Beautiful Kingman. The 4th or 5th largest city in Arizona. However, Arizona's a pretty low population state, compared to California. Off I40 at exit 53, north about 2 miles or so. Before you get to West Berry CP, you'll come up on a trucking company's parking lot at 3980 E Andy Devine Blvd. Through the parking lot to a dirt access road that parallels the right-of-way and then north along the right-of-way about 1.5 miles to the control point. This road is probably passable by 2WD vehicle but if it was raining I'd prefer not to try.

While pretty hot during the summer, you probably won't die if stranded here, so long as you have water and common sense. There's nice, long views north on the tracks with trains coming around the bend of Antares Point, some 12 miles north. The headlights show up, then even at speed it's quite some time before you hear the locos. Be careful with that telephoto lens: trains may be closer than they might appear.

Andy Devine Blvd is the famous Route 66. A few miles down the road in downtown Kingman is the famous Powerhouse Route 66 Museum. Give it a try.

As far as food is concerned, try the Silver Spoon on Andy Devine Blvd (about 2 mi so of I40, exit 53) for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The very best chicken-fried steak this side of Texas, with good biscuits and gravy. And for dinner, the Dambar across the road and a bit further up is good for steaks, with that old-time cowboy flavor.

For gasoline, prices are good at the station at Smith's supermarket on Stockton Hill at Gordon.

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