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Paul Verizzo | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Route 66, the California Desert tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Route 66, the California Desert

Pictures from October 2002, north of San Bernardino to Victorville to Amboy to Needles and beyond.

Most of the old alignment, which changed from time to time, has been paved over. However, you can literally drive on the old road east of Cadiz. Look on the south side and you will see stretches of the pavement that Jack Kerouac passed over in Lew Welch's Jeep in 1959.

I also found some sections in the NE quadrant of I-40 and US 95 intersection, off road. See photos 323-332.
133-Classic McDonald's, Upland, CA.jpg
133-Classic McDonald's, Upland, CA.jpg
134-Rte 66 alongside Cajon Pass.jpg
134-Rte 66 alongside Cajon Pass.jpg
135-Rte 66 alongside Cajon Pass 2.jpg
135-Rte 66 alongside Cajon Pass 2.jpg
136-Rte 66 Painted on road, Cajon Pass.jpg
136-Rte 66 Painted on road, Cajon Pass.jpg
137-Rte 66 Painted on road, close.jpg
137-Rte 66 Painted on road, close.jpg
138-Rte 66 painted on road looking south.jpg
138-Rte 66 painted on road looking south.jpg
139-Jeep with Historic US 66 on road.jpg
139-Jeep with Historic US 66 on road.jpg
140-Thumbs up on Route 66.jpg
140-Thumbs up on Route 66.jpg
141-Route 66 Museum, Victorville.jpg
141-Route 66 Museum, Victorville.jpg
142-Route 66 Museum Inside 1.jpg
142-Route 66 Museum Inside 1.jpg
143-Route 66 Museum Inside 2.jpg
143-Route 66 Museum Inside 2.jpg
144-Milner & Maharis TV show.jpg
144-Milner & Maharis TV show.jpg
145-Route 66 Museum Inside 3.jpg
145-Route 66 Museum Inside 3.jpg
146-Route 66 Museum Inside 4.jpg
146-Route 66 Museum Inside 4.jpg
147-Route 66 Museum Inside 5.jpg
147-Route 66 Museum Inside 5.jpg
148-Route 66 Museum Inside 6.jpg
148-Route 66 Museum Inside 6.jpg
149-Lucerne Valley Gas Pump.jpg
149-Lucerne Valley Gas Pump.jpg
153-Tamarisk (Salt Cedar) Tree.jpg
153-Tamarisk (Salt Cedar) Tree.jpg
154-A long time ago.....jpg
154-A long time ago.....jpg
155 Nelson Studios.jpg
155 Nelson Studios.jpg
156-Mohave Intersection (no signals).jpg
156-Mohave Intersection (no signals).jpg
157-A town with character(s).jpg
157-A town with character(s).jpg
159-29 Palms to Amboy Sign, blurred.jpg
159-29 Palms to Amboy Sign, blurred.jpg
160-Amboy is over there somewhere.jpg
160-Amboy is over there somewhere.jpg
161-Leila Lane Sign, Mojave Desert.jpg
161-Leila Lane Sign, Mojave Desert.jpg
162-North to Amboy.jpg
162-North to Amboy.jpg
163-Summit Looking North.jpg
163-Summit Looking North.jpg
164-Heading down towards Amboy.jpg
164-Heading down towards Amboy.jpg
165-Mojave Hills.jpg
165-Mojave Hills.jpg
166-Dry Lake Bed.jpg
166-Dry Lake Bed.jpg
