Day 2 Summary
It was a long day in the car yesterday and I'm not sure we made up much time. But we did see a lot of the barren desert. It was pretty cool and most times we were the only one on the road. Most of the cars we did see either sped up behind us and passed or were going the other way. Most weren't stopped, like we were, looking at everything.
There was so much to see that I can't pick a favorite. Here's a few highlights:
* You're driving through the desert for the longest time. There is nothing for miles and miles and miles (this is after Barstow) and then suddenly, there it is. Amboy. And Roy's. Well, Roy's used to be in business but its my understanding they closed in 2005. Still looks good. Some old cabins, some gas pumps with $4.89/gal gas, and a post office that is still operational. And as you leave, there is nothing again. It's just there. So very cool.
* Shoe Tree, or as our guidebook refers to it, "Public Art." And plenty of it. There is a bra tree too. And then lots of names written on a slight berm next to the road--names written with stones. It's very entertaining to see miles of names spelled with stones but it is impossible to read. There was also the shambles of some building which I can't remember what it was covered in spray paint. More public art.
* Victorville, CA Route 66 Museum and Store. Wow. Lots of neat little artifacts related to the local area Route 66. And very friendly people. One guy more or less gave Dad the personal tour, telling him all about certain pieces as Dad stopped at them. Wanted to buy more from the gift shop (as one of the volunteers said, "this part of the building pays the rent!") but I just want to get a few tokens from each place. I bought a patch ("Historic Route 66") and two postcards. Should have posted one in Amboy.
* Bono's Restaurant Orange Stand. Nothing special but apparently they used to be more common. This big orange (though really small since its probably the smallest freestanding building I've ever seen--maybe a little larger than an outhouse) sits outside their restaurant and I'm assuming sells juice... if it ever opens. We drove by at 12:20 pm CA time and it wasn't open.
* It was warm outside, according to the car temperature gauge but it wasn't uncomfortable. VERY breezy in the desert but not humid like it tends to be in Cincinnati. It was 87 degrees and we rode with the windows down... and it was very comfortable.
* Stopped in Needles for the night. ALMOST out of CA. Not sure what's in store for today but the sun is up so its time to get moving!
:)
There was so much to see that I can't pick a favorite. Here's a few highlights:
* You're driving through the desert for the longest time. There is nothing for miles and miles and miles (this is after Barstow) and then suddenly, there it is. Amboy. And Roy's. Well, Roy's used to be in business but its my understanding they closed in 2005. Still looks good. Some old cabins, some gas pumps with $4.89/gal gas, and a post office that is still operational. And as you leave, there is nothing again. It's just there. So very cool.
* Shoe Tree, or as our guidebook refers to it, "Public Art." And plenty of it. There is a bra tree too. And then lots of names written on a slight berm next to the road--names written with stones. It's very entertaining to see miles of names spelled with stones but it is impossible to read. There was also the shambles of some building which I can't remember what it was covered in spray paint. More public art.
* Victorville, CA Route 66 Museum and Store. Wow. Lots of neat little artifacts related to the local area Route 66. And very friendly people. One guy more or less gave Dad the personal tour, telling him all about certain pieces as Dad stopped at them. Wanted to buy more from the gift shop (as one of the volunteers said, "this part of the building pays the rent!") but I just want to get a few tokens from each place. I bought a patch ("Historic Route 66") and two postcards. Should have posted one in Amboy.
* Bono's Restaurant Orange Stand. Nothing special but apparently they used to be more common. This big orange (though really small since its probably the smallest freestanding building I've ever seen--maybe a little larger than an outhouse) sits outside their restaurant and I'm assuming sells juice... if it ever opens. We drove by at 12:20 pm CA time and it wasn't open.
* It was warm outside, according to the car temperature gauge but it wasn't uncomfortable. VERY breezy in the desert but not humid like it tends to be in Cincinnati. It was 87 degrees and we rode with the windows down... and it was very comfortable.
* Stopped in Needles for the night. ALMOST out of CA. Not sure what's in store for today but the sun is up so its time to get moving!
:)
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