Route 66 continued from the Grand Canyon to Kingman, AZ. From Kingman Rt 66 twists and turns up a mountain, and over the other side to Oatman, AZ. As we made our way up to Oatman we stopped at the Cool Springs shop. This is a rebuilt example of what the gas station may have looked like before the 50's. It is supposed to be the model for "Radiator Springs" in the movie Cars.
The road to Oatman, the original Rt 66, as
just a few twists and turns!
Oatman is a mining town. There are still gold and silver mines just outside of the town. Oatman is known for its donkeys. These are the descendants of donkeys that used to work in the mines. At one point the mines weren't economically worth mining, and the burros were released. There are different packs of wild burrows throughout the area.
The donkeys are very tame. They put up with hugs and pats,
and happily accept treats. Several of the businesses in the town
sell bags of burro food - some sort of a grass pellet.
When the burros decide they want a nap.....
they take it.
This is one of the 'babies' we saw.
Each baby wears a sign taped to its forehead
asking visitors not to feed them.
The youngsters are five months old and younger,
and they don't have molars. They can't/won't chew the pellets.
I loved this sign, summarizing the trip to Oatman.
From Oatman we traveled to Needles, CA.
The Mister and I left the Rt 66 tour at this point,
left our RV at the RV park,
and took a quick trip to Oakland to visit with our family.
These were the last signs I noticed for Rt 66
We were on the road with the group for 47 days....
traveling from the pier in Chicago to Needles.
The other RVs on the tour moved on to Barstow,
and then on to the Santa Monica pier where Rt 66 officially ends.
They traveled the "Mother Road" from pier to pier!
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