DAY 12 - Drive to Flagstaff

 After a fuel stop to fill the RV rank we again headed west on I-40 looking for Route 66 landmarks and enjoying the changing scenery as we drove through Navaho country. 

We got off the highway at Grants  to check out a drive through attraction that our RV couldn't drive through. Fun photo opportunity! 

Once back on the highway we drove parallel to Route 66 and the railroad tracks for many miles.

We crossed the Continental divide at an elevation of over 7000 ft about 10:30 am MDT.

Next stop...Gallup, NM for brunch since we missed breakfast. We ate at Route 66 Diner, everything Coke.

As we drove through Gallup on Route 66 we passed the historic El Rancho Hotel which has hosted famous movie people since the 1940s, including Gregory Peck, Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Michael Douglas and many others. There wasn't any place to park our rig so we grabbed a few photos as we drove by....maybe next time we will stop in.

Next stop...Arizona.  Lupton sits just over the border in Arizona and several trading posts are along Route 66 just over the border. We stopped at Chief Yellowstone III Trading Post, where the state line is marked on the floor of the store and also outside up against the cliffs. The two cats there followed Mike around everywhere, and he's not a fan of cats.  Outside there were several horses gathered around. One walked right up to me and let me pet him....so sweet!

Holbrook was our next stop to check out the Wigwam Hotel where Mike stayed when he was a kid. We got a peek at one of the wigwams being cleaned...2 beds and a bathroom...looked very clean. Lived the various old cars sitting in front of the tepees. 

Then it was on to Winslow Arizona to "Standing on the Corner".