Heading north on I-17, we saw art at each interchange. Beautiful, fit the culture, and low maintenance.
The gila monster is my favorite. There was a twin on the south bound side.
Love it.
There was an electronic sign warning us of this semi roll-over. Hope that the driver was okay. We barely slowed down.
Ted never tires of the saguaros.
Quite a way north of Phoenix, we came to this lone interstate art. It continued in the underpass.
There are rest stops along the way. We even have a book that tells us where they are, but sometimes their location and the needs of the driver do not match. One of the benefits of traveling like this is that your rest stop can be any place that you can pull off the road. Thankfully, many off ramps have wide shoulders.
Humphreys Peak was our beacon as we neared Flagstaff. All our previous trips to the area have been in the summer, so this was the first time we saw it with a snow cap.
After turning right onto I-40 at Flagstaff, we saw nothing but this ahead of us.
Exit 233 leads to Meteor Crater six miles south. Near the freeway is Meteor RV Park. Registration is in the Mobile station store. Through the gate is a clean gravel park with full hook-ups.
If Winslow, AZ sounds familiar, it should. Jackson Browne wrote the song "Take It Easy" and the Eagles made it famous. The song contains the lyrics: 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. Note the eagle and the kissing couple in the upper floor windows.
A statue of Jackson Brown and a real flatbed Ford complete the corner in Winslow, AZ.
This is the gate to a restored treasure. La Posada was the last of the Fred Harvey hotels, built by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1930. Harvey Girls were famous for the excellent service provided to restaurant customers. Judy Garland starred in a movie about them.
Howard Hughes, John, Wayne, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Albert Einstein, and the Crown Prince of Japan have walked through these doors when Winslow was bigger than Flagstaff and Sedona. The interstate meant fewer people rode trains or drove down Rte 66 into the town. The hotel closed in 1957 and was made into railroad offices. It was bought in 1997 to prevent it being torn down. Now it is restored and thriving.
This display of kachina dolls are on display in the lobby. Steve, this photo is for you.
The burros overlook the entrance. We had thought that we would eat in the Turquoise Room in the hotel. After looking a the menu, we decided that $35/entree was more than we wanted to spend, so we went across to the street to the Brown Mug Cafe, which sported a 5 star rating by Google.
The food was delicious, service great, and local color amazing. We had to be the only tourists. Everyone knew each other. The cost was $17 for both of us.
It is a good day when we find so many unexpected places and experiences. That is the fun of this life.
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