Get Your Kicks!

We left the Pilot Travel Center in Bellemont, AZ  about 9 a.m.  this morning. It was one busy place, but we slept fairly well once we put those trusty ear plugs in.

 We headed down the highway and about 32 miles to Williams, Arizona, and Williams Mountain.

Williams is  the last town on Route 66 by-passed by I-40. I had read that this town was full of history, but I had no idea how fascinating it really was.

We stopped by the old railroad station...

Williams has scads of motels left over from the Mother Road days, still boasting their original neon signs...

We parked Jumbo and hopped in the car, driving down the main street and parking every few blocks to take pictures.

Love the old rates!

The architectural details are beautiful...

 

Williams was a rough & ready western logging town, full of saloons and houses of ill repute. The Red Garter was one of the best!

 

When Larry lived in Prescott, Arizona he worked for Western Newspapers, Inc. as Webmaster & Computer Tech and regularly visited Williams, among other small Arizona towns to update their websites and install and maintain their computer systems.

We're now leaving Pine Country Restaurant and Pie Shop, where we ate breakfast and updated the blog.  We are headed for the Grand Canyon  and plan to stop here again  on Monday for pie as we continue west!