Day 17 continued
I Went West. This time, I had used my phone to check if Havasu Falls was open. It was supposed to be my next stop, but was not open.
Here's why I want to go.
Sixty years ago or more, Burma Shave had ad signs along highways. These are a couple of examples along Route 66.
We tried to guess what the next sign would say.
The Burma Shave signs were along many highways, but the only place I've seen them in the last 40 years is along Route 66.
I passed this guy along Route 66 and pulled over to wait on him. It was quittting time for several factories and traffic was heavy. We only visited for a couple of minutes.
In early 2020, he sent his bike and trailer from Germany to Florida. Covid hit and the US wouldn't let him come over. This year they did and he's riding his 1961 50cc NSU Quickly from Orlando, Florida to Las Angeles, California while pulling a trailer. He's afraid he won't make it because his clutch is slipping and he has to pedal when going uphill. He seemed dumbfounded that none of the shops he stopped at could order him a clutch. He's 70 years old. I hope he made it.
I saw a lot of older Corvettes along 66 and imagined that there must be some kind of convention. My thick skull suddenly opened and I realized they were reliving the TV show, "Route 66," about two guys touring the highway, working odd jobs and saving the damsel in distress. At least, that's the way I remember it. This damsel didn't seem to be distressed, she seemed to be thoroughly enjoying herself.
Day 18
I spent the night as the only camper in a BLM site north of Chloride, AZ. It was getting late, so I didn't stop to change sprockets on my way up. Going down, I felt the necessity to do so. I didn't see anyone going up or down.
Gusty wind in the Arizona flat land below.
The Hollies
"The road is long"
"With a many a winding turn"
"That leads us to who knows where"
My long road.
Lake Mead just before the dam. It looks small here, but it's a mighty lake, the largest reservoir in the country. Right now, it's 143' low out of about 530' capacity
What makes it mighty, the Hoover Dam
Just like Lake Theodore Roosevelt, the road used to go over the dam. Traffic jams were terrible and a new bridge was built.
I spent the night in a private pay campsite in Pahrump, Nevada. Wash clothes, resupply food, change oil and eat in a restaurant.