Blogs from Kingman, Arizona, United States, North America

Kingman ist eIne typische Goldgräber Stadt, die allerdings jetzt von der Lage an der Route 66 lebt. Eigentlich hatte ich mir immer geschworen, den Hype von dieser Straße nicht mitzumachen. Aber jetzt fahre ich sie halt doch manchmal entlang, einfach weil sie da hinführt, wo ich hin will. Nach Gold und Silberfunden in der Gegend, entstand 1882 im Hualapai Valley eine kleine Siedlung, die nach Lewis Kingman, dem Konstrukteur der Bahnlinie, benannt wurde. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde der Flugplatz ein wichtiger Stützpunkt für die Ausbildung in der US Luftwaffe. Ab Herbst 1945 wurden bis zu 150 Flugzeuge pro Tag nach Kingman ("Storage Depot 41") geflogen. 1946 waren dort 5500 überzählige oder veraltete Maschinen eingetroffen. Einige der Flugzeuge waren damals nagelneu und sind direkt vom Herstellerwerk nach Kingman geflogen worden. In drei rund um die Uhr betriebenen ... read more

April 17: Our day kinda started out last night. We found out our oldest daughter and her boyfriend had flown to Las Vegas from Edmonton Alberta. Jan and I tidied up and went to visit Cindy and Bill at C Bar J Horse Haven Rescue Ranch. We took tons of photos and had a great visit. We opted for lunch at Canyon Cafe to update our travel blog. I did some gardening. I tore out a dozen Cholla cacti. They are tough. So tough I broke my hedge trimmers cutting off branches. Jan weeded and cleaned up our little garden with barrel cacti and a bird of paradise tree. I had transplanted two fishtail barrel cacti as well. Julie and Gil showed up after dark. It was awesome to see them here from Edmonton. They headed ... read more

April 15: Windy and cool day right from the start. Had a 10 am brunch and a 1:30 pm lunch. In between, Jan stained most of the addition. I built shelves and finishing touches to the addition as well. Went to town mid afternoon, met up with Lewis at the Canyon Cafe. He introduced us to a friend, Georgia. Jim called to say he was back home in New York. Came home and Jan made dinner. Quiet evening gown at home. Actually needing get to wear a jacket. April 16: A full day planned, we started out at 9 am after breakfast. There was a cattle round up at the corner of Pierce Ferry Road and highway 93. So we stopped there for Jan to take a bunch of photos. We drove up to Boulder City ... read more

April 10: Rainy day but we got a few things done in the morning, then we went to Kingman for some more materials for the utility shelter. It poured cats and dogs in Kingman. It was our first ever monsoon. Water was gushing over the road, in places 30 cm or 1 foot deep. We went to Walmart for a couple of floor mats and a lantern for more light. We went to Home Depot for some sheathing and other building material, and then stopped at Baskin Robin’s for ice cream. So yummy! Lewis texted and invited us over for homemade soup, so we didn't have to make dinner. We came home after dark. The weather was beginning to clear up April 11: Slept in until 8:30 am. Had coffee and pancakes and eggs. Worked on ... read more

Up and at it early. I got the walls up for the utility shelter. I had coffee while working on it. It was cooler for the morning but warmed up to 99 F (37 C) by 12 noon. Jan made a great breakfast...bacon, eggs, hash browns with toast and jam. We were able to hook up the generator to recharge our large battery. We went over to Slim's place for cherry pie and visited for several hours. We went to the Meditation Circle which is part of the Dolan Springs hiking trail system, after having a late lunch of salad at Canyon Cafe. Came home and Jan made yams and green beans to go with my barbecued pork chops and garlic toast. It was the first barbecue of the season. This is also Jim's last night ... read more