Carl is helping to drive David and Jean Earl from Mesa, Ariz., to Seattle, for their new adventure in the Pacific Northwest, loving the retired life hanging at the airport. The adventure began May 7.

Where’s the little Flip’s room? In Parker, Ariz.

In Ludow, California, Flip made his claim to marking the Route 66 byway .

Flip looks at  the Colorado River Thursday.

Flip browsing at the Ludlow Cafe on Route 66 in California.