Route 66 to Seligman

We left Kingman in the cool morning air for our 83 miles to Seligman. We rode Rt 66 the entire way.

The high temperatures are definitely gone; the wind cool if not cold at times. The wind was brisk out of the south so we had a stiff crosswind almost all day. The winds at times kept pushing the bike sideways.

The highlight of the geography was the Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR ran almost parallel to the road and traffic was nearly constant on the tracks.

Seligman is another little town caught in time. We're staying at the "Historic Route 66 Motel." On the doors to the rooms are name plates highlighting former stars that stayed here. Fro instance Martin milner, one of the stars of the TV series "Route 66" slept in room 101 as did Jon Provost who played Timmie on Lassie. In room 105, Bill Haley's Comets! I didn't notice a nameplate for George Maharis the other star of Route 66.

Our motel rooms have no alarm clocks, no internet access, and no cable TV. They rooms are clean and the bed comfortable. The only downside is about every hour a train rolls through town about 500 yards from my room. I hope i sleep well tonight as we have 105 miles to the Grand Canyon tomorrow.

Dinner was at the original Roadkill Cafe. The place was great - the food good, the beer cheap, and the place filled with elk and bighorn sheep mounted on the walls along with many other memoribilia form the past or past Hollywood stars.

We're now at 5,200 feet above sea level.