167-Jeep at dry lake bed.jpg
167-Jeep at dry lake bed.jpg
168-Dry Lake Bed 2.jpg
168-Dry Lake Bed 2.jpg
169-Dry Lake Bed 3.jpg
169-Dry Lake Bed 3.jpg
170 Bristol Dry Lake.jpg
170 Bristol Dry Lake.jpg
171-Jeep at dry lake on Amboy Road.jpg
171-Jeep at dry lake on Amboy Road.jpg
172-Looking back on Amboy Road.jpg
172-Looking back on Amboy Road.jpg
173-Calcium Chloride Mining on dry lake bed.jpg
173-Calcium Chloride Mining on dry lake bed.jpg
174-National Chloride Company sign.jpg
174-National Chloride Company sign.jpg
176-Amboy Crater.jpg
176-Amboy Crater.jpg
177-National Trails Hwy Sign, Amboy.jpg
177-National Trails Hwy Sign, Amboy.jpg
178-Sign on Rte 66, Amboy.jpg
178-Sign on Rte 66, Amboy.jpg
180-Approaching Amboy.jpg
180-Approaching Amboy.jpg
181-West towards Ludow.jpg
181-West towards Ludow.jpg
182-Old RR crew homes, Amboy.jpg
182-Old RR crew homes, Amboy.jpg
183-Amboy, Pop. 20 Founded 1858.jpg
183-Amboy, Pop. 20 Founded 1858.jpg
184-Roy's Motel-Cafe Sign, bus.jpg
184-Roy's Motel-Cafe Sign, bus.jpg
185-Post Office, Amboy.jpg
185-Post Office, Amboy.jpg
186-Church, Amboy.jpg
186-Church, Amboy.jpg
187-Sign & Tower, Amboy.jpg
187-Sign & Tower, Amboy.jpg
188-1917 Stone, Amboy.jpg
188-1917 Stone, Amboy.jpg
189-Amboy School, vacant.jpg
189-Amboy School, vacant.jpg
190-Amboy Motel.jpg
190-Amboy Motel.jpg
191-Amboy Motel Cabin, typical.jpg
191-Amboy Motel Cabin, typical.jpg
192-Amboy Police & Fire.jpg
192-Amboy Police & Fire.jpg
193-GM Coach badge, close.jpg
193-GM Coach badge, close.jpg
194-GM bus.jpg
194-GM bus.jpg
195-Roy's Cafe.jpg
195-Roy's Cafe.jpg
197-Inside Roy's Cafe.jpg
197-Inside Roy's Cafe.jpg
198-Paul in Roy's Cafe - great iced tea.jpg
198-Paul in Roy's Cafe - great iced tea.jpg
198-Paul in Roy's Cafe cropped.jpg
198-Paul in Roy's Cafe cropped.jpg
199-Roy's Sign.jpg
199-Roy's Sign.jpg
200-Towtruck, inoperative now.jpg
200-Towtruck, inoperative now.jpg
201 Amboy Church.jpg
201 Amboy Church.jpg
202 Amboy Church Steeple.jpg
202 Amboy Church Steeple.jpg
206-Madonna of Amboy 1.jpg
206-Madonna of Amboy 1.jpg
207-Madonna of Amboy 2.jpg
207-Madonna of Amboy 2.jpg
208-Water in old valve box.jpg
208-Water in old valve box.jpg
210-Heading East towards Chambless.jpg
210-Heading East towards Chambless.jpg
212-Mojave Mountains.jpg
212-Mojave Mountains.jpg
213-Rte 66 Road Runner's Retreat Signs.jpg
213-Rte 66 Road Runner's Retreat Signs.jpg
215-Low sun in Mojave.jpg
215-Low sun in Mojave.jpg
216-Official Garage, Chambless.jpg
216-Official Garage, Chambless.jpg
217-South to Cadiz (KAY-dee).jpg
217-South to Cadiz (KAY-dee).jpg
218-East Cadiz RR location.jpg
218-East Cadiz RR location.jpg
219-Tamarisk trees on RR ROW, Cadiz.jpg
219-Tamarisk trees on RR ROW, Cadiz.jpg
221-Tracks, Cadiz.jpg
221-Tracks, Cadiz.jpg
222-Cadiz Sign.jpg
