Jan 8/2019 Weather sunny with a bit of clouds, 64/43. It's warming back up.
Route 66 is within 30 miles of Lake Havasu City and we are headed up to the Mother Road today. It's a pretty ride through the Black Mountains, feels like the middle of nowhere! Can you imagine travelling on these tiny winding roads in the 1930's. It must have felt like you would never reach civilization.
There is plenty of BLM (Bureau of Land Management) out here with boondockers everywhere. Lots of offroad bikes and ATV's flying up and down the landscape. When we see them all alone with nothing in site for miles we wonder what kind of person is out here..... Have you seen the meth cooking series Breaking Bad set in New Mexico? Can't help thinking that.
The little ghost mining town of Oatman has seen better times. Today there are a few falling down stores, bars, to bring in the tourists for tshirts. The burros wander aimlessly around town waiting for tourists to feed them. You can buy bags of green pellet cubes, just hang onto your gloves and such are they will take them too!!!!
The town was named in honour of Olive Oatman a young Illinois girl who was taken captive by Indians during her pioneer family's journey westward in 1851. Of the seven in her family all were massacred except for her and her younger sister. After being traded to another tribe she eventually was released within 6 years.
Tomorrow is going to be beautiful day - look at that sunset. wow.
Route 66 is within 30 miles of Lake Havasu City and we are headed up to the Mother Road today. It's a pretty ride through the Black Mountains, feels like the middle of nowhere! Can you imagine travelling on these tiny winding roads in the 1930's. It must have felt like you would never reach civilization.
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| boondocker |
There is plenty of BLM (Bureau of Land Management) out here with boondockers everywhere. Lots of offroad bikes and ATV's flying up and down the landscape. When we see them all alone with nothing in site for miles we wonder what kind of person is out here..... Have you seen the meth cooking series Breaking Bad set in New Mexico? Can't help thinking that.
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| billy can't get out of the store.....NO food for you |
The little ghost mining town of Oatman has seen better times. Today there are a few falling down stores, bars, to bring in the tourists for tshirts. The burros wander aimlessly around town waiting for tourists to feed them. You can buy bags of green pellet cubes, just hang onto your gloves and such are they will take them too!!!!
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| see the sign about Shotgun Weddings? |
The town was named in honour of Olive Oatman a young Illinois girl who was taken captive by Indians during her pioneer family's journey westward in 1851. Of the seven in her family all were massacred except for her and her younger sister. After being traded to another tribe she eventually was released within 6 years.
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| the mining burros descendants roaming around town |
Tomorrow is going to be beautiful day - look at that sunset. wow.
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| red sky sunset |
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