Days NINE and TEN and then some.VEGAS, BABY!!

From standing on the corner, we continue west to Flagstaff, Arizona. BEFORE we get there, though, we walk through Winona (Why-nona). In the Route 66 song, it is the only location that is mentioned out of order. Did you also know that, "the singer Wynonna Judd adopted her name upon hearing "Winona" in "Route 66.""

Flagstaff is just up the road, so we'll check in there for a bit.Why not, it is snowing (apparently)...







Kingman is the next big town, and if we were staying on Route 66, we'd be heading into California. HOWEVER, since we've been kicking butt and taking names from the very start, let's take a little detour NORTH for a bit. Whadda ya say??

Can't stay here too long, though, as we have many miles to go before we sleep. We'll fill up at one of the many buffets, then head south west, back toward Route 66.

Barstow, CA takes up 41.4 square miles. By comparison, the town of Hartford (which includes WRJ, Hartford Village, Wilder, West Hartford, and Quechee) takes up 45.9 square miles. Our area doesn't quite look like this, though, does it?

We'll stop for the night in San Bernadino, CA. Here is some trivia for you:
"A well-known landmark of the San Bernardino Valley is the arrowhead that sits high on the mountainside. Clearly visible since long before the white man came, the figure has many legends concerning its origin. The Indians, well aware of the medicinal value of the hot springs, often gathered there to bathe in the hot springs. The Mormons called the mark the "Ace of Spades".
Measuring 1,375 feet long and 449 feet wide, the arrowhead is visible from as far away as 30 miles on a clear day. Although it was commonly believed at one time that the Indians had made the arrowhead to mark the location of the hot springs, geologists now say that it is a natural phenomenon, a natural uplifting of the soil."(source)





Honestly, at the rate we're going, and the steps we've ALREADY logged, we'll  be in the ocean on my next post....
Today's edition covered this distance:

Amazing.