222-Cadiz Sign.jpg
223-Water Tower, Cadiz.jpg
223-Water Tower, Cadiz.jpg
224-Tracks, Cadiz 2.jpg
224-Tracks, Cadiz 2.jpg
225-Tracks, Cadiz 3.jpg
225-Tracks, Cadiz 3.jpg
226-Tracks to East.jpg
226-Tracks to East.jpg
227-Dead Tamarisk Branches at Sunset.jpg
227-Dead Tamarisk Branches at Sunset.jpg
228-Tamarisk Jungle.jpg
228-Tamarisk Jungle.jpg
229-Tracks & Tower at Sunset.jpg
229-Tracks & Tower at Sunset.jpg
230-Mountains to North.jpg
230-Mountains to North.jpg
231-View.jpg
231-View.jpg
232-Tower and rails at sunset.jpg
232-Tower and rails at sunset.jpg
233-Jeep, maps on hood.jpg
233-Jeep, maps on hood.jpg
234-Fast Freight at Sunset.jpg
234-Fast Freight at Sunset.jpg
235-Jeep and Tamarisk at Sunrise.jpg
235-Jeep and Tamarisk at Sunrise.jpg
236-Morning Mojave Mountains 1.jpg
236-Morning Mojave Mountains 1.jpg
238-Cadiz 0730.jpg
238-Cadiz 0730.jpg
239-Morning Mojave Mountains 2.jpg
239-Morning Mojave Mountains 2.jpg
240-Morning Mojave Mountains 3.jpg
240-Morning Mojave Mountains 3.jpg
241-Morning Mojave Mountains 4.jpg
241-Morning Mojave Mountains 4.jpg
242-Morning Jeep, tracks, and tamarisk.jpg
242-Morning Jeep, tracks, and tamarisk.jpg
243-Quiet AM in Cadiz.jpg
243-Quiet AM in Cadiz.jpg
244-Morning sun on eastern rails.jpg
244-Morning sun on eastern rails.jpg
246-Tamarisk tree art by the men of the RR.jpg
246-Tamarisk tree art by the men of the RR.jpg
247-Tamarisk tree to Cadiz.jpg
247-Tamarisk tree to Cadiz.jpg
249-Switch.jpg
249-Switch.jpg
250-Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Message Center.jpg
250-Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Message Center.jpg
251-Large Salt Cedar at Cadiz.jpg
251-Large Salt Cedar at Cadiz.jpg
253-Rail Tamping Machine.jpg
253-Rail Tamping Machine.jpg
254-Lift Here - You have to be kidding.jpg
254-Lift Here - You have to be kidding.jpg
255 - The Guts of the Tamper.jpg
255 - The Guts of the Tamper.jpg
256 - BNSF Locomotive 4564.jpg
256 - BNSF Locomotive 4564.jpg
257 - BNSF 4564 VIN Tag.jpg
257 - BNSF 4564 VIN Tag.jpg
260 - The other half, the electric motor.jpg
260 - The other half, the electric motor.jpg
261 - 5300 gallon fuel tank.jpg
261 - 5300 gallon fuel tank.jpg
262 - Do you have a 74 volt bulb here.jpg
262 - Do you have a 74 volt bulb here.jpg
263 - Work crew at Cadiz.jpg
263 - Work crew at Cadiz.jpg
265 -  Leaving Cadiz.jpg
265 - Leaving Cadiz.jpg
266 - Water truck at Cadiz.jpg
266 - Water truck at Cadiz.jpg
268 - Mojave Mountains North of Chambless.jpg
268 - Mojave Mountains North of Chambless.jpg
271 - East from Chambless.jpg
271 - East from Chambless.jpg
272 - Jeep at Chambless.jpg
272 - Jeep at Chambless.jpg
273 - Eastward on old 66 near Danby.jpg
273 - Eastward on old 66 near Danby.jpg
275 - Off the road near Danby for a whiz.jpg
