Hawaii 50 - Hoover Dam, Route 66, and the Grand Canyon
It's always sad when any holiday comes to an end but luckily for us, at the end of this holiday, we decided to add on a mini-holiday! After an evening celebrating New Years Eve, we picked up a hire car from the airport and hit the road for a mini road trip. This is a trip we had done a couple of times in the past but in summer. We knew it was going to be colder and with less tourists but we were not expecting heavy snow fall. We started the trip off with a stop at the Hoover Dam. It was busy but nothing compared to the carnage of tourists in the summer months. We easily parked up, walked around, and without a queue, took one of the tours. We headed back on the road, picking up Route 66 to Kingman. In the summer, this route is busy with tourists especially bikers on Harleys, but this time I don't remember seeing any cars at all. Once in Kingman, we checked out downtown, stopping for a beer in Block Bridge Brewery, before checking into our room for the night ...