Trip to Arizona - Days 5 and 6 - Live from Bullhead
Day 5
- Got up at 6:30.
- Breakfast at hotel.
- Left hotel at 8:30.
- Stopped by Jim Gray's Petrified Wood Co. Amazing giftshop to visit; a real museum! Has awesome fossils to admire.
- 9:12 : Headed to Petrified Forest.
- 9:25 : Arrival to Petrified Forest National Park. Stopped by giftshop, got a free petrified wood sample, then entered park at 9:53. Costs US$10 per vehicle. Drove through park; some interesting places require to leave the car and it's freezing outside (friggin" wind)! Luckily you can stay in the warm comfort of your car most of the time. Spotted pronghorn antelopes, took a picture. Arrived at Painted Desert at 11:50.
- Left Park at 12:45.
- Stopped at a couple of places. Arrived at Holbrook at 2:18.
- 2:35 : Grabbed a bite to eat at Safeway.
- 3:00 : Went to Wigwam Motel to take photos. We had visited yesterday (rooms consist of pretty much just a bed, a TV and a toilet - no shower), but had been unable to take photos (crappy rainy weather).
- Went to post office to send my postcard (the place was hard to find).
- 3:34 : Headed to Sedona, a 2 hour 20 minute ride from Holbrook. Descended into Oak Creek to reach our destination.
- 5:40 : Arrival at Sedona.
- 7:20 : Left Sedona to head towards Flagstaff. Crappy weather once more: rain, then snow, then rain again. Fog involved too.
- 8:30 : Finally arrived in Flagstaff. Checked in Ramada Inn. US$60 for the night, breakfast included.
- Went to eat at Burger King. As I was eating my Whooper Jr. Gorillaz's 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix) came on the radio. (WOO!)
- 9:30 : Chilling in hotel room after an exhausting day.
Day 6
- Got up at 7:30. Snowing again. Joy.
- Had breakfast at hotel.
- Left hotel at 9:33. Headed to Seligman.
- Arrival in Seligman at 10:50 after a long, painful ride through yet another snowstorm. Realized we lost a wheel cap and got a flat tire in a pothole. Managed to quickly fix it, fortunately.
- Visited giftshop until snowstorm stopped. (That "Tacos - Malts - Burritos - Dead Chicken" sign amused me)
- Left Seligman at 1:25. Headed to Kingman, a 1 hour 15 minute ride from Seligman. Snowing again! (more moderately this time, but still...)
- Arrival at Kingman at 2:35. Stopped at a gas station, visited a bit until 3:35.
- Headed to Oatman, driving on Route 66, hoping for the best (aka no more crappy weather).
- The sun showed up OMG.
- Arrival to Oatman at 4:36. Looks like a western movie set. Petted some of the donkeys that roam around and took pictures.
- Left Oatman at 5:30. Heading to Laughlin, Nevada.
- Arrival in Bullhead at 6:22 (decided to stop there instead; just 5 minutes away). Checked in at Best Western Bullhead at 6:30.
- 6:50 : Went to Chili's for dinner. Ordered fried cheese with a halk rack of ribs, original sauce (only US$10! Wow!).
- 8:50 : Using the hotel's courtesy computer, logged on LJ to update my status.
- 9:00 : Chilling in hotel room for the rest of the night.
Day 7: Slowly heading towards Las Vegas.
- Got up at 6:30.
- Breakfast at hotel.
- Left hotel at 8:30.
- Stopped by Jim Gray's Petrified Wood Co. Amazing giftshop to visit; a real museum! Has awesome fossils to admire.
- 9:12 : Headed to Petrified Forest.
- 9:25 : Arrival to Petrified Forest National Park. Stopped by giftshop, got a free petrified wood sample, then entered park at 9:53. Costs US$10 per vehicle. Drove through park; some interesting places require to leave the car and it's freezing outside (friggin" wind)! Luckily you can stay in the warm comfort of your car most of the time. Spotted pronghorn antelopes, took a picture. Arrived at Painted Desert at 11:50.
- Left Park at 12:45.
- Stopped at a couple of places. Arrived at Holbrook at 2:18.
- 2:35 : Grabbed a bite to eat at Safeway.
- 3:00 : Went to Wigwam Motel to take photos. We had visited yesterday (rooms consist of pretty much just a bed, a TV and a toilet - no shower), but had been unable to take photos (crappy rainy weather).
- Went to post office to send my postcard (the place was hard to find).
- 3:34 : Headed to Sedona, a 2 hour 20 minute ride from Holbrook. Descended into Oak Creek to reach our destination.
- 5:40 : Arrival at Sedona.
- 7:20 : Left Sedona to head towards Flagstaff. Crappy weather once more: rain, then snow, then rain again. Fog involved too.
- 8:30 : Finally arrived in Flagstaff. Checked in Ramada Inn. US$60 for the night, breakfast included.
- Went to eat at Burger King. As I was eating my Whooper Jr. Gorillaz's 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix) came on the radio. (WOO!)
- 9:30 : Chilling in hotel room after an exhausting day.
Day 6
- Got up at 7:30. Snowing again. Joy.
- Had breakfast at hotel.
- Left hotel at 9:33. Headed to Seligman.
- Arrival in Seligman at 10:50 after a long, painful ride through yet another snowstorm. Realized we lost a wheel cap and got a flat tire in a pothole. Managed to quickly fix it, fortunately.
- Visited giftshop until snowstorm stopped. (That "Tacos - Malts - Burritos - Dead Chicken" sign amused me)
- Left Seligman at 1:25. Headed to Kingman, a 1 hour 15 minute ride from Seligman. Snowing again! (more moderately this time, but still...)
- Arrival at Kingman at 2:35. Stopped at a gas station, visited a bit until 3:35.
- Headed to Oatman, driving on Route 66, hoping for the best (aka no more crappy weather).
- The sun showed up OMG.
- Arrival to Oatman at 4:36. Looks like a western movie set. Petted some of the donkeys that roam around and took pictures.
- Left Oatman at 5:30. Heading to Laughlin, Nevada.
- Arrival in Bullhead at 6:22 (decided to stop there instead; just 5 minutes away). Checked in at Best Western Bullhead at 6:30.
- 6:50 : Went to Chili's for dinner. Ordered fried cheese with a halk rack of ribs, original sauce (only US$10! Wow!).
- 8:50 : Using the hotel's courtesy computer, logged on LJ to update my status.
- 9:00 : Chilling in hotel room for the rest of the night.
Day 7: Slowly heading towards Las Vegas.