275 - Off the road near Danby for a whiz.jpg
276 - Near Danby.jpg
276 - Near Danby.jpg
277 - Near Danby 2.jpg
277 - Near Danby 2.jpg
278 - Danby Road, sign.jpg
278 - Danby Road, sign.jpg
279 - Old Tire, how appropriate.jpg
279 - Old Tire, how appropriate.jpg
280 - BNSF near Danby.jpg
280 - BNSF near Danby.jpg
281 - Lunch near Danby, cream soda, not beer.jpg
281 - Lunch near Danby, cream soda, not beer.jpg
282 Panorama 1.jpg
282 Panorama 1.jpg
283 Panorama 2.jpg
283 Panorama 2.jpg
284 Panorama 3.jpg
284 Panorama 3.jpg
285 Panorama 4.jpg
285 Panorama 4.jpg
286 Panorama 5.jpg
286 Panorama 5.jpg
287 Panorama 6.jpg
287 Panorama 6.jpg
288 Panorama 7.jpg
288 Panorama 7.jpg
289 Panorama 8.jpg
289 Panorama 8.jpg
290 Panorama 9.jpg
290 Panorama 9.jpg
291 Panorama 10.jpg
291 Panorama 10.jpg
292 Panorama 11.jpg
292 Panorama 11.jpg
293 Panorama 12.jpg
293 Panorama 12.jpg
294 - Checking email near nowhere.jpg
294 - Checking email near nowhere.jpg
297 - Old car & trailer in Essex, CA.jpg
297 - Old car & trailer in Essex, CA.jpg
300 Essex Building 1.jpg
300 Essex Building 1.jpg
301 Essex Building 2.jpg
301 Essex Building 2.jpg
302 - Essex Cafe.jpg
302 - Essex Cafe.jpg
303 - Essex Post Office.jpg
303 - Essex Post Office.jpg
304 - Essex Market.jpg
304 - Essex Market.jpg
305 - Why.jpg
305 - Why.jpg
306 - I40 Prairie Schooners from Rte 66.jpg
306 - I40 Prairie Schooners from Rte 66.jpg
307 - Closer to Schooner.jpg
307 - Closer to Schooner.jpg
309 - Diesel Schooners on the Mojave.jpg
309 - Diesel Schooners on the Mojave.jpg
310 - Volcanic Cone w Schooners.jpg
310 - Volcanic Cone w Schooners.jpg
311 Goffs Cone 1.jpg
311 Goffs Cone 1.jpg
312 Cone and Road to Goffs.jpg
312 Cone and Road to Goffs.jpg
313 Cone and Road to Goffs 2.jpg
313 Cone and Road to Goffs 2.jpg
314 West View towards Goffs Cutoff.jpg
314 West View towards Goffs Cutoff.jpg
315 - Road North to Goffs.jpg
315 - Road North to Goffs.jpg
316 - North to Goffs.jpg
316 - North to Goffs.jpg
317 - Antennas on Goffs Cone.jpg
317 - Antennas on Goffs Cone.jpg
318 - Goffs in the distance.jpg
318 - Goffs in the distance.jpg
319 - Goffs Sign & Mailboxes.jpg
319 - Goffs Sign & Mailboxes.jpg
320 - Goffs General Store.jpg
320 - Goffs General Store.jpg
321 - Goffs Restaurant Sign.jpg
321 - Goffs Restaurant Sign.jpg
323 Fedex truck near Goffs.jpg
323 Fedex truck near Goffs.jpg
324 - Goffs Road and US 95 Junction.jpg
324 - Goffs Road and US 95 Junction.jpg
325 - Rte 66 Lane Markings near i40 & US95.jpg
325 - Rte 66 Lane Markings near i40 & US95.jpg
326 - Lane Markings.jpg
326 - Lane Markings.jpg
327 - The Old Road, Lane Markings.jpg
327 - The Old Road, Lane Markings.jpg
328 - Mother Road to go under I-40.jpg
328 - Mother Road to go under I-40.jpg
329 - She was here.jpg
329 - She was here.jpg
