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1 Rock-O'man-K'man

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Apr 07, 2013
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Arizona Mostly 09 Arizona Mostly 09

1 Rock-O'man-K'man

Apr 07, 2013
103 Photos

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090905-2792LandersSign (Landers is famous for being the epicenter of a large earthquake, and being the home of...)

090905-2793GRock (Giant Rock.)

090905-2794GRock (The chunk fell off in recent years, probably due to a bonfire.)

090905-2795GRockSplit (The UFO groupies used to have an annual get-together out here.)

090905-2796GRockSplit (There was a restaurant on the concrete pad. A dirt landing strip is right nearby.)

090905-2797GRockGraffiti (A German (supposedly a spy) lived under it in the WWII era.)

090905-2799GRockSplit (He was apparently killed by suspicious locals.)

090905-2800GRocks (These are smaller giant rocks.)

090905-2801GRockPeople (Apparently the BLM filled in the room under the rock.)

090905-2802GRockGrafitti (Surprisingly, the graffiti level was not too bad.)

090905-2803Boulders (Boulders on the mountainside.)

090905-2805GRockSplit (White granite.)

090905-2808GRockSplit (I'd hate to be next to it when that chunk popped off.)

090905-2809GRockGraffiti (Ignorance is bliss.)

090905-2810GRockSplit (The dirt road is not bad (a bit sandy in a couple short spots) but many criss-cross the bleak landscape and you could find yourself on the road to nowhere.)

090905-2811GRocks

090905-2812GRockPeople

090905-2815GRockPeople

090905-2817BoulderGraffiti

090905-2818Integratron (The Integratron in Landers.)

090905-2820IntegratronSign (Here's the story.)

090905-2821IntegratronMen (These bikers asked about the Giant Rock. They could not get there via the dirt/sandy road.)

090905-2822FlagHouse (A house in Landers.)

090905-2827Mural29Palms (One of many murals in 29 Palms.)

090905-2831JerryBucklinPark (Jerry Bucklin park in 29 Palms.)

090905-2833GardenMural29Palms (Garden Mural in 29 Palms.)

090905-2834PyramidsForSale (On Amboy Rd.)

090905-2835Pyramids (On Amboy Rd.)

090905-2836RoysSign (Roy's is the biggest thing in Amboy. It is slowly being renovated after years of neglect.)

090905-2837RoysSign (Amboy Crater is in the background.)

090905-2839AmboyAirport (Roy's is slowly coming back to life, maybe, but the airport is pretty much done.)

090905-2840AmboyAirport

090905-2841AmboyRamStatue (Statue in front of the restrooms.)

090905-2842AmboyHorseStatue (Statue in front of the restrooms.)

090905-2843RoysPlaque

090905-2847UnderwearBush (There has been a 'shoe tree' down the road for some time, but the 'underwear bush' is a recent addition.)

090905-2848UnderwearBush

090905-2849ESPORocks

090905-2850Rt66Kiosk (A roadside kiosk.)

090905-2851Rt66KioskStory (Route 66 story.)

090905-2852Rt66KioskStory

090905-2853KioskWildernessGeology (Wilderness and geology.)

090905-2854KioskPlantsAnimals (Plants and animals.)

090905-2855Rt66Kiosk (Paleontology.)

090905-2856KioskPaleontology (History/Native Americans.)

090905-2858OatmanMarker (Marker about the town of Oatman - in Mohave Valley.)

090905-2861BrocksGrave (Roadside marker.)

090905-2863OatmanWelcomeSign (Getting close to Oatman.)

090905-2865OatmanOldFireDept (There are a couple parking lots. This one leads to the fire department.)

090905-2866OatmanNewFireDept (This is the newer one.)

090905-2867OldFiretrucks (This is the older one.)

090905-2869OatmanBurros (Oatman is most famous for the semi-wild burros that run loose, looking for handouts.)

090905-2872Burro (Burro.)

090905-2873OatmanTractor (A tractor.)

