We finished up the trip to Calico by panning for gold, walking in a very wacky crooked house, touring old west shops and museums, and walking through an 120+ year old hand dug mine. The experience was cool, and we had a great time there at Calico Ghost Town.

We decided to take a little diversion on the way to Williams and took Old Route 66 outside of Kingman. There are lots of little shops to see, mostly gone and abandoned, but a great place was found as well that had a '57 Corvette, and lots of cool stuff inside.

We arrived in Williams, AZ late in the day around dinner time, and on the suggestion of TripAdvisor, visited Twisters diner. We had some great burgers, dogs, and milkshakes, all in a 50's type diner, highly recommend. We ended up setting up camp in the dark, but the campground is really nice here. We also saw a little wild west shoot out show outside the restaurant.

We leave early for the Grand Canyon. It's 2.25 hours each way on the train, so it should be an adventure. We're looking forward to it. The girls are also looking forward to tomorrow night when they can grab some pool time. We're hear until Friday, so Thursday will be work for me, and play time for the girls. More later...

Faith's blog:
Today we went to Calico Ghost Town. It was fun. We got to pan for gold. We found quite a bit. It is real gold but it wasn’t worth much. We also got to go in a mystery house. There were about 5 or 6 different tricks. They were all cool.

Kenzie's blog:
We had lots of fun here! My favorite part was panning for gold. I found quite a bit of it! We saw lots of old stores and buildings, including the church/school. The Calico Ghost Town was named after the Calico Mountains. This was one of my favorite stops.



Photos:

Route 66 and Grand Canyon