I’ve been a big fan of the song “Route 66,” and since we were in the area, we drove some of the stretched of Route 66 from the Petrified Forest National Park around the Meteor Crater area.
I really badly wanted to stay at the Wigwam Motel, but they didn’t have any availability the days we were in the area. Instead, we drove past it. The girls were so excited, as it looks a lot like the Traffic Cone Hotel in the movie Cars.
After leaving Holbrook, we went in search of dinner in Winslow (another Route 66 town). We had fun “standin’ on the corner in Winslow, Arizona” like in the Eagles song “Take It Easy.” They even had a corner set up to take pictures on.
We stayed in Winslow for the night, but the following day, after Meteor Crater, we went in search of lunch and found ourselves in Williams, AZ. This was a cute town that had a lot of restaurants and shops, along with plenty of Route 66 charm. This is also the town that the Grand Canyon train leaves from (which is definitely on my list now!).
Route 66 was a fun area to travel. We even met a couple who was traveling all of Route 66. Sounded like a fun vacation! Now I can’t decide which song I have stuck in my head – “Route 66” or “Take It Easy.”
Car Full of Harmony 