Kingman AZ

6/4 Kingman AZ from Santa Monica (SM)

It's about 2:30 pm and I'm gotten to Kingman.   It was about 330 miles and with no traffic,  not a long run.  

I've gassed up,  found some food for tonight and checked into the campground.  

Have I mentioned the temperature?   62 or so in SM,  but here it's 107 or so.   I saw 115 on the way across CA.   I am happy to be 7 degrees cooler.   I'm hoping it will drop to a mere 90 or so by tonight.

The drive across is interesting for the geology.   There is not a lot of civilization out there.   A couple of signs pointed ways to the original rt.  66.  I didn't bother, as freeway was good enough for me and I don't want to shift more than I have to.

Did I mention the golf just about killed Jay and I?   Well,  it did.   We walked and carried (or pushed) our way the LA Hills.   Would have killed lessor men.   My hips and calves don't seem to like it much.   The soreness didn't make the drive anymore fun.

I found the county library and it's cooler than outside and I'm grabbing that and the WiFi to catch up on the blog.

The tent site is pretty much sand and small gravel.   I took the shadiest spot as some attempt to block the sun.   It might be tarp time as a sun block.  Sand in the tent?   A real possibility.  But I am not expecting dew in the morning.  

I found a Safeway and the ham was on sale,  so Sammie for the next couple of days.   It's really too hot to add heat to the world,  so cold food will be fine.

Jay bought me a couple of Stouts,  and I may have one after I get setup later.  

The temp extremes crossed 55 degree swing today.   Amazing what folks can adapt to.  

No sightseeing today.   Tomorrow I'm off to the East part of the state,  Holbrook,  which for me is a hard name to remember.  I know a Holman and it's blocking my keen memory from working properly.   On the way there is Petrified National Forest and the Winslow meteor crater.   I'm not really interested in the crater,  but they are supposed to have a nice fossil collection in the gift shop.

I finished the Saturn Run audio book.   Quite good and I enjoyed it all.   Good pace and the science was pretty good and also interesting to me.  

I'm on to a Jack Reached novel by Lee Child.   It's not the usual narrator I'm used to,  but he sounds a lot like the other guy.

That's all for now.   Your humble servant,  etc.,  etc.