• Road Trips

    July 9, 2014: Route 66 – Seligman – Needles – Williams

    Today’s Map Below is an interactive map of our trip, tracked using my Trimble Outdoors Navigator iPhone app. You can zoom in, or click the link below for a bigger, fullscreen map. Feel free to browse and refer to the map for details about where we traveled, the photos were taken, etc. Last Day Westbound Today would be our last day westbound, and we would turn around in Needles and return east, taking 66 most of the way (when possible) and in particular, some areas of 66 that we missed on the way out. Due to time constraints, in a few areas where we did take 66 west, we might skip…

  • Road Trips

    July 8, 2014: Route 66 – Holbrook to Seligman, Arizona

    Today’s Map Below is an interactive map of our trip, tracked using my Trimble Outdoors Navigator iPhone app. You can zoom in, or click the link below for a bigger, fullscreen map. Feel free to browse and refer to the map for details about where we traveled, the photos were taken, etc. Even though we had a perfectly acceptable stay at the Magnuson, it would have been nice to sleep in a Wigwam (we have at the Cave City, KY location). But here’s a morning photo on our way out of town. Next, we stopped at the Jack Rabbit Trading Post. Glad we went and checked the door, because it looked…

  • Road Trips

    Day 8 – Our Honeymoon on Route 66: June 21, 2002: Williams, Arizona → Adrian, Texas

    We enjoyed a wonderful stay at the El Rancho Motel in Williams, Arizona, located on the eastbound side of Route 66 at the east end of town. We highly recommend this motel. It’s independently owned with friendly service, very clean rooms, and nicely furnished accommodations. Our room even included a refrigerator, microwave, and coffee maker, all at a very reasonable price. Places like this are exactly why we enjoy supporting mom-and-pop motels along Route 66. Morning in Williams Before leaving town, we had breakfast at Goldie’s Route 66 Diner and spent a little time walking around Williams, browsing a few of the gift shops and enjoying the classic Route 66…