Massive beetle, Seligman, AZ. There's lots of big insects here.Cycled 87 miles of uninterrupted of Route 66 today through some very desolate country. Passed through only one largish town, Peach Springs. There's nothing peachy about it; a very depressing Indian reservation town built from prefabricated homes and a lot of poverty on display. Gangs of bored Native American kids dressing and talking like they were straight
out of Compton. There's seems to have been a lot of investment in Peach Springs; a sports centre & cafe, a new school and some other civic buildings, but it doesn't disguise that there can't be anything to do here.
out of Compton. There's seems to have been a lot of investment in Peach Springs; a sports centre & cafe, a new school and some other civic buildings, but it doesn't disguise that there can't be anything to do here.
Peach Springs, AZ
Really nice decent through the mountains, Valentine, AZHills like this make me glad I'm riding 66 from East to West
Model T Ford, Hackberry, AZ
Roadside 66 nostalgia store, Hackberry, AZ
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My wife told me about your blog. I guess she chats with your sister on her blog about papercrafts.
Anyway, you'll be rolling through our locale (San Bernardino County) in the next day or two. Post on my blog if you want to hook up for lunch, my treat. We are up in Lake Arrowhead, but I work in Colton. By the way, be careful rolling through Rialto, Fontana, etc. Real crap holes.....
I'll pick your brain as I'm planning a coast to coast cycling trip and could use some advice.
Hi Curtis, I'm in San Bernardino County now; staying in a motel in Upland. This might be too late notice to meet up but if you want any info on 66, drop me an email.
tim.cokayne@gmail.com
Thanks for the advice about the bad neighborhoods, I almost stopped off that way but I met another cyclist and rode with him to Upland. I took a shortcut on Interstate 15 so I could get the miles in before it got too hot. The Interstate shoulder wasn't that bad, if a little noisy and the CHP were understanding, took 15 most of the way down the mountain.
When you do the Coast to Coast, get a GPS. I've got a waypoint file for 66 that might come in handy. It's the one I used to do my trip.
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