Arizona

On to Arizona

We have finally left California after almost a week of being there, but the people and places we visited will be missed.  It’s funny how an eight-hour drive no longer seems like a big deal.  I drove eight hours today and it was pretty nice especially because we are now in a new state, Arizona.  Josh is not so much impressed as I am because he’s been here before, but it’s awesome.  We’ve been here four hours and we’ve set up camp, made an awesome fire, saw a snake, and ate more hot dogs (and salad)!

Mojave, California

The trip to Arizona was again quite tedious due to the lack of attractions.  We followed route 40 for most of the way, stopping to fill our tank and empty our bladders. If you’ve ever driven on route 40 you understand that it’s quite a bumpy ride. We did happen to stop in Mojave, which is the home of the first manned private space flight aboard SpaceShipOne.  Josh was way more excited about this than me, but I did make a crazy U-turn so he could take a picture of the sign.  Don’t get me wrong, Arizona is beautiful, but there’s not a whole lot going on.

 Oh yeah, I saw my first desert snake.  We Googled it and apparently it’s not poisonous.  We will be tightly securing the zippers on our tent tonight despite that important piece of information.

Campsite Views

 The town of Sarsaparilla? Salisburg? No it’s Seligman! Those are the other names I’ve been using.  The town of Saligman is the heart of route 66.  There’s a General Store with pretty much everything in it and restaurants with names like The Road Kill Café. We will be eating breakfast there in the morning before heading The Grand Canyon.  I hope they have rattle snake on the menu.