A Stop on Route 66

 I often travel to SoCal via the Mohave desert...  through Kelso Junction then south under I-40 and eventually hitting a junction with old Route 66.  From there, it's 5 miles west until the next junction at Amboy.  This "town" has always seemed abandoned, but this February, there was some action going on... a functioning gas station and lots of restoration to the old "motel".

Roy's is happening again, sort of...  Nice Lincoln on display.   The cabins are now spiffed up, but I don't think they function yet...  The stylish lobby area is filled with fifties memorabilia and is fun to explore (from the outside, no way in yet).

An official van is another indicator of some restoration going on.   Don't know what the future will bring, but good to see this stop along Route 66 preserved.

And for a little meditation as you leave town...

From Amboy, it's a drive straight south to 29 Palms...  and Utah Street which leads to the highway to Palm Springs, or, for more adventure, across the highway to an entrance to Joshua Tree National Park.