In the morning we can see that it’s been rather cold during the night. The decision to follow the old route 66 to Kingman instead of I-40 is an easy one as the Santa Fe runs along the road almost all the way and our love for the Mother Road is steadily increasing. This stretch is highly recommended, plenty of action and very little road traffic to disturb you.
In Kingman, Svein Tore finds what he’s been looking for the whole trip – a huge cactus. Here it’s time for yet another sidetrip from our way to the west. We drive straight across the desert along US 93 to Las vegas. But first we pass the huge Hoover Dam on the Arizona/Nevada border. Down in the valley it’s hot – very hot – more than 40oC. It’s just a warning of the temperatures we’ll get in California!
The Hoover dam
Las Vegas. It’s fascinating, ever changing and a nightmare of architecture. Anything from Pyramids to highrise hotels. We stop for lunch and drive straight through this city of sin (!). As we drive south on the Interstate we can see the city as an oasis in the desert in the rear mirror.
We soon enter California which is the last state on this trip and cross the Mojave desert. We made a short sidetrip to the Afton Canyon and waited for an hour without seeing any trains. Then we drove the short stretch into Barstow and found a Motel 6. The rest of the evening was spendt at several factory outlets buying Levis pants etc.
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