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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…
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Day 7 – Our Honeymoon on Route 66 – June 20, 2002: Seligman, Arizona → Needles, California → Williams, Arizona
Today was a fantastic day filled with some of the most iconic stops along Arizona’s stretch of Route 66. Meeting the Delgadillos Our morning began in Seligman, where we had the pleasure of meeting Angel and Juan Delgadillo, two legends of Route 66 preservation. Angel is widely credited with helping revive interest in Route 66 and preserve the historic road through Arizona. It was wonderful to meet them and hear some of their stories. Hackberry General Store From Seligman we continued west to the Hackberry General Store, which also serves as a Route 66 visitor center. The store is packed with vintage signs, classic cars, and Route 66 memorabilia —…
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Day 6 – Our Honeymoon on Route 66 – June 19, 2002: Gallup, New Mexico to Seligman, Arizona
Today’s Highlights Visited the Jackrabbit Trading Post Followed the old alignment of 66 toward the Painted desert and saw the Painted Desert Trading Post We picked up a good guide to Route 66 in Arizona Went through Flagstaff and Williams As we approached Seligman, it was sunset and as we rounded a hill, it was breathtaking. We spend the night in Seligman at the Stagecoach 66 Motel. All Route 66 Honeymoon Photos