santa Monica, and then another 128 miles through LA to San Diego if I am to make my flight to Washington (DC) in 6 days, we’ve decided that ploughing on regardless will take the fun out of trip. Instead, we rode back to Flagstaff today [...]
2006
25
Nov
On the way back to Williams, our train was hijacked by train robbers, who chased us on horses for a while and then boarded. Luckily, Marshall John B. Goodemore (pictured above with Deputy Vaughan) was aboard to save the day. This really was the highlight of the day — as you can see [...]
2006
25
Nov
Rather than ride, we took a restored turn of the century train up the 65 mile renovated Grand Canyon line so that we could relax and enjoy the views without fear of high winds or steep roads. The two-and-a-quarter hour train ride was an experience in itself, although it is pulled by a diesel [...]
2006
24
Nov
Today, we rode a short 35 miles along the I-40 to the next town along. Williams is a mecca for Route 66: Route 66 Inn; Route 66 Diner; Route 66 Cruisers’ Cafe; Route 66 everything. We are still in the Thanksgiving Holiday, and Williams is a bona fide tourist trap, so the [...]
2006
22
Nov
Sandwiched between two days of catching up with work we took a day out to visit Sedona, about 25 miles south of Flagstaff along a fantastic twisty road through the mountains dropping from over 7000 feet to under 5000 feet. The weather was, again, fantastic with clear sunny skies. This is the view [...]
