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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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MURDER and mayhem

Tales from Bloody 66

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things to do on route 66

Things to do before you die on Route 66

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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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Murder, Chaos & Good Times

by jimhinckleysamerica | Sep 16, 2021 | Adventure, aviation history, community development, Kingman Arizona, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, ROUTE 66, Route 66 authors, Route 66 history, Travel, true crime

Murder, chaos and good times. That may seem an odd title but I can assure you that for me this is situation normal. Let me explain. Back in 2019 B.C. (before COVID) my latest book, Murder & Mayhem on The Main Street of America: Tales From Bloody 66 was published...

Somber Reflection

by jimhinckleysamerica | Sep 10, 2021 | community development, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous

We have a somber anniversary fast approaching - 9/11. The 20th anniversary milestone of that horrendous event linked with the increasingly chaotic and tragic situation in Afghanistan has led to a great deal of reflection on the national tragedies that I have...

Words of Wisdom

by jimhinckleysamerica | Sep 7, 2021 | ROUTE 66

"Working this hard is a sure death, but it is a slower one than starvation." "Anyone can learn to swim with incentive. If the ship is going down, and the ice water is swirling around your testicles. That is incentive." " I am not saying the boy is stupid but I bet he...