Barb and I needed to go to Phoenix for a few days so we
decided to take the newly acquired red '01 Z and figured we’d also hit a few Route 66
spots along the way.
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| Needles Chevron |
We pushed hard the 1st day and hit the sack in
Woodland, Cali, just north of Sacramento
but we did stop for a “In and Out”
burger and fries in Redding. Day 2 saw
us make it through to Kingman, AZ using US40 with stops in Barstow, Needles, and
Baker city.
Take note: don’t buy
fuel in Needles 'cause a few miles later in Arizona it’s a dollar a gallon cheaper! However do drive the main street in Needles ‘cause there are a lot of the original
buildings and signs beings maintained. We also went to Joshua Tree forest en-route.
When you cross to Arizona, the speed limit jumps to 75 and everyone including the police go 80, so not too
boring in the middle of the desert. Weather was warm - around 90 day and 50 at
night. We stayed at a BW in Kingman, which is a great hotel except the trains ran about 20
feet from the rear of the building and each had 100 cars. Better than the
25-cent vibrating bed!
We hit the Route 66 museum and other spots in Kingman
and then headed east and down the 93 through the great town of Wickenburg,
arriving in Phoenix in the late evening. More
Canadians are setting up to live in Wickenburg - very cheap.
After family time
in Phoenix we came home with a stop in Palm Springs, saying hello to Gerry Swan,
but missing the Drewitts . Next day we went through LA, enjoying the beautiful
weather and after an overnight in Medford, we hit the most intense rain/sleet
storm from Olympia, Washington to home. A little
scary in a low slung car but the Z served us great, chocking up 3406 miles round
trip, using a ½ litre of oil, and destroying a set of wiper blades.
- Michael Moore
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