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Here It Is: Route 66 in Arizona
Some of the most beautiful stretches of Route 66 lie within Arizona’s borders. With more than 250 miles of the route still drivable, the Grand Canyon State lays claim to the longest unbroken stretch of accessible original road- 158 miles running from Ash Fork to Topock at the California border. Arizona also has the distinction…
Read MoreGet Your Sniffs: Finley’s Travels on Route 66
For more than a decade, we’d dreamed of getting our kicks on Route 66. With a month set aside to follow our dreams and travel the route last fall, we couldn’t imagine taking the trip without our dog, Finley. Over the last two years, Finley has traveled more than 20,000 miles through 36 states with us,…
Read MoreTin Sheets on 66 Pics: Holbrook, AZ to Santa Monica, CA
The final stretch of Route 66 takes you up through the mountains and down into the desert before finding its end at the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, CA. Much of the older alignment can still be traveled in this section, including almost 160 uninterrupted miles through Arizona, and many of the long ago popular…
Read MoreTin Sheets on 66 Pics: McLean, TX to Holbrook, AZ
As you head west through the Texas Panhandle and into New Mexico and Arizona, the land opens up and the views make you feel like you’ve stepped into an Old Western. A stretch of Route 66 that we’ve driven in the past, it a section of perhaps our favorite part of the Mother Road and…
Read MoreThe Long, Long, Too Long Trailer
Having owned a business and worked together every day since before we were married in 2010, the thought of hitting the road and living in less than 300 square feet never gave us even a moment of pause. It’s almost funny how frequently before, during, and since returning home we’ve heard, “are you guys still…
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