090905-2874OatmanMural (Mural.)

090905-2875OreHouseSign (Store sign.)

090905-2877CactusBurroStatue (Burro statue.)

090905-2878OatmanPostOffice (Oatman Post Office.)

090905-2879FirearmsSign (Weapons.)

090905-2880FirearmsSign

090905-2882DeathOfOatmanSign (Epitaph.)

090905-2884OatmanCharacter (Part of a gunfight routine. His sound system was nearly unintelligible, though.)

090905-2887CameraInAction

090905-2890RoadsideAttractionSign

090905-2891ArmagosaToad (Armagosa Toad.)

090905-2893BurroDoorway (Looking for food, or air-conditioning?)

090905-2894OatmanPlaque (Burro plaque.)

090905-2897PhotogRuins (Photo among the ruins.)

090905-2901SignMaker (Signs.)

090905-2902GoldRoadMine (I think this is Goldroad mine.)

090905-2903SitgreavesPassSign (Sitgreaves Pass east of Oatman in the Black Mountains.)

090905-2904SitgreavesPullout (Supposedly in the old days before fuel pumps, cars with little gas had to drive backward up the pass to allow the fuel to flow to the carburetor.)

090905-2906SitgreavesFoundations (Used to be a little stop for ice cream or beer here. It all burned down in 1967.)

090905-2907SchaffersFishbowlSteps (Someone's trip notes on the internet incorrectly said these steps were more than 2 miles from the Pass. Not true. It is only about a mile, actually less than 100 yrds downhill from marker 30.)

090905-2909FishbowlSign (They lead to Schaffer Fish Bowl Spring. It is easy to not see the steps when driving because you are looking left at the sharp turn approaching, while the steps lead back on the right side.)

090905-2911Fishbowl (This large bathtub-sized pool had 2 fish about 2-3" long that I could see. I actually drove past the steps 2 times, and finally asked some guys back at the pass if they knew anything about them.)

090905-2913Fishbowl (They said they saw the steps but did not know what they were about. Here you can see a little dribble running down the hill.)

090905-2914FishbowlShadow (You can see the sharp left turn loop in the road. Marker 30 is just uphill around the bend.)

090905-2915CoolSprings (Coming out of the mountains is Cool Springs, which was heavily restored a few years ago.)

090905-2917CoolSpringsKnickKnacks (Snacks, knick-knacks and memorabilia.)

090905-2924MohaveCoCourtHouse (Historic area of Kingman, and the Mohave County Courthouse.)

090905-2926MohaveCoSuperiorCt (Next door is the Mohave Co Superior Court.)

090905-2928StMarysChurch (Just down the block is St Mary's church.)

090905-2936KingmanTrainTanks (Now on Hwy 40, which follows the train route across N Arizona.)

090905-2938KingmanTank (Arizona boasts the longest unbroken stretch of Route 66, about 160 miles.)

090905-2943KingmanUhaulGasSigns (An out-of-date sign.)

090905-2947KingmanTrainPark (The Kingman Train Park.)

090905-2949TrainPhotoWoman (Train Park.)

090905-2950LocomotivePlaque

090905-2951KingmanMrDs (Mr. D's in Kingman.)

090905-2952MrDs (Nearly everything along Route 66 has that somewhere on the sign or building.)

090905-2953MrDsInt (At the counter.)

090905-2954MrDsInt (The counter.)

090905-2955MrDsInt (Gift shop at the end.)

090905-2957BonelliHouse

090905-2959BonelliHouse (The historic Bonelli House from 1915.)

090905-2960KingmanChurch (Church.)

090905-2969KingmanMuniCourt (Municipal court.)

090905-2971KingmanMasonicTemple (Masonic temple.)

090905-2972CouncilOfGmntsBldg (Council of Governments bldg.)

090905-2981MemorialPlaque

090905-2983FireDeptMemorial (Fire dept and memorial.)

090905-2864OatmanMts (This peak is a local landmark.)

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