Here we are back in our home state and our normal time zone. Kind of cool and windy along the Colorado, but it was clear as we came down the hill from Kingman.
We left Globe this morning and had a terrific drive through some beautiful country. Started out with the mining country around Globe and Miami and then gradually made our way downhill to Phoenix. Even though we hit Phoenix after morning rush hour, it was still crazy. Took a beltway around the metropolitan area and then drove north to get out in the country. It was all backroads until we got just outside Kingman and then we took I-40 for ten or twelve miles.
Sure is some deserted country along US 93 north of Phoenix. It's the route of the proposed I-11 from Phoenix north to the Canadian border, coming through Las Vegas and Reno before heading north. I think it will be quite a while before that interstate gets built. Some of US 93 is four lane already, but not quite interstate quality.
We really enjoyed the mountains, canyons, and washes along the way. I can just imagine what this area must look like when the monsoon rains hit. In some of the low spots, there were depth gauges so you would know exactly what the depth of water was over the road. They were all dry - thank goodness.
We stopped in Kingman and played nine holes of golf at Cerbat Cliffs golf course, which is where we played when we down here in November. It was one of the craziest layouts I have ever seen for a golf course. We played the back nine because the front was crowded and we had played the front nine when we were here before. We only got lost once or twice and had to ask for directions to get from 11 to 12 and then again to get from 15 to 16. Fun course, though even though it was a little cool. Hard swinging a golf club with three or four layers of clothing!
Our present plan is to leave tomorrow morning and head home. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate for our trip north.
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