Historic Route 66

I am crazy for these post boxes seen on Route 66.

Our road trip took us from Sedona, Arizona back west to Tehachapi, California over 800 km mostly along the I-40. The historic Route 66 is still evident if you veer of the highway and potter along some of the sections that are still preserved, like quirky Cool Springs.

Mostly its tired, loved by passionate bikers of a certain age and the determined tourists….

Our trip in numbers….

Three weeks on the road in the USA.

•  travelled 2447 miles, (3938 km)

•  been in 2 US states – California, Arizona

•  explored 2 National Parks - Joshua Tree, Grand Canyon

•  visited 5 State Parks - Big Sur, Salton Sea, San Jacinto Mountain, Hearst Castle, Red Rock

•  slept in 8 beds; 2 hotels, 4 motels and 2 timeshare unit (make it 14 with Bahamas)

•  ate Ben & Jerry ice-cream, 2, Cherry Garcia, Chunky Monkey

•  added 30 birds to my US bird list which is now 194 and my world list is 1477

•  popped into 1 museum

•  relished organic extra virgin olive oil, 2 farms 

•  walked 44 miles; beach, mountain trail, coastal meadow, high altitude lake, golf course, climbing red rocks, canyon rim

•  walking 5 miles behind schedule, (for each 50 miles driven we want to walk 1 mile)

•  watched 7 episodes of Game of Thrones, season 4

•  got cold at the lowest temperature of 51 degrees F (10 degrees C)

•  was hot at the highest temperature of 102 degrees F (39 degrees C)

•  wine tasting, 1 at Tablas Winery, Paso Robles

•  1 new mode of transport, helicopter over the Grand Canyon