FLAGSTAFF TO BAKERSFIELD



After a much needed sleep we departed Flagstaff at 8 a.m. for Bakersfield.  We drove through Williams, a progressive town on Route 6 6.  From there trains departed for the Grand Canyon.  Pine forests grew well on the high elevation of 6,700 feet.  It was then downhill to flat productive plains.


































































 A 'graveyard' for obsolete aircraft.  Sometimes they are kept for spart parts!!!













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