Tourist Paper Arizona
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After arriving to Phoenix July 3 and having a good rest, you will be ready to head to your first destination which is Lake Havasu City at 7 AM using the map and directions on the next page. It's home of the famous London Bridge. This lake is, of course, man made. There is an estimated population of 52,000 (Lake Havasu City Government), which I think is big, taking into account that it was incorpporatrd in 1978. It was created when the Parker Dam was built in 1938, this lake is actually a Colorado River reservoir popular for water-skiing, boating and other recreational water sports (Trip advisor). You will stay onenight on London Bridge Resort ($206). Affter you check-in, the first thing you want to do is eat. The place to go is Casa de Miguel, they serve really exquisite Mexican food ($20). Now you are ready for the adventure. Since Lake Havasu is internationally known as the "Personal Watercraft Capital of the World" you are going to prove why. There are more than 400 miles of stunning coastline great for watersports, fishing, skiing, kayaking and houseboating (Lake Havasu City Visitors Bureau). You can spend the rest of the day touring the lake on a rented boat ($400). After that you will have dinner at Ihop ($10), and then you will walk through the famous London Bridge on your way to the hotel. The bridge was brought from England by Robert McCullochm after being dismantled and then reconstructed in Lake Havasu City (Roadside America).
Day 2
After waking up at 8 AM, you will now head to Kingman taking I-40 as explained in the attached map. Kingman was founded in 1882. It is known for its very modest beginnings as a simple railroad siding near Beale's Springs in the Middleton Section along the newly constructed route of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad (City of Kingman). It is known as "The Heart of the Historic Route 66"....
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