Something we don't have any photos of: The drive post-Kingman to our room in Laughlin, NV. We deviated from the overall route in order to be able to afford a hotel room. Needles, California may be the most over-priced place on the planet for everything.
It was dark when we left Kingman, and we had two options: 1)Winding mountain road, or 2) Interstate to Needles and up something called the Needles Hwy/River Road. We opted for the second choice. What we didn't know was that this area was desert that was the same color as the road (hard to differentiate in the dark) and full of large dips that were always preceded by the sign "Flooded". It was a stressful hour and a half as we made our way to the hotel (which was also a casino, as are all hotels in NV, methinks). Gwen navigated this stretch turn by turn. We were both frazzled by the end, but we made it safely.
The next morning, we drove back the same way in the light. It was a much better experience. Nevertheless, I must say that I recommend not ever taking that road.
So ended the 2nd to last day of the Route 66 drive.
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