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Kingman, Oatman, Seligman, Williams Today was a great day for tourism. Beginning in Kingman, we drove to Oatman from the western side. This is the original path of Route-66 through some extremely rugged, mountainous country. Oatman is the little town with the wild burros. From Oatman, we followed the original Route-66 eastward and continued on I-40 and turned off to drive through Seligmen. Continuing east on I-40, we stopped at Williams. This is the "Gateway to the Grand Canyon" or at least to the South Rim. We got into the old downtown area and they closed off a block for a street drama describing and old gunfight that took place in 1873. At least they purported that it took place. The actors were terrific, real characters each. Outfitted in authentic(?) cowboy clothes, they enacted the incident two different ways, first as the local newspaper reported it and then as it actually happened. It was hilarious. The little drama was light hearted, full of fun, wit, and charm. They punctuated the little play with very loud blanks shot from real pistols. |
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Kingman, AZ |
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Oatman, AZ |
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 The old Route-66 runs from Just east of Needles, CA to Oatman |
 The old road is not in such good condition as decades ago, but still very passable |
 The vistas can be breath taking |
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 After a long but beautiful ride, we are nearing Oatman |
 Last time we were here the donkeys were not to be seen. When we arrived in town we were thrilled to see one |
 It turns out that they are everywhere. Completely nonplussed by people or cars |
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 They used to sell carrots but now they sell compressed hay pellets. |
 Me feeding the donkeys |
 Mama and little one |
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| The ride out from Oatman back to Kingman is spectacular. I will be adding those photos as time allows | ||||
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| Williams, AZ | ||||
 Downtown Williams |
 The hero of the little play |
 The narrator |
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Kingman to Oatman from the west |
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