Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 20, 2026

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Today we did Route 66 from Flagstaff to Williams, AZ, as well as a side trip to Bedrock City.

Our first stop of the day was to see the giant lumberjack Muffler Men at NAU.

Next we got coffee at Late for the Train Coffee.

We then walked over to the tracks and saw the Gandy Dancer stature.

As we continued on Route 66 west of Flagstaff, we ended up on some gravel roads. At Fortynine Hill, we saw some cows. It is supposedly the highest point on Route 66 in Arizona.

We then walked a trial on the old Route 66 in Parks, AZ.

I walked all the way to The Old Route 66 Parks Store near the end of the trail while Dad turned around partway and drove the car to the store.

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Our first stop in Williams was at their Route 66 Centennial Sign.

Next we stopped at the Welcome and History Park 

We then visited the Williams Visitor Center.

Next we had lunch at Anna's Grand Canyon Cafe.

After lunch, we walked around Williams and we came across the World's Largest Steel Route 66 Shield Sign.

We also visited Pete’s Gas Station Museum.

Next we drove over to the Grand Canyon Railway to pick up our tickets for tomorrow and also checked ou the Fray Marcos Hotel a little.

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We then took a side trip to visit Bedrock City at Raptor Ranch. 

Nearby we we happened upon a travel center that had classic cars and gas pumps on display.

We then checked into our caboose at The Canyon Motel and RV Park.

After dark, we went back to downtown Williams to check it out lit up.

On the way back to the caboose, we got dessert at Goldie's Route 66 Diner.

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Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 19, 2026

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Today we did Route 66 from Winslow to Flagstaff, AZ, including some side trips for national park units.

We started our day with coffee at The Turquise Room Espresso Bar before leaving the La Posada Hotel in Winslow, AZ

Our first stop of the day was at Meteor Crater.

Before leaving Meteor Crater, we got coffee at their Meteor Crater Mining Company Coffeehouse.

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As we drove through Winona, we stopped at the Old Bridge.

Near the bridge was a Coconino County Route 66 Centennial sign.

Our next stop was at Walnut Canyon National Monument.

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Next we took a side trip off Route 66 with our first stop being at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.

Before returning to Route 66, we visited Wupataki National Monument.

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As we were ahead of schedule we got the oil changed in Flagstaff before checking into our motel and walking over to visit the Flagstaff Visitor Center a little before they closed.

We then had appetizers for dinner at Lumberyard Brewing Company.

After dark, we visited the Lowell Observatory. It was too cloudy for the telescopes and we were too tired to stay later as it was clearing up, but we still enjoyed learning about the history of the observatory.

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Our motel for the night was the Motel Du Beau in Flagstaff, AZ.

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Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 18, 2026

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Today started with a side trip to some national park units before returning to Route 66 to visit the Petrified Forest National Park, a dino drive thru, and ending back in Winslow at the La Posada Hotel.

Today was an early start around 5am MST/6am MDT to drive the two hours to be at Canyon de Chelly National Monument shortly after they opened at 8am MDT.

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Before returning to I-40/Route 66, we also visited the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site.

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Back on Route 66, we visited Petrified Forest National Park, which is the only National Park with a portion of Route 66 inside its boundaries.

Next we visited the Meteor City Dino Drive-Thru.

We ended our day back in Winslow staying at the La Posada Hotel.

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Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 17, 2026

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Today we did Route 66 from Holbrook to Winslow, AZ.

Our first stop of the day was at Gillespie Park in Holbrook.

We also stopped to take photos at the Holbrook Drive Thru Route 66 sign.

Next we stopped at Geronimo Trading Post, which was not open, but we could still see their large petrified trees.

As we drove through Joseph City, we stopped at The Old Fort historical marker.

We then stopped at Jack Rabbit Trading Post, which I had thought opened at 9am, but it did not open until 10am. We took photos outside and, as it was only 9:30am, we decided to continue to Winslow and stop to check the gift shop on our way back to Holbrook in the afternoon.

As we entered Winslow, we did the musical road.

We also stopped at the 9-11 Remembrance Garden.

We got lattes at Sipp Shoppe in Winslow.

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We then walked to the Winslow Visitor Center, which is located in what used to be a Hubbell Trading Post.

Next we visited the Standin' on the Corner Park.

We then learned a little about Winslow's history at the Old Trails Museum.

We then walked through the First Street Pathway Park.

Our last stop in Winslow was the Affeldt Mion Museum.

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As we headed back to Holbrook, we stopped in for some souvenirs at the Jackrabbit Trading Post.

After dark, we did the Holbrook Drive Thru Route 66 Shield when it was all lit up.

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