Before we visited the Petrified Forest National Park, we crossed into Arizona and stopped in Lupton.
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| Tee Pee Trading Post (1982) (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| All the shops in Lupton, AZ sit at the foot of an impressive cliff, and wildlife statues sit on the ledge above |
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| We had lunch at Romo's Restaurant (1969) |
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| Romo's Route 66 mural (KSS) |
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| Arizona's iconic food is the chimichanga |
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| Kent had a combination plate with chile relleno; the salsa here was spicy! |
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| The world's longest Route 66 map (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Wigwam Motel (1950) is one of seven "Wigwam Villages" that have been built in the country, of which three survive (here in Holbrook, in Cave City, KY, and in San Bernardino, CA) (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| There are 15 teepee-shaped units, which have mistakenly been called wigwams (a different type of abode) |
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| The teepees are the rooms of the motel, and vintage cars |
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| There are small windows |
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| Jack Rabbit Trading Post (1949) in a 1930s building constructed by the Santa Fe Railroad, in Joseph City, AZ (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Other décor include a VW Rabbit and a jack rabbit statue |
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| Kent & Tamiko with the jack rabbit |
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| Navajo Basket Design mural (2018, by Yancey Katoney) along with the sign for R M Bruchman/Indian Trader, which occupied the building until 1995 |
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| In honor of the band, The Eagles, and the song, Take it Easy, there is the statue Easy (1998, by Ron Adamson) of Jackson Browne (or is it just a 1960s troubador musician?), who wrote the song with Glenn Frey (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| A statue of Glenn Frey was added in 2016 |
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| Tamiko & Kent are "standin' on the corner in Winslow, Arizona" and behind us is a girl in a flatbed Ford |
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| The trompe l'oeil mural (1998) is by John Pugh |
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| 66 Motor Palace (c 1892 as a suititorium?) was a saloon, then pool hall, among many iterations, but now is a residence |
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| The smallest church (2012) on Route 66 is in a courtyard |
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| It is reported to actually be a "praying booth" (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| La Posada Hotel (1930, by Mary Colter who blended aspects of indigenous American and Spanish cultures) was the last Harvey House Railroad Hotel to be built |
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| La Posada Hotel lobby |
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| The gates (by John Suttmann) to the train tracks (the hotel also serves as the city's Amtrak station) |
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| Saint of Old Flames (2022, by Tina Mion) was created by the artist to help people in relationships wrought by Cupid - was part of an art exhibit at La Posada (KSS) |
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| Meteor City Trading Post (1979, on the site of a 1938 Texaco gas station) |
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| Meteor Crater National Natural Landmark is a meteorite impact crater created about 50,000 years ago, which is about a mile/1.6 km wide and 550'/167.5 m deep |
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| Much of the meteorite vaporized on impact, leaving only a bit of rubble; on the right side of the photo is a large fenced-off area, and next to the fence is an astronaut suit that can barely be seen with the naked eye (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| The astronaut suit and this Apollo test capsule are reminders that NASA astronauts trained here in preparation for the Apollo missions to the moon |
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| The Holsinger Meteorite is the largest discovered fragment of the estimated 150'/45 m meteor that created Meteor Crater |
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| The Basket Meteorite was found by a rancher three miles from the crater and was on permanent loan to the Meteor Crater Visitor Center when in 1968 it was stolen |
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| Twin Arrows Trading Post (1950) was supposed to still have at least the two arrows (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Being made with a wooden utility pole, one arrow had rotted and fallen |
Next: Walnut Canyon National Monument.
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