A Road Trip to Arizona (day 5)

 

                                                    The last view of Sedona, from the house

We were getting ready to leave, on our way to Flagstaff, Oatman, and Lake Havasu. After packing, we took a few moments to  rest and say goodbye to amazing Sedona

                                                            Bird cage tree in the backyard

                                                                     Bye bye house

                          We took a scenic road to Flagstaff, about 30 miles north of Sedona. 

It was beautiful

We stopped for lunch at the Wild Flower Bread Company in Flagstaff, and drove on Hwy 40 on our way to Oatman, about 180 miles. There was nothing much to see other than desert, sometimes we went on Route 66 which is parallel to Hwy 40 

                           I had been in Oatman, an old mining town, many years ago with Marvin

Marvin in Oatman

The drive to Oatman had a lot of curves and precipices, we crossed a few mountains, the Sitgreaves pass, and a big Quartzite mine.

Oatman's claim to fame are the famous Oatman wild donkeys that roam the streets.

The Durlin Hotel and Saloon is famous because Clark Gable and Carole Lombard stopped at the hotel for their honeymoon after their 1939 wedding in Kingman.  

The walls and the ceiling of the Saloon are covered with dollar bills. 

It is also said that there's ghosts and friendly spirits in the building.

                       From Oatman, we drove 55 miles thru the desert to Lake Havasu, in the Colorado river

                                                         London Bridge at Lake Havasu

We had a tasty meal at Burgers by the Bridge

It was a long day and we were tired,

tomorrow we'll drive back home to California

Good Night!!!