2014 Route 66 2

Route 66: Driving the Mother Road 2

Journal kept by Susan Hanes during a trip following Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles on May 25 and September 19-28, 2014. Photos by Susan Hanes and George Leonard, c. 2014.

Route 66: Driving the Mother Road 2 May 25 and September 19 - 28, 2014 The continuation of our drive along Route 66 from Chicago to the End of the Road at the pier in Santa Monica, California.

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Wednesday, September 24

to Las Vegas, New Mexico

We drove into downtown Amarillo and crisscrossed the 6th Street Historic District, a collection of commercial buildings once associated with Route 66 that is now a hub of nightlife and shopping. Although they are representative of the evolving phases of early 20th century architecture, we found the area drab and disappointing.

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Ten miles west of Amarillo, Cadillac Ranch is the infamous installation created in 1974 that consists of representative Cadillacs from 1949 to 1963. The cars are half buried nose-first at the same angle as the Great Pyramid of Giza. Jake elected to let me see it on my own. The dusty field surrounding the cars was bright with discarded spray can lids. I had not realized that this is really a living art creation, as visitors continue to spray their messages, one coat on top of the last.

The effect of the fresh, bright and ever-changing colors is stunning. On the way back to the car, I encountered Heather and Steve Emery. It is funny how often one runs into the same people when traveling.

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Cadillac Ranch

Jake and I drove south to Palo Duro. This state park is known as the “Grand Canyon of Texas� for its dramatic geological features, including multicolored layers of rock and steep mesa walls. We took the loop road to the bottom, making five water crossings that today were only a few inches deep (although the gauge went up to five feet). We bought a Navajo horsehair pot and a Zuni fetish in the accompanying shop.

It was nearing noon as we drove west on a narrow country road, passing fields of sorghum and cotton, and rangeland that extended to the horizon.

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We rejoined Route 66 at Vega, a town in contention as the midpoint of the Road, and proceeded to Adrian.

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At least in the PR department, Adrian seems to be winning the debate: the highway there is painted with a broad white line, and flags and signs proclaim that the visitor is 1,139 miles from both Chicago and Los Angeles. The sky was starting to look ominous as we ordered a late lunch at the Midpoint CafĂŠ. Built in 1928, the cafĂŠ was owned from 1990 until 2012 by Fran Houser, the inspiration for the character of Flo in the movie Cars. As we sat munching our hamburgers, we saw the storm approaching, and watched helplessly as large chunks of hail pummeled our new car. In a few minutes it was all over, but the damage was done: our car suffered countless dents and a cracked windshield.

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Fran Hauser, aka Flo with Brodie 14

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By the time we reached New Mexico, the sky was sunny and bright. We stopped in Tucumcari, which has to be the vintage motel capitol of 66, and took pictures of many of the restored signs that lined the route, including the one at the Blue Swallow Motel.

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We continued on I-40 past Santa Rosa, exiting at US 84 north to Las Vegas, New Mexico. As we ascended to the high country, the terrain became hilly and dotted with small pines. We checked into a Holiday Inn Express and had an early dinner at Dick’s Place, advertised as “One of Life’s Little Pleasures.”

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Thursday, September 25

to Albuquerque, New Mexico

We departed at 8:40 under a cloudless sky and

resembles New Mexico’s emblematic Zuni sun sign.

drove through New Mexico Highlands University.

We were surprised at the apparent lack of security,

Founded in 1893, the school has approximately

although the people at the front desk assured us

2,800 students; most are Latino. On the town’s Plaza

that all visitors are clearly on Candid Camera. The

Square, the historic Plaza Hotel has been in

Capitol’s extensive art collection representing New

operation since 1882. We took I-25 to the State

Mexico artists is displayed throughout the building.

Capitol in Santa Fe. Known as “The Roundhouse,” it

Even the Governor’s Office is open to the public, and

is the only round state house in the United States.

award winning paintings, photographs, sculpture,

From above, with its four entrance wings, it

and music are featured.

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New Mexico State Capitol Santa Fe

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We were told that we could leave our car in the parking lot, so we walked past the Loretto Church and the Fonda Hotel to the central plaza. We joined throngs of visitors on the porch of the Palace of the Governors to look at the items for sale by Native American artisans who have sold their wares there for centuries. This time, we chose not to visit the museums or shop at the wide selection of high-end stores; this trip has a different focus.

