Feb 25 Kingman

The weather is finally warming up a bit so we decided to move on and explore part of the famous Route 66. We went to Kingman first because it was a higher altitude and then moved on to Oatman for the evening where it would be a bit warmer. The towns along route 66 all became ghost towns or close to it when the mining shut down for world war 11 and the creation of interstate highway 40 . 

The museum here was very good . It documented the history of the region from the time of the Indian's, the gold rush, which we always hear about as the California Gold Rush but Arizona takes claim for a lot of it, to the wars, building of the railroads, and the interstates.

The one think for sure is Americans celebrate wars, they are and have been a waring nation since the beginning of time. They will have a statue for everything or anyone who gets shot. They tell the stories about how they beat the Indians, the Mexicans and even their own during the civil war. 

Even today they are at war with themselves fighting one another rather than trying to make piece. 

At the flea market they sell pictures of their own people to be used as target practice.

Snow on the mountains as we are driving to Kingman

First gas station when you enter town is called Canada Mart. Wasn't able to get an explanation

Most of the businesses have been restored to look like old route 66

I never saw this before. The apparatus hanging on the window was a funnel shape with a turbine in it. It captured the out side air and blew it inside to cool you off .

Not a good picture but this was a display of various electric vehicles maybe 25. The one on the left is Willie Nelsons electric golf cart with a replica Rolls Royce body. It came complete witha  bar including a water tap. It also had a special ash tray that would be more legal today  than then. His wife Connie gaveit to him as a present.