About 30 miles south of Hoover Dam on Highway 93 is a nostalgic reststop called the Last Stop.  The Last Stop, in White Hills, recalls those fun road-side attractions along Route 66 and other old highways that are growing more rare.  The Last Stop, a restaurant, gas station, convenience store, and saloon is delightfully decorated  with murals.  The paintings are the artwork of Dan Louden.   

On the south-side of the building are two murals--the Hoover Dam with the new By-Pass Bridge .... 

..... and a black & white depiction of Area 51, with a flying saucer and aliens. 

This is a wider-view of both murals.

On the west-side of the building near the entrance is another mural with a variety of images--such as the Terminator, the Blues Brothers, ghost riders, Harry the Big Foot (from Harry & the Hendersons) and others.

On the hot drive to Las Vegas (or, if headed in the other direction, to Kingman), keep a lookout for the Last Stop and pull-in and admire Dan Louden's artwork--have some lunch, a drink, and a little rest before heading on your way.   

The ruins of an old Route 66 roadside attraction at Two Guns, established by Harry E. "Indian" Miller.  Due to a couple of re-routings of Route 66, the zoo was moved to its present location by Phillip E Hesch, who took over the property.  The zoo was closed by 1950, but later reopened; Two Guns fell into a state of decline during the '70s--finally closing up in 1995.  The property is for sale.

Not much is left of the building--one room and the remaining rock walls.  "Indian" Miller exhibited a variety of animals indigenous to Arizona, including snakes, gila monsters and mountain lions. 

Walking down the stairs, one finds the old cages the animals were kept in.  The cages face the ege of Canyon Diablo. 

More cages--vacant for many years. 

A close-up of one of the cages. 

An old bridge crossing the canyon near the Mountain Lion zoo (formerly Route 66)--the bridge is no longer being used. 

Looking west into Canyon Diablo. 

Old ruins of the Cundiff Store and living quarters built circa the 1920's across the canyon from the Mountain Lion zoo--part of the Two Guns property that had been leased and operated as a highway stop along Route 66 during the first half of the 20th Century.  

One last look at the Mountain Lion attraction from an earlier era. 

The sign along Hwy 93 between Kingman and Hoover Dam announcing the existence of Chloride. 

The old sign gave the hope for a nice, old historic cemetery, but it looked fairly modern to me.

The entrnace to the cemetery.

Welcome to Chloride. 

The Arizona Central Bank in Chloride.

This place is called the "Old Red House". 

What looks like an old gas station.  There are train tracks encircling the building. 

On closer look--gas stations don't sell two different brands of gas, do they?  But, the different styles of the pumps are neat.

Another look of the post office and the grocery store. 

More ancient gas pumps--located outside the little restaurant in Chloride.

C for Chloride on the hill. 

Gil making new friends in Oatman. 

Here I am with an ass--someone might get confused as to who is which?

The Olive Oatman Restaurant and Saloon--named for the young girl for which the entire town is named.

Volcanic mountains near Oatman.

Route 66 as it runs through Sitgreaves Pass--looking towards Laughlin, NV in the distance. 

The view looking from Sitgreaves Pass towards Kingman.

A zoom photo of Laughlin from Route 66 about a mile outside of Oatman.  The dark buildings are the old power plant (which is to be dismantled) and Harrah's Laughlin. 

The Roadkill Cafe on the other end of town from Delgadillo's.

Hopefully this elk is not a bronzed "roadkill".

The Roadkill is famous for its buffalo burgers.  The next time I pass through there, I'm eating one!

One of the few remnants left of the old Parker Drive-in in Parker, AZ. 

 Parker Dam.

The Colorado River downstream from Parker Dam.  The scenery between Parker and Lake Havasu is some of the most spectacular to be seen!

An old miner and his mule in Wickenburg. 

When I lived in Arizona, for a while I had a desire to live in Wickenburg; I thought the place was neat--being all rustic and such.  But, it doesn't have that effect on me now. 

Another one -screen movie house--a surprising number of these still exist as can be seen in photos taken in small towns on this website.

Looking down Broad Street in Globe--a friend of mine used to own the white building on the corner with the blue door--it was the Bookmine bookstore. 

The town of Miami, AZ--looking down Sullivan Street.  The town hall is down one block.  I came close to running for the town council when living there--and I would have won because there was nobody else running!  But, I ended up moving back to Globe and so ended my politcal career before it started. 

Robyn at Ft. Courage in Houck, AZ on I-40.

This picture of me at Ft. Courage was taken in Oct. 2009; I have a picture of me with my mom taken here in 1969--forty-years ago.