Picture(s) A Day – 27 December 2009

Before you think I might have forgotten to take any pictures on my way home from Prescott, I figured I’d post the best of those from that trip

The trip took just over five hours including stops, averaged 64 miles per hour, and showed an average fuel consumption of 34.7 miles per gallon.  All in all, it took right around eight gallons of gas each way which comes out to somewhere around $50 for the round trip

Anyway, enough of the facts and figures – let’s get to the pictures

27 December 2009 - Decorations in Mom & Dad's front yard

Yep, wagon wheels, cow skulls, and snow in the front yard – I like Mom & Dad’s taste and style in yard decor

27 December 2009 - View from the road from Mom & Dad's back to Highway 89

27 December 2009 - View from Highway 89 northbound

27 December 2009 - More from Highway 89 northbound

27 December 2009 - More from Highway 89 northbound

27 December 2009 - More from Highway 89 northbound

27 December 2009 - Looking north from Highway 40 westbound a ways east of Kingman

Something I always think about these days, now that I’m old enough to understand it, is that this was where the “Wild West” really was the Wild West.  Take a good look at these pictures because not much has changed since Wyatt, Morgan, and Virgil Earp rode this area with Doc Holliday.  Those first two pictures are pretty close to Prescott and I know for a fact that they used to frequent the casinos on Whiskey Row including The Palace Saloon back in the days before they went to Tombstone.  This is where cowboys rode the range for the ranchers and where the railroads came through blazing a path across a much younger nation.  Yeah, I like the Old West just a bit

27 December 2009 - Looking west from Highway 40 westbound a ways west of Kingman

Another thing I like about this part of the country is the incredible, wide open spaces.  Just look at that long stretch of blacktop and the wide plane between here and the far side

27 December 2009 - A view of Laughlin, NV while crossing back into Nevada

Laughlin is an interesting place.  It’s kind of like Las Vegas on a diet and a budget, but it’s still a cool place.  The only problem is the weather.  It’s hotter than Vegas in the summer, colder in the winter, and nearly always windy.  I kind of like visiting, but I don’t want to live there

27 December 2009 - Sunset from Highway 95 a ways north of Laughlin

The final picture comes from what’s basically the home stretch of the journey.  Sunset over desert mountains is a beautiful thing, especially when there’s a few clouds in the sky to give it some color

That’s all for that set of pictures.  Here’s hoping you enjoyed ‘em

Have a great day, everyone