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By noon, we were on our way to Albuquerque on NM 14, known as the Turquoise Trail. For 54 miles, we passed through such towns as Madrid, with its conglomeration of junk shops, and Golden, a virtual ghost town, on a curving two-lane road. In Albuquerque, we joined Route 66 again and drove down 4th Street in the Barelas Historic District. As we have done so many times before, Jake stopped and I jumped out to take pictures of iconic remnants of the varied architecture. The KiMo Theater has a commanding spot on Central Avenue. This marvelous structure was built in 1927 in a quirky Art DecoPueblo Revival Style and is still Albuquerque’s most recognizable landmark.

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Albuquerque, New Mexico

A block away, Maurice Maisel’s Indian Trading Post, opened in 1939, is still going strong; it is now run by Maurice’s grandson, Skip.

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The 1937 El Vado Auto Court, one of Route 66’s most iconic motels, was in operation until just recently. It was sad to see that it has not survived. We stopped to look at the whitewashed cabins, now surrounded by chain link and weeds.

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We were pleased to get a call from Los Poblanos

its own wood-burning fireplace. As the sun was

Historic Inn and Organic Farm: they had a

setting, we strolled the grounds and visited the

cancellation and were able to offer us a room

Farm Store where we bought locally made

and dinner this evening. Located amongst 25

lavender products. Dinner was served across the

acres of lavender fields and gardens, the inn was

courtyard; we savored dishes featuring fresh

designed in the old Santa Fe style in 1932 and is

organic produce. As we settled into our room for

considered by Fodor’s to be one of the top 100

the night, a thunderstorm rolled through; the

hotels worldwide. Our room is adjacent to a

sound of rain on the roof added to the warmth of

shady courtyard in the original building and has

this special place.

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Friday, September 26

to Winslow, Arizona

Our breakfast on the terrace consisted of an organic BLT with eggs, and blue corn polenta with spicy sausage. After a second run to the Farm Shop, we continued west out of Albuquerque, following the frontage road to Rio Poerco Bridge, a 1933 truss bridge on Historic 66 now open only to pedestrians.

At Mesita, we left I-40 and followed the old road to Laguna through the Acoma Indian Reservation.

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From Malpais, we took NM 117 to El Malpais National Monument.

Following the washboard gravel road to a lookout, we saw sandstone cliffs contrasted against the creased and broken lava below. A short trail led to La Ventana (“The Window�), a natural arch where I risked life and limb climbing up a rocky slope to get a photo with the sun obscured.

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La Ventana

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In Gallup we stopped at the El Rancho Hotel, opened in 1937. It once welcomed numerous movie stars. Its motto is posted above the door: “The Charm of Yesterday—the Convenience of Tomorrow.”

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We also saw the 1928 El Morrow Theater; its Spanish Colonial Revival exterior has recently been renovated.

On the New Mexico/Arizona border in Lupton, we checked out the giant tee pee at the Tomahawk Indian Store and Chief Yellowhorse’s Gift Shop, still going strong after nearly 60 years.

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It was afternoon when we reached the Petrified Forest National Park, an area of nearly 150 square miles of semi-desert steppe and colorful badlands. We took the 28-mile road south through the park, pulling off to make short walks and take pictures of the bizarre geological formations.

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Turning west for twenty miles to Holbrook, we picked up I-40 again. A drive through town added the Wigwam Motel to our list of Route 66 icons. At Joseph City, we pulled off to take a photo of the HERE IT IS sign at Jackrabbit Trading Post.

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We arrived in Winslow and checked into the Best Western where we are sharing the motel with a group of Corvette enthusiasts. Although we were unable to get a room at La Posada, we made dinner reservations there for 7:00. Not realizing that Arizona adopts Pacific Time at this time of year, we arrived an hour early but had no problem being seated. We enjoyed margaritas and people watching in the large dining room. Although it was fun to see the famous hotel, we are just as glad that we are not staying amongst so many tour groups.

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Saturday, September 27

to Barstow, California

It was a madhouse at the motel’s breakfast buffet so we went on into town. I wanted to have my picture taken with the statue of the “Guy Standing on a Corner in Winslow, Arizona,” of Eagles’ fame. Jake indulged me and took several shots; the 70s were not his thing. I bought a tee shirt to commemorate this significant stop on Route 66.