330 - On top of ghosts.jpg
330 - On top of ghosts.jpg
331 - A cut across the old road.jpg
331 - A cut across the old road.jpg
332- Yeah (exclamation point).jpg
332- Yeah (exclamation point).jpg
333 - Down towards Needles CA.jpg
333 - Down towards Needles CA.jpg
334 - My favorite sign.jpg
334 - My favorite sign.jpg
335 - 66 Motel in Needles CA.jpg
335 - 66 Motel in Needles CA.jpg
336 - 66 Motel 2.jpg
336 - 66 Motel 2.jpg
337 - Boxcar in Needles.jpg
337 - Boxcar in Needles.jpg
339 - Bridge over Colorado River.jpg
339 - Bridge over Colorado River.jpg
344 - Back Country Road Info.jpg
344 - Back Country Road Info.jpg
345 - Towards Black Mounatains.jpg
345 - Towards Black Mounatains.jpg
346 - Towards Black Mountains 2.jpg
346 - Towards Black Mountains 2.jpg
348 - JeepJeep.jpg
348 - JeepJeep.jpg
349 - JeepJeep 2.jpg
349 - JeepJeep 2.jpg
350 - Slight Detour.jpg
350 - Slight Detour.jpg
351 - What was here.jpg
351 - What was here.jpg
352 - Something commercial was here.jpg
352 - Something commercial was here.jpg
354 - Water (exclamation).jpg
354 - Water (exclamation).jpg
355 - Maybe a sauna, huh.jpg
355 - Maybe a sauna, huh.jpg
356 - Towards Oatman, AZ.jpg
356 - Towards Oatman, AZ.jpg
357 - Oatman AZ sign.jpg
357 - Oatman AZ sign.jpg
358 - Oatman, tourist town.jpg
358 - Oatman, tourist town.jpg
359 - After Oatman, looking west.jpg
359 - After Oatman, looking west.jpg
360 - Just came up.jpg
360 - Just came up.jpg
361- Sitgreaves Pass Sign.jpg
361- Sitgreaves Pass Sign.jpg
362 - Looking down from Sitgreaves.jpg
362 - Looking down from Sitgreaves.jpg
363 - 66 Sign on bldg in Kingman.jpg
363 - 66 Sign on bldg in Kingman.jpg
364 - Hotel in Kingman, who stayed here (q).jpg
364 - Hotel in Kingman, who stayed here (q).jpg
365 - Brunswick Hotel, Kingman AZ.jpg
365 - Brunswick Hotel, Kingman AZ.jpg
366 - Kingman AZ RR station.jpg
366 - Kingman AZ RR station.jpg
369 - Heartbreak outside of Kingman, Dodge Van.jpg
369 - Heartbreak outside of Kingman, Dodge Van.jpg
371 - Studebaker Gran Turismo, Hackberry AZ.jpg
371 - Studebaker Gran Turismo, Hackberry AZ.jpg
372 - Studebaker Champion, Hackberry, AZ.jpg
372 - Studebaker Champion, Hackberry, AZ.jpg
373 - Motel, Seligman, AZ.jpg
373 - Motel, Seligman, AZ.jpg
374 - Winona Exit Sign.jpg
374 - Winona Exit Sign.jpg
375 - 66 Bridge in Winona, AZ.jpg
375 - 66 Bridge in Winona, AZ.jpg
376 - 66 Bridge in Winona 2.jpg
376 - 66 Bridge in Winona 2.jpg
377 - Winona Trading Post 1.jpg
377 - Winona Trading Post 1.jpg
378 - Winona Trading Post 2.jpg
378 - Winona Trading Post 2.jpg
379 - Winona Trading Post 3.jpg
379 - Winona Trading Post 3.jpg
380 - Don't forget Winona.jpg
380 - Don't forget Winona.jpg
382 - To Winona.jpg
382 - To Winona.jpg
383 - East from Winona.jpg
383 - East from Winona.jpg