Route 66

We have hit Route 66 in several places.  Old Town a Albuquerque and Santamonica Pier were nice additions to the trip.  But here goes the heart of Route 66.

Route 66.  Isn’t really a route any more.  But I’ll take gas for less than $2 per gallon.  We tried to follow 66 but hit a dead end.  It hops on and off route 49 periodically. Stayed mainly on route 40. 

A stop in Gallop New Mexico brought Earls Family Restaurant.  The town definitely had a step back in time feel.   Service was good.  Food was fine but having a peddler come to the table every four minutes was a bit excessive.   Necklaces, scarves, pillows and earrings.   Didn’t buy anything.  Just wanted to eat and get back on the road.  

Three hour drive to Holbrook and we check into the Wigwam motel.  Two Wigwam’s for us.  It’s small but a unique experience.   Not sure the kids feel as excited as I am for a Route 66 experience. 

Just like it shows on the internet.  Concrete Wigwam’s (number 12 and 14).  John and I split up.  Train behind us with lots of horns adds to the ambiance.  The bathroom was decent.  And it’s right on Route 66.  

1/16/19

Waking up in the wigwam we made a plan for the day and got an earlier start than we expected.   Jumped back on Route 66.  Spent time standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona, found the Jackrabbit on Route 66.   Stopped at meteor crater.  Impressive nearly one mile crater that is well preserved.   Went to the top. It was so windy we could see how they had shirts that said “i survived the winds of meteor crater”.  Patrick stopped in the shop and bought some space ice cream.  

Kids decided on chick fil A for lunch and straight to the Grand Canyon.   Bigger and more impressive than I expected.   Glad we got to see it last.  The other stops would have been tiny in comparison.  

We may be the only ones benefitting from the shut down. Everything has been free of charge (except Meteor-that was 54 for four of us)

Got right into the Grand Canyon.  It was snowy and many paths were covered in packed snow.  It didn’t stop us from getting a good view.  

Lots of people braver than I am getting closer to the cliffs.  The pic of us sitting was as adventurous as I would get.   

John and the kids threw snowballs into the canyon and watched them fall.  One mile deep we couldn’t see it hit ground.   

Now we are off to another unusual hotel.  It’s in the Canyon Motel and RV Park.  Our room is a Caboose and only Nora knows.  It will be a bit of a surprise.  I found out they have two cabooses and one was on Ghost Hunters and is confirmed to be haunted.  Not sure if we are in the haunted one.  We will know by morning :)