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Well, I'm a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see.

It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me.

Come on, baby, don't say maybe.

I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me.

We may lose and we may win Though we will never be here again.

So open up, I'm climbin' in, And take it easy.

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By 8:30 we were on the way to Meteor Crater, six miles south of I-40. The interpretive center and viewing area is an impressive facility that is still owned by the family of the crater’s original owner, Daniel Barringer (who bought it in 1903).

Because it was so windy, we decided not to hike around the rim; we still had excellent views of the 50,000-year-old crater. According to the promotional literature, the bottom of the crater is “large enough to accommodate 20 football games being played simultaneously as two million fans watch from the sloping walls.”

The desert stretch of I-40 to Flagstaff has numerous exits that are not towns, but were once gas stations on old Route 66.

Two Guns was one of these. At one time, the place was a Wild West theme park and had a zoo with caged animals. Now it is a ruin, with mural-covered tanks and a sad, weathered sign. Twin Arrows was another, and there must have been many more, built to attract the weary traveller as he wended his way across this desolate land.

We visited Walnut Canyon National Monument, established in 1915. We could see the ruins of the 13th century Sinagua tribe dwellings sheltered by overhanding cliffs.

I would have loved to hike around the park and see the dwellings up close, but we had many places to go; it is always a question of priorities.

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We drove on a well-patched section of Historic 66 into Flagstaff, where we negotiated heavy traffic to see the Hotel Monte Vista, dating from 1927. The hotel anchors a colorful commercial strip that includes the Grand Canyon CafĂŠ and other wellknown buildings of the Route.

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As I was aiming my camera at the Monte Vista sign, a man with a smiling, crinkly face said, “Isn’t this a beautiful day?” It was, in fact, about to rain at any moment. I said something like, “If we are still here, it is indeed a beautiful day.” He suggested that I take his picture. So I did. He said his name was Anthony and we exchanged a “dap.” As we went our separate ways, mine was richer for meeting Anthony.

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Nearing Williams, we encountered periods of heavy rain. Williams has created a tourist industry based on being the last US 66 town to be bypassed by I-40, in 1984. We drove down the original Route 66 in town and a newer section that was built in 1955.

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I took pictures of wonderful signs, including the Turquoise Tepee and the Sultana Bar (a prohibition speakeasy). I made it back to the car just as the rain started up again.

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We had a rainy drive to Seligman (population 456 in the last census) and the weather only worsened once we got there. My careful ”Standin’ on a Corner” coif was wiped out when I got out with my camera. The town is a bonanza of kitschy roadside establishments, but most were closed due to a power outage. We had burgers at the Roadkill Café; it was packed with soaked tourists, most of whom appeared to be French.

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Just west of Kingman, we turned onto the Oatman Highway, a long unbroken section of original Route 66. The drive across the Sacramento Wash was straight and flat, leading up into the Black Mountains, where the road became steep and winding with sheer drop-offs. Guardrails were only a suggestion. The sun came out as we started the ascent and we found wild burros grazing by the side of the road.

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We curved our way up to Oatman to find a burro-filled street of gift shops and cafÊs on either side of the Oatman Hotel. I don’t know what I was expecting, but this was not it.

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Continuing to follow the Oatman Highway to Topock at the junction of I-40, we crossed the Colorado River to California, now on the home stretch of our Route 66 journey. We gassed up in Needles (Jake winced at the huge price differential). I-40 took us straight through the Mohave Desert to Barstow, where we arrived after a blinding sunset.

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Almost there

Sunday, September 28

to Santa Monica, California

It was a brilliant morning for the final leg of our Route

were presented with our official Certificate of

66 journey. We continued through the Mohave into

Completion, signed by veteran Roadie Dan Rice, but

Los Angeles; Jake somehow managed to have our

only after we shared four favorite places on Route 66.

trip end on a Sunday, avoiding to some degree the

We pretty much agreed on Dwight, Williams,

nightmare of LA traffic. As we turned onto Colorado

Seligman, and Winslow, but we quickly realized that

Avenue, I felt a surge of anticipation. Parking near

we have many more great memories forming

Santa Monica Pier, the “spiritual” end of the Road,

already. The Road really does have a way of getting

Jake checked the odometer for the final tally: 2,828

into your heart, just as I had heard more than once

miles. We joined Sunday sightseers and strolled down

along the way. So, as they say, this evening we

the boardwalk, waiting our turn to pose in front of

celebrate “the end of the road and the beginning of

the End of the Trail sign. At the 66 to Cali Shop, we

the dream.”

