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05-26-2021, 12:50 PM | #1 |
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Re: Cruised abandoned Route 66 in Arizona
Luv the pics ...
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No I didn't, very cool..
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Re: Cruised abandoned Route 66 in Arizona
Kurt, What's up with this 'Gold Fish Pond'? ...is this really out there on the abandonded sections? ...these pics are SO cool
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(Ironically I am 'signed up' for Nevada, I need to do same for Arizona. The OnlyInYourState sends some neat tidbits)
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06-13-2021, 12:03 AM | #6 |
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Took a friend for a cruise up to Williams. Went the back way, not on 89 to Ashfork.
When I turned right on Route 66 downtown Williams, did the granny gear along here. Parked on a side street and walked through the show. Headed east, towards Bellmonte. Some segments are dirt, but very drivable. This is the end of my east bound journey today. The concrete Route 66 just disappears under the Super Slab. Easy Rider, a scene was at this place.
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Kurt,
As always, thanks for sharing the continued drives down 66, most especially the abandoned sections some of us may never see, ...always intriguing for sure. It's amazing, after taking some photos out there years ago I remember saying how cool it was the camera made the sky look SO blue. Through the years, I've realized, it's not the film or the camera, ...the skies out west are really that blue
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When are we going to retrace Kurt's trip? Let's go! Maybe Kurt will be our guide? |
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Considering Brian is now in Meadview, only an hour+ from Kingman, it's just west of many of the roads Kurt is driving. We do have to get out there and do some exploring. I don't think Kurt realizes how much this thread is feeding addictions for those of us who don't get out there as much as we'd like
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I don't think you know I'm doing this on purpose! I'm tired of seeing everyone's trucks in their garage, shop, driveway, street, parking lot, and not on the road. But that's just me.
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I stayed in Williams for several weeks in '93, while we worked on set construction for ''Natural Born Killers'' an Oliver Stone film. The propmakers were reconfiguring a simple trading post building into a fancy diner, with 5' diameter side porthole windows -- all for Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis to shoot to hell in the first scene. Location was somewhat north west of town. Maybe 20 minutes. Property belonged to a local businessman, who was also the local Chevy dealer. He loved my Stepside. And conned me into retuning the distributor advance to 20* ''for the Mountains." Ran like an abused ourangatang. I think his name was Harold Cake.
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I'm thinking this should be in Arizona Backroads if there was such a magazine.
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06-28-2021, 05:18 PM | #15 |
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I was just out camping at a friend's ranch up in Elfrieda/Sonoita, on AZ-83, near Madeira Canyon... So much cooler there. I did smell brushfire smoke, once I was clear of the city and freeway. I wondered where it was from. Forgot my digital camera.
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Kurt, what lens are you using in this frame?
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I've seen more pics from Kurt in this thread of lost sections of Route 66 than I've seen anywhere. Cool stuff for sure
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Me too! Exploring that is on my bucket list. This thread is the next best thing without being there!
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06-29-2021, 07:03 PM | #19 |
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Just found this, and wow. Bucket list for sure.... Watched a ton of video's and like others have said, never seen most of these spots....
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I guess I should frequent here more often!! I'm absolutely loving this thread!!
I took my parents on a trip to AZ back in early April. We flew into Vegas, then drove through Boulder City to Kingman, where we drove 66 to Ash Fork then on I40 to where we stayed in Flagstaff. We ventured most of the Route 66 spots, visited the Grand Canyon and Painted Desert/Petrified Forest. We only had time to hit the well known parts. We spent the better half of a day in Winslow, another half day in Williams. Seeing this stuff and how much of the original road is still intact is just amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us!!
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I have to admit that I am just now checking out this thread. Wow! I've been missing out. I live in the town where Route 66 was born and we have several sections here to drive on and are still used as primary roads today. Seeing this is so much better IMO. I really appreciate the time you have taken to share the photos and the locations.
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