Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 22, 2026

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Today we did Route 66 from Williams to Seligman, AZ (and backtracked to Flagstaff for a raincoat).

We started our day with coffee from Pine Country Restaurant in Williams.

My raincoat has been loosing its waterproof layer and after yesterday, it was clear I really needed to replace it. This morning we ended up with extra time because I had allowed time to drive up to the Grand Canyon Visitor Center for the America 250 stamp and we managed to get that using the shuttle bus while up there yesterday. Thus, we backtracked to Flagstaff and went to Babbitt's Backcountry Outfitters after we got our coffee.

We then headed back to Williams to visit the Poozeum.

Next we continued on Route 66 to Ash Fork, where we first stopped at a Historical Marker that gave some history of the railroad and Harvey house.

We then visited the Ash Fork Route 66 Museum. 

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From Ash Fork, we got on I-40 for a few miles before getting off and starting the longest remaining continuous stretch of Route 66, which has a Yavapi County Route 66 Centennial Sign at the beginning.

As we entered Seligman, we took photos at the Welcome to Seligman, Arizona Birthplace of Historic Route 66 Sign.

We then parked and walked around Seligman. At Rt 66 Hippie Cricket, I got a New York 1948 license plate for my 1940s collection.

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One of our stops on our walk was at the Route 66 Motoporium, where we checked out their vintage cars and motorcycles.

We also visited Angel & Vilma's Route 66 Gift Shop, where I got New Hampshire, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania 1940s license plates for my collection.

The gift shop also includes Angel's Barber Shop Museum.

Our last stop was for a shake and malt at Delgadillo’s Snow Cap.

Next we drove to the other side of town and took a photo with the Seligman Route 66 Shield and Welcome to Radiator Springs Also Known As Seligman, AZ sign.

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We then checked in to our tipi at KOA Seligman.

At the KOA, we walked the nature trail, which ended up having a Route 66 theme with markers for the main cities in Arizona.

For dinner, we ate at the Roadkill Cafe in Seligman.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here and Google map here.

Our Route 66 Daily Journal: October 21, 2026

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Today we took a side trip on the Grand Canyon Railway to the Grand Canyon and back to Williams, AZ.

Before heading to the train depot, we got coffee at Brewed Awakenings Coffee in downtown Williams.

Due to lightning there was no Wild West show prior to departure, but at least the rain let up while we boarded the train to the Grand Canyon.

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When we arrived at the Grand Canyon National Park it was pouring, but we still walked to the shuttle stop to take the shuttle to the Grand Canyon Visitor Center for the America 250 stamp. We didn’t take any photos there, though, as there wasn’t much visible and they were under a tornado warning.

After taking the shuttle back to the train depot, we got some more national park stamps at Verkamp’s Visitor Center.

At this point, we managed to see a little bit of the Grand Canyon between clouds.

We walked out to the Kolb Studio planning to get more stamps, but they closed due to the weather shortly before we got there. 

Before going back to the train, we sat on one of the porches of the El Tovar Hotel. At one point, it cleared up some to see the canyon more.

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We took some photos with the train before boarding for the trip back to Williams.

When we returned to Williams, we again stayed in the caboose at Canyon Motel and RV Park (photo from the day before when it wasn't raining!).

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here and Google map here.

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.

See full list of Our Route 66 Adventures here and Google map here.