Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - Happy Halloween!

I have been enjoying wearing my Halloween jewelry off and on during this trip. I decided to bring mainly orange and black to wear, so it has been fun and today is my last day to get decked out. I have been surprised that not too many places seem to be decorating for Halloween. Our waitress this morning was wearing orange, and one of them had sprongy ears on.

We started our trip by getting back on I-40 and driving through Flagstaff AZ. I found out that the town is named for an actual flagstaff that was installed in the late 1800s as a landmark for travelers heading for California. I wonder where it went? We got off the Interstate to drive through Flagstaff on historic route 66. I don’t believe we have ever done that, we usually go around on the Interstate. It is a smaller and quieter town than I had imagined. We saw a lot of older buildings and businesses. The vintage train depot has been turned into a visitor center, but we didn’t stop to look at it.

The rest of the trip to Laughlin was rather mundane! We saw lots of sand, desert plants, and interesting craggy hills and mountains. Mt. Humphries, outside of Flagstaff, is the highest point in Arizona – over 12,000 feet high.

We arrived in Laughlin around noon. We went to the Riverside Campground and got a lovely spot on the third tier (which gives us a good view of the town and the Colorado River). We even have a tree in our backyard! The weather is lovely and balmy. We spent the rest of the day doing laundry, taking showers, resting and eating. Yummy, yummy!