Day 14

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Needles, CA to Santa Monica, CA

 

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Today is Jerry's birthday and we reached the end of Route 66 today. We drove acress the Mojave Desert. It seemed to go on forever. We were stuck behind one of the solar cars for about 10 miles before we could pass (Great American Solar Challenge 2001).

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Amboy, CA
In Amboy, California, we saw Amboy Crater--which looks like an inactive volcano. There were lots of lava flows. We stopped for some great photos and to pick up some lava rocks as souvenirs. There wasn't much to see.

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Newberry Springs, CA

We drove down the mountains--it was a beautiful drive.
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Rt66 between Victorville
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and San Bernardino, CA

We got to the western Los Angeles area and tried to find somewhere to stay near Claremont, but everywhere we stopped was booked. Jerry wanted to end the trip here and just go on to Las Vegas a day early, but after 2000 miles, I wanted to see the end. Since there wasn't much of old Route 66 through L.A., we just got on the expressway and drove to Santa Monica. I'm glad we did.

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A0724C-J3316.jpg (16647 bytes) Even though it was a hazy day, it was still beautiful.

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After sunset we still didn't have a place to stay. We decided on the Georgian, a 1930's era hotel on Ocean Blvd. Its the most luxurious place I've ever stayed! I'm looking forward to walking along the ocean in the morning.
 

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