September 16th part 1

We took a small detour North to dip our feet in the Grand Canyon.

What more can I say? It is breathtaking. As my Mom has said "No one should bother traveling abroad until they've seen the Grand Canyon." It's true, our country has so much to offer.

We sat on the edge for awhile tossing little pebbles. It made my stomach turn to watch them go up into the sky, fall below the horizon line and then not hear them hit bottom. After an onset of vague feelings of agoraphobia, we decided to be on our way.

Back on the road

Next we came upon the Hackberry General store...oh my was this place fun! I could have stayed all day.

Recognize this guy?

Berma-Shave welcomed us back to the road.

September 15th - part 2

So we continued on from the Wigwam Motel. I had to stop for every starburst motif.

If you know Rt. 66, you know this sign. Can you spot our big rig?

Standin' on the (other) corner in Winslow Arizona. Was feeling a little cheated since that isn't even a real building! Nonetheless, we had the Eagles stuck in our heads for about 42 hours.

Two Guns, Arizona. This ghost town has a very interesting and turbulent past. We had a ton of fun exploring the place. Here are the remains of it's reincarnation as a campground and tourist stop.

Davey Crocket's graffiti.

The campground office building has been absolutely destroyed.

My favorite part was all the crazy art in the swimming pool

mega man

Just a bit further down the road, the restored Twin Arrows at sunset ♥

September 15th - part 1 more signs, the Petrified Forest, & Wigwam Motel

Drive-by shot of a muffler man for Aunt Nancy

One of my favorite signs!

Hieroglyphs in the Petrified Forest National Park

Village remains

Teepees

Knowing nothing about this "petrified forest" previously...we were looking forward to finally seeing big, green clusters of trees again, it had been a long time since leaving the mid-west that we had a "fix" of green landscape. Ha!

The landscape was very other-worldly. It looked like a different planet.

close up of a petrified stump

The original route of historic 66.
At this stop we met a woman who was traveling with her husband in a 30 ft long 5th wheel, she literally could not contain her chuckles, she was amazed at how small our camper was :)

It went right through the park. The road disappeared but the telephone poles remain.

Back on the road

Stopped by the Wigwam Motel

The lady in the office gave us a key so we could peak inside. Wish we could have stayed here, but every wigwam is reserved months in advance!