Route 66 Day 14 – Holbrook to Albuquerque

May 7, 2015 Our original goal for the day was Grants, NM; but since we left Holbrook so early we got to Grants around noon. Grants is a very small crossroads so we thought we could get to Albuquerque even with a stop at the Acoma Sky City Pueblo. Before too long we crossed into… Continue reading Route 66 Day 14 – Holbrook to Albuquerque

Route 66 Day 13 – Winslow to Holbrook

May 6, 2015 This was a very short travel day; Holbrook lies a mere 34 miles east of Winslow. But it was eventful enough to make some slight changes to our overall approach to our trip – but more about that later. A few miles north of Winslow on Arizona highway 87 is the Homolovi… Continue reading Route 66 Day 13 – Winslow to Holbrook

Route 66 Day 12 – Cottonwood to Winslow

May 5, 2015 You see “Winslow” in the post title, right? Yeah, there will be train pictures – but more than that, I promise. We didn’t do much blog-worthy on Monday May 4; basically hung out with my Uncle Jake and Aunt Sally at their Cottonwood home. We did go up to Jerome and had… Continue reading Route 66 Day 12 – Cottonwood to Winslow

Route 66 Day 8 – Needles to Williams

May 1, 2015 After a week in the Golden state we moved into Arizona. If you were following along with my last post, you’ll remember we had a nice conversation with Tony, the BNSF engineer in Needles. He gave us a great tip on where to get some good shots of the railroad crossing the… Continue reading Route 66 Day 8 – Needles to Williams