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October 30. I'm winding this up, really.

These are some of the sights that one is able to see on old Route 66. I had put some  information about this road on a previous post right after we had visited the museum in Oklahoma, so I won't go into that again. Suffice it to say that the old road reminds the traveler of a simpler and more leisurely way of life. Some of the places we visited along the road seemed to have no purpose, other than to cater to the tourist. Some of the, "features", however were neat to see. Some examples:

My favorite, outside Kingman, AZ.

The famous Snow Cap in Seligman, AZ. We tried to get dinner there but it was closed, just guys sitting on the benches drinking beer. They didn't share.

I don't know what to say about this, Seligman, AZ.

This is Rte. 66 through Seligman, considered to be a section of the "unspoiled" part of the highway. Everything closed at 1800, however, and we had to drive to Williams, AZ before we could get dinner.

Eddie's tire store in Williams, AZ. We were told in Kingman, AZ that it (Kingman) was the last town to be bypassed by I-40, in 1978 but the Route 66 Adventure book says that it was Williams, in 1984.

Twin Arrows, AZ. Kind of speaks for itself. I guess there used to be a fuel station, trading post and cafe here but there is not much left but the arrows.

The Jackrabbit Trading Post, Joseph City, AZ. Their slogan, "If you haven't been to the Jackrabbit, you haven't been in the Southwest".

Jack Rabbit in all his glory!

The famous corner, Winslow, AZ.

La Posada in Winslow, AZ. A former Harvey House property designed by architect Mary Colter.

Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo, TX. One of the 10 Cadillacs buried here, supposedly at the same angle as the Great Pyramids of Egypt. I'd didn't sense any energy from the display, just paint fumes from the ongoing graffiti.

The Giant Cross, Groom, TX, said to be the largest in the western hemisphere, at 190 feet tall.

What can I say?

This was pretty much where we abandoned our contact with the old highway. It was a lot of fun and definitely worthwhile to take a few steps (miles) back in time. The next post will be the last, I promise, a summary of the trip.