Much of our time in Arizona and New Mexico was spent following Historic Route 66, where you could occasionally see both the newer I-40 and slight remnants of the Old Route 66 off to the side. Somewhere outside of Albuquerque we were following signs to stay on Historic Route 66, and quickly found ourselves on […]
North America
Video Edition: Petrified Forest National Park
Continuing eastward following Route 66 through Arizona, we arrived at the Petrified Forest National Park (it’s difficult to not type that as Petrified National Forest!) just before closing at sunset. We were able to take a drive through the park, but not too much stopping. It’s an amazing display of nature’s beauty and the chemical […]
Video Edition: Walnut Canyon National Monument
On our continued adventure eastward through Arizona following Route 66, we made a lunch stop at Walnut Canyon National Monument, where we hiked down a lot of steps to view the cliffside ruin dwellings of the Sinaqua people. It was a beautiful hike, the only catch being – what goes down, must come up! Our […]
Video Edition: Chapel of the Holy Dove
On our way back from the Grand Canyon to rejoin with Route 66, we took Highway 180 south in to Flagstaff, AZ. It was a beautiful drive, and on the way we spotted an interesting little building off to the side of the road. We turned around to take a peak, and discovered it was […]
Campground Review: McKinney Falls State Park (near Austin, TX)
Cherie grew up in Austin, and her brother and his wife live there today. It is a cool town, and a place we will want to return to often in our travels. Camping near a major urban area is always a challenge, but in McKinney Falls State Park we have discovered a great place to […]
Travelogue: Arizona and New Mexico
Time Period: April 9 – April 23, 2009 Miles Driven: 1255 With very few planned stops and knowing that Arizona and New Mexico were both full of amazing things to see, we opted to primarily follow Route 66 across these states, using the old highway as our guide. We had both traveled across Arizona and […]
Video Edition: Route 66 through Ash Fork, Arizona
In our endeavor to follow Route 66 as closely as possible through Arizona, we took a detour off of I-40 at Exit 144 to explore the small town of Ash Fork, Arizona.
