We departed Needles on a sunny day with 30 mph wind. Our plan was to drive the old Route 66 to Kingman,AZ, but we were warned that big rigs towing and the winding crooked hiway were not a good mix. So away we went pounded by heavy wind slamming the side of the RV, what a joy. The wind messed with our plans in Kingman as well, we could barely stand upin the wind so the walking tour was out. We did enjoy spending a couple of hours in the Route 66 museum. It was a great history of the “mother road” dating back to the opening of the Beale Wagon Road. Did you know the survey work through much of the desert was done with camels?
The museum also had a touching display of pictures and narration from the dust bowl days. Actual quotes from travelers supported much of the way John Steinbeck described it. Now is a good time to thank my high school english teacher for making Grapes of Wrath required reading..
We drove the section of routes 66 through Kingman, had a little lunch and fueled the rig, hoping to make our next destination without getting bounced around by the wind too much.
A quick side note about Kingman. The Kingman Fire Department was featured in one of the early training movies during my career. The movie will be remembered by any of my followers who work as firefighters; “BLEVE.”
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