Holbrook AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~7a ... The previous evening I told Rodger that his group was invited to stop and come inside my room at the WigWam hotel so they could see what the rooms are like. So, I was up early ... and took these pictures. We've seen these Corvettes before during this trip!
Holbrook AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~7a ... WigWam Motel
Holbrook AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~7a ... WigWam Motel; Impala ... a real one!
Holbrook AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~8:20a ... Rodger's Ride For The Relay group arrived and stayed for about 15 minutes.
Joseph City AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~9a ... JMD, Robert and I left Holbrook around 8:40a and arrived here. We took the "dead end" section of Route 66, near Exit 274, where I snapped these 3 pictures.
Joseph City AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~9a ... JMD, Robert and I left Holbrook around 8:40a and arrived here. We took the "dead end" section of Route 66, near Exit 274, where I snapped these 3 pictures. The white (Buick) sedan is headed west on I-40; the semi is headed east on I-40.
Joseph City AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~9:15a ... We stopped to visit the Jackrabbit Trading Post ... especially the Rabbit you can sit on, which is similar to the one at Henry's Ra66it Ranch in Illinois. Link: http://www.jackrabbit-tradingpost.com/
Joseph City AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~9:15a ... Jackrabbit Trading Post
AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~9:30a ... Another "sign shot".
Winslow AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 9:50a-11:10a ... First pic taken here ... a sign (of course)
Winslow AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 9:50a-11:10a ... Second pic taken here ... a train.
Winslow AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 9:50a-11:10a ... "Standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona, such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford, slowing down to take a look at me." Link: http://www.standinonthecorner.com/
Winslow AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 9:50a-11:10a ... "Standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona, such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford, slowing down to take a look at me."
Winslow AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 9:50a-11:10a ... The La Posada Hotel is a restored, former Harvey House built in 1928. Link: http://www.laposada.org/
Winslow AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 9:50a-11:10a
Winslow AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 9:50a-11:10a ... The La Posada Hotel
Winslow AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 9:50a-11:10a ... An old Valentine Diner, now the "Highway Diner".
Winslow AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 9:50a-11:10a ... Route 66 swap meet on the west side of town.
Winslow AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 9:50a-11:10a ... We took a stretch of old 66 that dead ends west of town past Exit 252. While on this stretch, a bridge over train tracks offered an interesting viewpoint of a storm rolling into town.
Meteor City AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~11:25a ... A stop at the World's Longest Map of Route 66.
Meteor City AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~11:25a ... World's Longest Map of Route 66
Meteor Crater AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 11:40a-12 noon ... JMD, Robert and I stopped at the Meteor Crater, but opted to not go in for the tour. As we drove the road TO the crater itself, Rodger's Ride For The Relay group was headed back the other direction towards returning to Route 66. I flashed my lights ... and when we next met (lunchtime in Flagstaff) found out that some of them had figured out it was me. Link: http://www.meteorcrater.com/
Meteor Crater AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 11:40a-12 noon
Twin Arrows AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 12:25p ... East-bound travelers have the easiest "stop" here; the exit is just west of the building and gigantic twin arrows in the ground. From my observations, this is a cool place ... and I hope someone reopens this. Just a few days later, I was headed back east and looked at this place a little wistfully as I headed for home.
Twin Arrows AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 12:25p
Winona AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 12:40p ... An old iron bridge on an early (pre-1947) route of Route 66.
Winona AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 12:40p ... View from an old iron bridge on an early (pre-1947) route of Route 66.
"Townsend" AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 12:55p ... I snapped this shot along the Townsend-Winona Rd section of Route 66, a pre-1947 route into Flagstaff.
Flagstaff AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 1:10p-2:55p ... Robert, JMD and I arrived in Flagstaff WAY ahead of schedule, but that was good. We were able to join Rodger and his group as they were close to finishing lunch. So, we were able to visit with them for a while before they left. We also met Jim Conkle, Route 66 historian and preservationist. In this pic is Rodger (left) and Jim (right).
Flagstaff AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 1:10p-2:55p ... me with Jim Conkle
Flagstaff AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 1:10p-2:55p ... me with Rodger
Flagstaff AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, 1:10p-2:55p ... Robert (left) and JMD (right)
Flagstaff AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~2:45p ... Once Robert and JMD headed back to the Phoenix AZ area, I decided to continue west a bit. On the way out of town, I stopped at the Visitor Center.
Flagstaff AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~2:45p ... Visitor Center
Flagstaff AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~2:55p ... Last picture in this town, the Hotel Monte Vista neon sign.
Bellemont AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~3:10p ... At the exit for the Route 66 Roadhouse, I was disheartened to find that the bridge over I-40 was closed for construction. So, this is the picture I was able to take of the area...from across I-40.
Parks AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~3:30p ... Another "sign shot".
Parks AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~3:30p ... Just moments after taking the sign shot (Pic# 0633), I came to the Parks Store / Union 76 station which immediately made my decision to continue west from Flagstaff today all the worth while. I was able to spend a few minutes to take these pictures for my Dad, who used to work for Union/Unocal 76 when they had accounting offices in Schaumburg IL. Those offices, which once were surrounded by open areas, sports fields, etc., are now mostly gone and replaced with ... shopping areas.
Parks AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~3:30p ... Store / Union 76 station
Parks AZ, 09/13/09, Sunday, ~3:40p ... These two pictures turned out to be the last 2 I took today. This building is just west of the Union 76 station. I arrived in Williams AZ (the very last US 66 town bypassed, October 13, 1984), at 4:05p. I intended to take pictures in Williams AZ later in the evening to capture some of the "lights", but I fell asleep during the Chicago Bears/Green Bay Packers game [when I arrived the guy at the motel desk was intently watching the AZ Cardinals game] ... and woke up around 11p, went for a short walk, and went to bed.
