Well, all good trips must come to an end and the end of this trip started at 5:35. I'm beginning to think it's always dark at that hour. Anyway, there was an IHOP next door and since I have many Pancoins with which to buy Barb free pancakes, that was our first stop.
Staying in Henderson put us South of Las Vegas and that gave us pretty light traffic. The new Interstate 11 is a great drive. Currently only in Nevada, it will someday extend from Nogales, Arizona to the Canadian border. With environmental groups jumping in with lawsuits progress has slowed. Construction started in 2015 and 54 miles have been completed.
Most of the day was spent on Highway 93, with the first 25 or so miles being very scenic. After that, not so much. We were surprised to see an actual Starbucks at the Terrible's White Hills Roadhouse, in White Hills, Arizona. We passed and continued to Kingman, Arizona for Starbucks and a little walk around.
After a short drive on Interstate 40, continued on 93 to Wickenburg, Arizona. Hoping for the best, there are signs on this section of 93 announcing it will be part of Interstate 11. Wishful thinking say I.
At Wickenburg we contined on US 60 to Loop 303 and then out the Parkway to home, where we were greated with a 112 degree tempreture. Fortunetly, we had an App on our phone to crank up the AC after leaving Henderson.
All in all, it was a great two weeks. Barb's 60th reunion was a lot of fun and we got to visit with a few good friends in Redmond. The California and Oregon coasts treated us to seafood and we filled an ice chest with some Oregon treats.
270.7 miles today and 3446.7 miles for the trip.
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