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Itinerary ROUTE 66 FROM CHICAGO TO SANTA MONICA MAY Sunday

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Depart CHICAGO Breakfast: Chicago: Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant Route: Jackson St. and Ogden Ave. to Cicero, Berwyn and Lyons; Joliet Rd. (Route 53/Route 66) to McCook and Countryside; I-55 from Exit 276 to Exit 271

(Willowbrook); Joliet Rd. to Romeoville, Joliet, Elwood and Wilmington.

Sites: Chicago: Castle Car Wash; Cicero: Cyndi Lyn Motel, Henry’s Drive-In; Berwyn: Route 66 Museum; Willowbrook: Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket, Montana Charlie’s Little America Flea Market; Romeoville: White Fence Farm; Joliet: Historical Museum, Route 66 Park, Rich and Creamy, Dick’s 66, Rialto Square Theater, Collins Street Prison; Wilmington: Gemini Giant at Launching Pad Drive-In, Sinclair Dinosaur at G&D Tires.

WILMINGTON, ILLINOIS SEPTEMBER Friday

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Depart CHICAGO Breakfast: Dwight: Old Route 66 Family Restaurant Route: I-55 from Exit 293 to Exit 220 (Dwight); US 66 to Normal; I-55 from Exit 157 to Exit 140 (Atlanta); US 66 to Lincoln; I-55 Exit 133 to Exit 72 (Farmersville); US 66 to Staunton; I-55 from Exit 33 to Exit 15 (Collinsville); IL 157 to Cahokia Mounds; I-55 Exit 4 to Saint Louis.

Sites: Dwight: Ambler’s Texaco (formerly Becker’s Marathon gas station), Keeley Institute (Tiffany-style windows), First National Bank, Railroad Depot, windmill; Odell: 1932 gas stations, barn with Meramec Cavern sign; Lexington: “Memory Lane”; Normal: Sprague’s Super Service Station; Atlanta: Route 66 Park with giant Paul Bunyan; Lincoln: giant Abe Lincoln and Covered Wagon at Best Western Lincoln Inn; Farmersville: Art’s Motel; Mount Olive: Soulsby Shell Station; Staunton: Henry’s Rabbit Ranch & Route 66 Emporium; Collinsville: Cahokia Mounds (UNESCO Site), “World’s Largest Ketchup Bottle” at Brooks Foods plant; St. Louis, Missouri: Eads Bridge, Laclede’s Landing.

Dinner: Morgan Street Brewery Hampton Inn Gateway Arch Downtown: Room 1007 333 Washington Avenue

St. LOUIS, MISSOURI

354 miles

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Breakfast: Hampton Inn Gateway Arch Downtown Route: I-44 to Exit 266 (Eureka); US 66 to Villa Ridge, Cuba, Fanning, St. James and Rosati; I-44 from Exit 251 to Exit 218 (Bourbon); US 66 and County ZZ and County KK to St James; I-44 from Exit 195 to Exit 172 (Arlington); US 66, County Z, BL 44, MO 17 and County AB, N, W and CC to Marshfield; I-44 from Exit 100 to Exit 72 (Springfield); MO 266 and 96 to Carthage.

Sites: Eureka: Route 66 State Park Visitor Center, Meramec River Bridge; Bourbon: water tower; Cuba: McGinnis Cooperage, Wagon Wheel Motel; Fanning: Fanning US 66 Outpost and General Store (“World’s Largest Rocking Chair”); Rolla: Mule Trading Post (giant Hillbilly), Totem Pole Trading Post; Arlington: John’s Modern Cabins; Richland: Gascozark Trading Post, 1923 truss Gasconade River Bridge; Lebanon: Munger Moss Motel, Mr. C’s RoutePost; Halltown; Paris Springs: Gary Turner’s Gay Parita Sinclair Station; Carthage: Jasper County Courthouse, Boots Motel.

