Road trips from Kingman

This might be part of what was once the small mining town of Cerbat, AZ.

Roadkill Cafe in Seligman, AZ on Route 66.

This is "Red". The actual model of the firetruck in the movie "Cars". He is parked at the Grand Canyon Caverns off Route 66.

Click on this picture and you can see the area in this cavern where one can spend the night. They will even deliver pizza to you. It better be one good pizza for $700 a night.

Beautiful view of Davis Dam near Bullhead, AZ

Knowing we only had a couple more weekends here in Kingman, Kirk and I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and take a few last road trips. We drove toward Laughlin (where we have gone many times) and drove to Davis Dam. It's a beautiful section of the Colorado river at the Lake Mead Recreational Area. On another weekend we drove up Route 66 to Seligman. Before getting to Seligman, we stopped at the Grand Canyon Caverns. It was pretty interesting. We found out that this particular cavern is one of the few still considered as a fall-out shelter because of the extremely low humidity, and where many, many supplies are stored "just in case". One can even pay $700/night to stay in the cavern. Apparently, there have been weddings, and honeymoons in this cavern. They have a small space set up with everything you should need while staying the night in the cavern. We ate lunch at the Roadkill Cafe in Seligman, which was a little pricey ($16 for a small buffalo burger, which we shared). Is buffalo meat really that expensive? There is a zoo in Valentine, north off route 66 called Keepers of the Wild, however, we did not see this, and only learned of it after we returned to Kingman. Apparently it is a must see. The animals are mostly non-desert animals that have been rescued. If you take the guided tour, you will learn the stories behind the animals. Wish we had seen it. Our last weekend here, we drove to the ghost town of Cerbat. I think we made it there, but not sure, as it is no longer a "town", just the middle of the desert. The ride was fun though. You definitely have to have a 4-wheel drive vehicle to do most of the drive. We did see some old abandoned mines, a working mine (off Mineral Park road), and some great scenery. Kingman has been an interesting adventure. I have loved my job, meeting new people, seeing new places, but it's time to be closer to family. Our original plan in coming to AZ was to be near my 2 sisters in the Phoenix area. We are on our way to Mesa for the next month, enjoy our family, and wait to see where God places us next!