WELL I FINALLY MADE IT TO ROUTE 66 - VIA MOMUMENT VALLEY AND THE GRAND CANYON!!
BOB FILMED ME AS I TOOK OFF DOWN ROUTE 66
The series of signs on the right side of the road are part of a sequence erected many years ago by a shaving cream company - Burma Shave
The signs read -
Cattle Crossing
Means Go Slow
That Old Bull
Is Some Cow's Beau
When we leave Blanding we make our way to Monument Valley - Balnding is only a few miles fro a place known as the "Four Corners". The only place in the US where four states physically join up - Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.
Along the way
We cross the Utah - Arizona State Line
UTAH was revelation - an amazing experience - Zion, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, The Arches and the Navajo reservation. The people, the food, fellow travellers and now that I am comfortable on the bike I can really enjoy the rides.
Some fantastic rides - the bike views will have to wait for the DVD version of this blog!!
We arrive in Monument Valley - the scene of so many Cowboy movies and especially John Wayne epics. It also featured in the opening sequence of "Mission Impossible 2" with Tom Cruise climbing the rock.
Short pan of the valley
My first reaction on arrival
Bob finally tells me the truth about my bike skills at the beginning of this trip.
We move on to Williams a famous spot on Route 66 - which we will tak back West tomorrow towards Death Valley in California
We stay in an old fachioned B and B much different from the standard best Western motel - no hot tub no pool - but nice none the less
ROUTE 66
Some photos from Williams
The "Mother Road" is derived from the mining term "mother load" meaning a rich vein of gold.
222 miles. - Total Miles to Date. 1781
What happened the poor postbox,was it like that when you found it
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