OATMAN, ARIZONA

Now we are on our own, heading out on Highway 40, across to Arizona to waste time on July 2nd and 3rd before travelling up to Las Vegas on July 4th traffic.

OATMAN, Arizona, an authentic western ghost town and mining camp

Get your kicks on Route 66, a common phrase used to describe this rough winding road, all there was in the early 1900's.

Scenes from old Route 66	A winding road up to 3700 feet at places
Off to the distance it is named, Golden Valley	That Mountain Peak rises tall above the rest
Street Gunfights by the Oatman Ghostriders	Two down in an authentic shoot-em-up
Olive Restaurant and Ice Cream Saloon	Ever popular donkeys roan the streets freely

Oatman has a history as a gold mining center but now boasts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Filmakers choose the area for making feature films such as "How the West was Won", "Edge of Eternity", "Universal Soldier", "Foxfire"., as well as commercials, calendars and historical documentaries.

Now we shall head on into Laughlin, Nevada

If you wish to skip some places you may proceed direcctly to one of the following.
Las Vegas, Zion Nat'l, Bryce Nat'l, Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly or Show Low