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Route 66 Arizona

The Painted Desert & Petrified Forest
Historic Navajo County Courthouse
The world’s only electric vehicle museum
Award winning microbreweries
Grand Canyon Caverns
Grand Canyon Railway
Lowell Observatory
Iconic Jack Rabbit Trading Post
Cool Springs
Historic Oatman
Standin’ on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona
La Posada
Seligman
Diamond Creek, the only road to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
Hualapai Indian Reservation
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
Easy Rider filming locations

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Desert Wonder Tours and Trips offer 1-4-hour specialty tours that are either pre-trip or step-on historian narrated or contain a guided tour at the end destination. Tours are offered year-round to historical locations, natural wonders, and cultural museums. Trips are customized excursions to local attractions, events and destinations that do not require a historian or guided tour.

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– Jim Liviingston – Photographer

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At Jim Hinckley’s America we test the pillows, taste the enchiladas, try the shower, walk the neighborhood, sample the beer and make the detour so you can enjoy worry free travel. We discover the places known only to the locals, the special places most travelers miss, the hidden gems that ensure a memorable adventure. And we introduce you to the characters, the colorful and fascinating people that add seasoning to the adventure.

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The Morning Walkabout

by jimhinckleysamerica | Jun 11, 2021 | ROUTE 66

Heat should be expected in Arizona during the months of summer but this afternoon temperatures are set to soar to new records. Not that it is needed but this provides added incentive for a sunrise walkabout. Counted among my many blessings is the fact that Kingman,...

The Long and Dusty Trail

by jimhinckleysamerica | Jun 10, 2021 | Kingman Arizona, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, ROUTE 66, Route 66 authors, Route 66 history, Travel, Uncategorized

I was an odd kid, and still am. For about as long as I can remember there has been a fascination with cemeteries. I used to take my books to the local cemetery, find a shady spot, and while away an afternoon reading. It made me happier than fleas on a puppy. Ma always...

An Attempt to Explain

by jimhinckleysamerica | Jun 3, 2021 | Adventure, automotive history, Lifestyle, ROUTE 66, Route 66 authors, Travel

Exactly when thoughts first turned to ownership of a Ford Model A is unknown. Suffice to say that the seeds for this pipe dream were planted long ago, long, long ago. Well, with the passing of another birthday, and having survived the swirling disasters that was the...