Dinner: Rancho Grande Mexican Restaurant Best Budget Inn: Room 107 13011 State Highway 96 CARTHAGE, MISSOURI

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371 miles

Breakfast: Afton, Oklahoma: Green Country Cafe Route: MO 96, MO 171 and MO 43 and US 66 to Joplin and Galena, Kansas; KS 66 to Baxter Springs; US 69A and US 66 to Commerce, Miami, Afton, Vinita, Foyil, Catoosa and Tulsa.

Sites: Carthage; Webb City; Galena, Kansas: Cars on the Route (restored Kan-O-Tex gas station), MKT railroad depot; Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge; Commerce, Oklahoma: Historic Downtown; Miami: Coleman Theater, Marathon Oil gas station; Foyil: Totem Pole Park; Catoosa: Blue Whale; Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, Golden Driller, Meadow Gold sign, Art Deco city center.

Dinner: The Chalkboard, Ambassador Hotel Ambassador Hotel: Room 402 1324 South Main Street TULSA, OKLAHOMA

Monday

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189 miles

Breakfast: Stroud: Rock Cafe Route: Riverside Dr. to Oral Roberts University; 101st Street to I-44 Exit 218; I-44 to Exit 196 (Bristow); OK 66 to US 35 (Exit 141); US 35 to Guthrie and return to Oklahoma City.

Sites: Tulsa: Boston Methodist Church, White Star Gulf station, Blue Dome gas station, Arkansas River; Oral Roberts University campus: Healing Hands, Prayer Tower, City of Faith; Stroud: Rock Café; Davenport; Chandler: Lincoln Inn Motel, 1937 Armory, Motorcycle Museum (former gas station), Phillips 66 gas station; Luther: Round Barn; Arcadia: former Threat gas station, Pops store (66 foot bottle); Guthrie: Historic Downtown; Oklahoma City: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum; Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, Bricktown.

Dinner: Bricktown Brewery Colcord Hotel: Room 1104 15 North Robinson Avenue OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

147 miles

Tuesday

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Breakfast: Cattlemen’s Steakhouse Route: OK 66 to Clinton; I-40 OK Exit 69 to TX Exit 163; US 66 to McLean; I-40 from Exit 141 to Exit 114 (Groom); US 66 to Amarillo.

Sites: Oklahoma City: Stockyards, National Saddlery Company, Gold Dome former bank, Milk Bottle former grocery store; Yukon: Yukon’s Best Flour mural; El Reno: Jackson’s Conoco Station; Fort Reno: Visitor’s Center, Commissary, Post Cemetery; Hydro: Lucille’s (former gas station); Clinton; Shamrock, Texas: U Drop Inn Conoco Station; McLean: Devil’s Rope Barbed Wire Museum, Historic Commercial District, Phillips 66 gas station; Groom: Britten Truck Stop: leaning water tower; Amarillo.

Dinner: Big Texan Steak Ranch Big Texan Inn: Room 111 7701 I-40 East AMARILLO, TEXAS

Wednesday

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293 miles

Route: SW 6th Ave. to I-40 Exit 66; I-40 to Exit 60 (Cadillac Ranch); I-40 from Exit 62 to Exit 123 (Amarillo); I-27 to Exit 106 (Canyon); TX 217 to Palo Duro State Park and return; County 1062 and County 80 to I-40 Exit 49 (Wilderado); I-40 to Exit 36 (Vega), Exit 23 (Adrian), NM Exit 335 (Tucumcari) and Exit 256; US 84 to I-25 Exit 339; I-25 to Las Vegas.

Sites: Amarillo: 6th Street Historic District, Cadillac Ranch; Canyon: Palo Duro State Park: Visitor Center, Loop Road; Vega: Vega Motel, Magnolia gas station; Adrian: Midpoint Café, Midpoint Marker, former Sunflower gas station; Tucumcari, New Mexico: Blue Swallow Motel, Motel Safari, Tee Pee Curios, La Cita restaurant, Redwood Motel.

Lunch: Adrian: Midpoint Cafe Dinner: The Restaurant at Dick’s Holiday Inn Express: Room 210 816 South Grand Avenue LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO

Thursday

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349 miles

Breakfast: Holiday Inn Express Route: I-25 from Exit 345 to Exit 284 (Santa Fe); NM 14 to I-40; I-40 from Exit 176 to Exit 160 (Albuquerque).

