Me and kelly left the Grand Canyon on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 early in the morning. We drove south on Arizona 64 for about an hour. Then we went West on I-40 for such a short drive. We then took a detour off the freeway for a sense of spirit on Driving the old "Route 66". We got on to Route 66 at Exit 139 and seemed to get off the freeway in the middle of nowhere.
On Route 66, we saw miles of Fields and Fields. We saw a sign for Road Kill Cafe and I got a few decent pictures of it. After lunch we stayed on Route 66 until we hit Kingman, Arizona. We got to a place called "Terribles" and I bought drinks and scratchers tickets before hopping back onto I-40.
The Westbound I-40 took me and Kelly from Kingman, Arizona to just outside Needles, California. It was Kelly's first time in the Golden State.
We got off the freeway on a road that would lead us to U.S. Hwy 95. We would be on U.S. Hwy 95 for about an hour and a half and I was a lucky passenger seeing to my left the beauty of the Colorado River. Kelly did the driving and we encountered some dips on the road along the way. After going south on U.S. 95 for an hour and a half, we hit Blythe, California. It was there that I would make my initial phone call to my friend in Yuma, Arizona, Mike Mogan to make plans for the evening.
It was in Blythe that I got a great idea for another scenic route. Kelly and I would go on I-10 Westbound until we exited onto California Hwy 78 (The Neighbours Blvd Exit) and begin our southern decent into Yuma.
78 would take us South and then West for about an hour. It was getting darker at night and we would have to be alert to see what was going on. It was still daylight outside when we were South on Hwy 78. Going west on 78 would take us from sunlight to darkness. As long as there was daylight, we saw alot of agricultural fields and smelled some of them along the way. There were not many buildings along this road. There were just miles and miles of fields. My eyes were keen on seeing a sign that said Orchid Road. That was our ticket to get to our next spot, Interstate 8.
On Orchid Road, a sign read "16 miles" to Interstate 8. It was very very dark at night and I didn't see anything except what was in front of me. I saw whatever was in front of my headlit vehicle going Southbound until I finally saw the sign for Interstate 8.
I was on the California side of I-8 going Eastbound until I got to Yuma, Arizona. Kelly and I were listening to a radio station that had Mexican speaking DJs while they were playing English playing music. Before crossing the Colorado River into Arizona, we saw signs for Casinos and the bright lights on them were cool. We made our destination, Exit 2 (16th Street) to check into our Days Inn.
Later this night in Yuma, I'd meet my friend Mike Mogan and burn myself with some blazin' hot wings.
I love you Kelly!!!!!
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