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Video Edition: Chapel of the Holy Dove

11 May 2009

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On our way back from the Grand Canyon to rejoin with Route 66, we took Highway 180 south in to Flagstaff, AZ. It was a beautiful drive, and on the way we spotted an interesting little building off to the side of the road. We turned around to take a peak, and discovered it [...]

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Video Edition: Grand Canyon

9 May 2009

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We made a last minute detour up to the Grand Canyon off of our Route 66 tour. We found available camping on the South Rim at Mather Campground. The Grand Canyon is just one of those things that defies words, and you just have to see to experience it. Link to video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpYGuC5UsAE

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Video Edition: Route 66 through Ash Fork, Arizona

30 April 2009

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In our endeavor to follow Route 66 as closely as possible through Arizona, we took a detour off of I-40 at Exit 144 to explore the small town of Ash Fork, Arizona.

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Video Edition: Route 66 in Arizona – The Black Mountains

27 April 2009

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The section of Route 66 starting near the western Arizona state line in the town of Golden Shores, passes through an authentic ghost town of Oatman and ends up in Kingman and is reported to be some of the most scenic, treacherous and mountainous sections of the historic highway.

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Talking with Locals: The Desert Bar

24 April 2009

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Our hosts in Lake Havasu City, AZ – Lisa Hewus and her awesome family, proposed taking us to a unique bar in the middle of the desert after hearing about our interests in Burning Man. It’s called Nellie E Saloon (or just simply ‘The Desert Bar’ to the locals), which is about 5 miles [...]

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Video Edition: London Bridge

22 April 2009

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London Bridge is Falling Down! It fell down, and was purchased by the founders of Lake Havasu City - where it now stands today. While in the area, we stopped in to see the reassembled London Bridge in a place we did not expect, on the banks of the Colorado River in Arizona.

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Video Edition: Buckskin Mountain Jeep Trail

22 April 2009

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When our fellow Jeep & Oliver Travel Trailer owner hosts in Lake Havasu City suggested we might enjoy The Desert Bar  – a remote grill and bar literally in the middle of nowhere outside Parker, AZ – they further suggested that we should take our 4×4 Jeeps the backway down a moderately rated off highway [...]

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Video Edition: Joshua Tree National Park

21 April 2009

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Our last stop on our spring 2009 exodus from California was at Joshua Tree National Park, a place we both had heard lots about but had never been. It’s about 140 miles east of Los Angeles, and sits in the transition zone between the Colorado and Mohave deserts. We saw lots of wild flowers [...]

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Video Edition: Hemet, California

19 April 2009

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We had such a lovely visit to Hemet, CA at the invitation of our hosts. They showed us a bit of the city itself and some of its highlights. Hemet went through a suburban boom over the past couple of decades, and driving in it looked like any typical suburban center complete with all the [...]

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Talking with Locals: Hiking in Hemet

15 April 2009

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If you get east of the hustle and bustle of the greater Los Angeles area of Southern California, you’ll find yourself in some pristine mountain hiking areas. One such area is just south of Hemet, California. Sean Mahoney, a serious hiker and local resident, talked to us a bit about some of the hiking [...]

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