Trailblazers on Route 66. [photo by Michael]

Billie, Neil, Ken, Terry, Diane.

This is a three day trip for Route 66, which is 100 year old in 2026. We start at Two Guns ghost town. This town ready just was here to support Rout 66 traffic. When it was bypassed by I - 40, it died. The gas station lived for a while and then it was gone also. After Two Guns, we continued on to Winslow and the corner. Winslow had Route 66 run though the middle of town, but the song helped Winslow continue.

Graffiti Gas Station. [photo by Michael]

Inside gas station. [photo by Michael]

Old store. [photo by Michael]

Route 66 bridge. [photo by Michael]

Old zoo. [photo by Michael]

Old building. [photo by Michael]

Louise Cundiff Tower Station. [photo by Michael]

Winslow corner. [photo by Michael]

Day two of the trip is the north side of Petrified Forest National Park. The north side is the wild side. We are doing the Wilderness trail here. There is no cell coverage here, so if you do not know how to use GPS and have the way points for the trails here you can get very lost, with no way to call for help. After some days they notice your car has not moved and start looking for you. We checked in with the rangers, so they know where we are going. We also have the GPS waypoints loaded. The Wilderness trail is not a signed trail and cross many hard rock areas, so no trail in many places. The good thing about this trail only experanced persons should be back here. We had the trail to our selfs. The Wilderness trail goes though three Petrified Forest areas, so we got to see many trees. On the way out we did have to help a few persons get back on the trail, so they could stop being lost.

Were we are going. [photo by Michael]

First log. [photo by Michael]

Billie and Niel. [photo by Michael]

Petroglyph panel. [photo by Michael]

Group by petroglyph panel. [photo by Michael]

Petrified stump. [photo by Michael]

Petrified log. [photo by Michael]

Long petrified log. [photo by Michael]

More petrified logs. [photo by Michael]

Day three of the trip is the south side of Petrified Forest National Park. The south side has the signed trails. We are doing a lot of short trails today and then back to Phoenix.

We are back at the parking lot. [photo by Michael]

Car bumper at old Route 66. [photo by Michael]

Car at old Route 66. [photo by Michael]

Old indian ruins. [photo by Michael]

Differant angle of ruins. [photo by Michael]

Petroglyph panel. [photo by Michael]

Petroglyphs. [photo by Michael]

Painted desert. [photo by Michael]

Painted desert. [photo by Michael]

Painted desert. [photo by Michael]

Painted desert. [photo by Michael]

Painted desert. [photo by Michael]

Painted desert. [photo by Michael]

Painted desert. [photo by Michael]

Painted desert. [photo by Michael]

Painted desert. [photo by Michael]

Painted desert. [photo by Michael]

Time to get back to the petrified forest at the far south end. This end has the museum and everyone should stop here. The fossils here show some of the life that roamed the forest.

Petrified log. [photo by Michael]

Great colors. [photo by Michael]

Agate Bridge. [photo by Michael]

Greate view. [photo by Michael]

Small petrified log. [photo by Michael]

Group by petrified log. [photo by Michael]

Large petrified logs. [photo by Michael]

Agate House. [photo by Michael]

Agate House. [photo by Michael]

Fossil at the museum. [photo by Michael]

Fossil at the museum. [photo by Michael]

Fossil at the museum. [photo by Michael]