bun family pics

unfortunately one of the little bunnies on the back porch fell (through the slats that make up the floor) and died so i felt required to attempt to rearrange the wool enough so the rest wouldn't do the same. i did grab these two pictures whilst taking about half the wool and putting it away, and mounding the rest up on the table cloth that had been holding it before mommy bun rearranged. Hopefully now the rest will be safe for another couple weeks, until they are old enough to start eating my lettuce & spinach....like their mommy!

the road home

The rockies were amazing...the drive home was interesting. Between the semi trucks, the campers and the 80's red escort, the uphill grades were pretty tough...but it was in the end worth it.

we're home safely...Route 66 has effected my life permanently...I'd do it again tomorrow. but there's dozens of other places i want to see too...

there's more bunnies!

the wool was blocking me from properly closing the door, in attempting to move a the edge a little...oops! i uncovered more bunnies...

one looks older than the others...not sure what the deal there is!

i just covered them back up and decided i didn't need to close the door...but not before i grabbed the camera... and snapped a couple more pictures.

bunnies on my back porch

I was drying wool on my backporch (like i always do) and apparently my wool is really lovely and soft and bedlike...because these cute little guys invaded... i'm sure hoping their mommy comes back to feed them soon.

The Real Road

One last picture to say goodbye to Williams...and on to Seligman...

Seligman was all we were promised... they take Route 66 seriously HERE!

Kingman was great... the museum was totally worth the admission...

the food was good too!

Out of Kingman we had this to look forward to...a hard drive up through the Black Mountains and then....the Mojave desert!

This roadrunner seemed to be just posing for us! Unfortunately, Cold Springs is closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays so we didn't get to go in.

The Black Mountains were rough... I had a hard time imagining how old 30s cars made it up these roads... After the museum i thought often about those beat up cars, ready to fall apart. All along the road there were crosses. I wonder if they were from then or earlier?

I can't imagine how the pioneers and after them the people running from the dirty 30s felt, after coming through the Black Mountains and descending to see the green around the river, to see this stretching out before them... and mountains... more mountains to cross ahead.

If you decide to drive Route 66 in California... do, but buy a book! They let you know you're on the right road very well.... but there are no signs to get you there!

All along the road under the moon were the skeletons of days gone by.... moments in time frozen. I have a hard time imaging people just packing up and leaving... I doubt that i would be able to make myself do it. walk away from a lifetime of memories...

I think i found the real road last night... the mother road.... driving along this stretch of california as the sun was going down and the moon was rising...it all felt real. Not like some stage set, but real! It was sort of spiritual in ways. It reminded me of being 10.... i think the road has been left alone, not repaved, not moved... just as it was when it closed... but later!

And at the end of the road for us... Barstow... and the same moon that's been hanging over Route 66 forever!

Standin' on the Corner...

We started the morning by driving over to the Wigwam... Brenden was excited because it looks just like the Cozy Cone from Cars!
The cars around it were fun too. The kids particularly liked this little green bug!

We headed out for Winslow, Arizona... where we just had to stand on the corner...

We didn't have time to go see the Meteor Crater but the Dome was cool...

After a little discussion we decided not to forget Winona...but skip Flagstaff and go straight to the Grand Canyon. Winona is definitely a little forgettable, but the Grand Canyon was nothing short of AWESOME!!! There really is no other word to describe it...

The watch tower was cool....Here's Brenden just hanging out.

The scenery couldn't possibly be more amazing.

We saw this little guy...

From the biggest canyon ever to tiny wildlife... it was AWESOME!!!

Then we arrived in Williams, AZ...checked into the Super 8. The kids had fun in the swimming pool before it closed.

Then we went to eat at Cruisers... downtown Williams right on Route 66! The food was great, the service was good, there was live music. What a great day... can't wait for tomorrow!