We arrived on Monday by early afternoon. We settled into our spot and then took a walk outside the park. Well, the walk was interesting as it was just miles and miles of desert landscape. The scenery is great where we parked out RV, facing west watching the sunset with the snowcapped mountains of Flagstaff in the distance.
The next day we went and stood on the corner. “Standing on the corner of Winslow Arizona, such a fine sight to see. It’s a girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford, slowing down to take a look at me” – Take it Easy – The Eagles.
They have done a good job fixing up the main intersection in downtown with statues, a flatbed Ford and to top it off, a huge Highway 66 sign painted on the road as big as the intersection itself. The stores in the area sell anything you could want with Route 66 or Standing on the Corner written on it. They were also playing the eagles non-stop. I love the Eagles, so it was a perfect time to stop, sit on the corner with a coffee/tea and take it all in.
We then explored the rest of downtown, enjoying the museum, La Posada hotel, and the path along the railroad.
Next on Joerg’s Route 66 bucket list was visiting the Meteor Crater and it didn’t disappoint. I know that it is just a big hole in the ground, but they have done up the museum, tours and movies very well to explain the history and everything you would ever want to know about meteors.
On Saturday we toured some local ghost towns. First was Two Guns just a few miles up the road from us. We walked amongst the ruins and then walked around more modern ruins of a gas station and old KOA campground (closed in the 70’s).
Next on our list was to go to Canyon Diablo. To get there we had to go down a rocky dirt road. We parked at the train tracks and walked along until we got to the train bridge over the canyon. We walked back a different way and saw the gravestone (in German) for Hermann Wolf – died 1899. The stories say this old town was very violent (more than Tombstone AZ). The town of 2,000 people sprung up as the railroad development got stuck building the bridge over the canyon and they lived there for a few years. There was no law enforcement, so people were being killed every day for their valuables. Very interesting story.
Up to this week of our trip we had planned where we were going but not going forward so we did some internet research on where to stay next. After considering a lot of options, we decided to just go to Lake Havasu. We called up the office there and our spot is not booked so we decided we would head there on Monday. We both love the road, but we are both looking forward to the warm temperatures, the pool, the tennis, the poker and just simply some routine!
The last day on the road was great. We took a detour up Route 66 between Seligman and Kingman. We stopped in Peach Springs and Hackberry (where there was a general store in the middle of nowhere. The scenery was great as usual. This piece of road is the longest continuous route 66 piece still existing today.
When we arrived in Lake Havasu, it was time to give Daisy (our RV) a bath after over 10,000 kilometers on the road. We checked in our campsite around 2pm. It was so nice to be somewhere familiar again. We jumped in the pool and then went to see the sunset. We are now home for the next 4 months and I couldn’t be happier!
The Itinerary for our Journey from Winslow AZ to Lake Havasu AZ
Day 184-191 (Oct 29-Nov 5) – Winslow AZ, Stayed 1 week
Day 191 (Nov 5) – Winslow AZ to Lake Havasu AZ – Total driven: 420km