Sites: Las Vegas: Plaza Square, Plaza Hotel; Santa Fe: New Mexico State Capitol, La Fonda Hotel, Governor’s Palace, Santa Fe Plaza, Santa Fe Railyard; Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway (NM14): Madrid, Golden, Sandia; Albuquerque: University of New Mexico campus, Barelas-South 4th Street Historic District, KiMo Theater, Maisel’s Indian Trading Post, El Vado Auto Court, Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm.

Dinner: Los Poblanos Historic Inn Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm: Armijo Room (Room 4) 4803 Rio Grande Boulevard, NW ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

155 miles

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Breakfast: Los Poblanos Historic Inn Route: US 66 to Rio Puerco; I-40 from Exit 140 to Exit 89; NM 117 to El Malpais NM and return; I-40 to Exit 26 (Gallup) and Exit 8; NM 118 to Lupton, AZ; I-40 from Exit 359 to Exit 311 (Petrified Forest NP); Petrified Forest National Park Loop Rd.; US 180 to Holbrook; I-40 from Exit 286 to Exit 252 (Winslow).

Sites: Rio Puerco: 1933 Rio Puerco Bridge; Laguna Pueblo; El Malpais National Monument: Visitor Center, La Ventana arch, Sandstone Bluffs Overlook; Gallup: El Rancho Hotel, El Morrow Theater, Historic City Center; Lupton, Arizona: Tomahawk Indian Store, Chief Yellowhorse Gift Shop giant Tee Pee; Petrified Forest National Park: Painted Desert Visitor Center, Chinde Point, Pintado Point, Route 66, Blue Mesa, Crystal Forest, Rainbow Forest Museum; Holbrook: Wigwam Motel; Joseph City: Jackrabbit Trading Post; Winslow: La Posada Hotel (former Harvey House).

Dinner: Turquoise Room, La Posada Hotel Best Western Plus Winslow Inn: Room 121 816 Transcon Lane

WINSLOW, ARIZONA Saturday

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361 miles

Breakfast: Best Western Plus Winslow Inn Route: I-40 from Exit 242 to Exit 233; AZ 285 to Meteor Crater and return; I-40 from Exit 233 to Exit 204 (Walnut Canyon NM); Walnut Canyon access road; I-40 from Exit 204 to Exit 198; BL 40 to I-40 Exit 191; I-40 to Exit 165 (Williams); I-40 from Exit 161 to Exit 123 (Seligman); I-40 from Exit 121 to Exit 44 (Oatman Highway); US 66 from McConnico to Topock; I-40 from Exit 1 to CA Exit 144 (Needles); US 66 to I-

40 Exit 141; I-40 to Exit 179 (Barstow).

Sites: Winslow: Standing on the Corner Park and statue; Winslow area: Meteor Crater: Visitor and Discovery Center, rim lookouts; Two Guns; Twin Arrows; Walnut Creek National Monument: Visitor Center; Flagstaff: Museum Club, Monte Vista Hotel, Grand Canyon Café, Motel El Pueblo, Starlite Lanes bowling alley; Williams: Turquoise Teepee, Sultana Bar, Downtown Historic District; Seligman: Copper Cart Cafe, Snow Cap Drive-In, Supai Motel, Roadkill Café; Oatman Highway: Sacramento Wash, Black Mountains, Oatman: Oatman Hotel and Café; Topock; Needles, California: giant covered Welcome Wagon; Mojave Desert; Barstow.

Lunch: Seligman: Roadkill Café Hampton Inn and Suites: Room 105 2710 Lenwood Road BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA

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453 miles

Breakfast: Hampton Inn and Suites Route: I-15 from Exit 1 to Exit 112 (Rancho Cucamonga); US 66 to Santa Monica; Pacific Ave. and Lincoln Blvd.

Sites: Santa Monica Pier; End of the Trail sign, 66 to Cali Shop ROUTE 66 MILEAGE FROM CHICAGO TO SANTA MONICA: 2,828

Journal kept by Susan Hanes during a trip following Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles on May 25 and September 19-28, 2014. Photos by Susan Hanes and George Leonard, c. 2014.

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