Route 66, Continued

We kept following the path of old Route 66 across New Mexico and lots of Arizona, until we turned north at Williams to go to the Grand Canyon. There isn't much left of the original roadway, but there are still some old businesses, signs, and tourist traps left. Here are a few, in no particular order:

Outside Gallup, NM

We stayed here one night, at the "Root 66" RV park just outside Petrified Forest

Lots of places sell petrified wood gathered from outside the park. There's so much of it - it goes on for miles.

Holbrook, AZ

 

This is in Petrified Forest. The original Rt. 66 ran along the line of telephone poles, and drew lots of tourists, spurring creation of the national park.

Not Route 66, but a great old truck!

We ran parallel to the BNSF railway (formerly Burlington, Northern & Santa Fe) for hundreds of miles. They ran trains constantly, all day. They were very colorful against the desert scenery.