I last posted while we were in Little Rock, Arkansas. Since then we have made our way, via Interstate 40, into California where we will spend the winter. I have not posted along this route as we have been here before and seen the sights which I reported on. Our stops were shorter, only 2 to 3 days. Taking the I-40 route meant we were at higher elevations which translated into some very cold nights along the way. On multiple nights the temperatures dipped below freezing forcing us to disconnect our water line. In Gallup it got down to 12 degrees and froze one of our awnings over a slide. Note to self, take I-10 next time!
We did have a blowout on one of the trailer tires while in Checotah, Oklahoma. Fortunately it happened just as we got into the RV park so no damage was done. I was able to get a tire the next day and we were fine. Our extended warranty, this time, gave me no problem and honored my claim, so good news.
Here is a list of the places we stopped. After Little Rock it was Checotah, Oklahoma, then Shamrock, Texas, Santa Rosa, New Mexico, Gallup, New Mexico, Seligman, Arizona and now we are in Yermo, California before we head into Anaheim on Monday.
Most of those towns are all Route 66 cities. Gallup does a good job of keeping the feel of the days when Route 66 was in use and Seligman, for being out in the middle of nowhere, keeps the old feel alive, but otherwise these towns are really run down.
With our arrival in California we have completed another coast to coast trip in one year as we did last year. We were in Savannah, Georgia at the beginning of the year and will finish out this year in Anaheim, California. We also covered the east coast from Savannah, Georgia to Prince Edward Island in Canada. Next year we focus on the west coast and the western states before heading to the midwest and south towards the end of the year.
