Route 66 day 6

 Yesterday the wifi was awful and the cell service nonexistent.  And I was unsubscribed :(

After dinner in Kingman (April 23), we had a guest speaker.  When Barb and I walked around town we saw a stature of Jim Hinkley.  He was a significant person in keeping the history of Route 66 alive and has written a number of books on it.  He was our guest speaker and he looked just like his statue.  (I don’t know how old the statue is.) He gave a nice talk which mentioned many of the books/movies that have taken place along the highway, as well as a good deal of the history.

 

https://jimhinckleysamerica.com/  

Today was another day with mostly tailwinds, which made up for the climbing.  We started in Kingman and went to Grand Canyon Caves (and toured the cave).  At one point, the bicycle computer said that the next turn was in 56 miles.  There were more route 66 signs and establishments, and it was clear which towns had interstate access, and which ones did not.  The ones in the latter category were mostly gone, although there were a few exceptions.  There were some interesting ‘gift shops’ (one with a cat) and we rode through a couple of Indian Reservations.  The second picture below is Lon going over some of the details for the next day's ride during his 'map' talk. 









 








 
 
 

 

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