On Saturday, May 24th, 2014, my sister Sarah and I embarked on a driving tour of Arizona. Although not a "camping trip", per se, it was still quite a journey through some of the most interesting, and scenic, parts of the state. Here's the photos:
Pine, Arizona, May 24th, 2014.
Pine, Arizona, May 24th, 2014.
View from the top of the Mogollon Rim, near Payson, Arizona. May 24th, 2014.
Visitors Center at the Mogollon Rim, near Payson, AZ, May 24th, 2014.
Abandoned house, Concho, AZ. May 24th, 2014.
Postcard from the Petrified Forest, Arizona.
Petrified wood was once the trunks of trees, millions of years ago, that fell into the swampy marshlands near the equator (before the continent drifted northward to its present-day location). These waterlogged trees absorbed the dissolved minerals from the waterlogged sediment. And under tons of pressure, these tree trunks, quite literally, turned into (very colorful) stone. Petrified Forest, near Holbrook, Arizona. May 24th, 2014.
Petrified Forest, near Holbrook, Arizona. May 24th, 2014.
Petrified Forest, near Holbrook, Arizona. May 24th, 2014.
Giant Logs, within the Petrified Forest, near Holbrook, Arizona. May 24th, 2014.
Classic Petrified Forest postcard, from the gift shop...
More petrified wood...
Crystal Forest, within the Petrified Forest, near Holbrook, Arizona. May 24th, 2014.
Crystal Forest, within the Petrified Forest, near Holbrook, Arizona. May 24th, 2014.
Jasper Forest, within the Petrified Forest. May 24th, 2014.
The Tepees, Petrified Forest, near Holbrook, Arizona. May 24th, 2014.
Abandoned Route 66 roadbed, within the Petrified Forest, near Holbrook, Arizona. May 24th, 2014.
Painted Desert postcard...
Painted Desert from Lacey Point, near Holbrook, Arizona. May 24th, 2014.
Route 66 postcard...
The World Famous Wigwam Motel, Holbrook, Arizona, May 24th, 2014.
The World Famous Wigwam Motel, Holbrook, Arizona, May 24th, 2014.
Postcard from the famous Jack Rabbit Trading Post, old Route 66 (near exit 269 on I-40), west of Joseph City, AZ. May 24th, 2014. (This one made Sarah and I laugh...!)
Route 66 postcard from the Jack Rabbit Trading Post...
Canyon Inn Motel, where Sarah and I spent the night on old Route 66, in the central downtown district of Flagstaff, Arizona. May 24th, 2014.
Mural on Phoenix Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Mural on Phoenix Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
San Francisco Peaks postcard...
Convair 240, Planes of Fame Museum, Valle, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Convair 240 and Lockheed VC-121A Constellation, Planes of Fame Museum, Valle, AZ. May 25th, 2014. (The Connie was General MacArthur's personal transport).
T-bucket, Valle, AZ, May 25th, 2014.
Coca-Cola Classics, Valle, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
A selection of Grand Canyon postcards...
The Hiker, Grand Canyon, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Enjoying the view, Grand Canyon, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Cow Elk, Grand Canyon, May 25th, 2014.
Pete's Gas Station Museum, Williams, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Pete's Gas Station Museum, Williams, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Railroad Avenue, Williams, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Italian Bistro, Route 66 and 2nd Street, Williams, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Cruiser's Café, Williams, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Postcard from Cruiser's Café...
Interior wall mural of Cruiser's Café...
Abandoned curios shop, Lewis Avenue, Ash Fork, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Desoto's Salon, Lewis Avenue, Ash Fork, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Ash Fork railroad memorial, Lewis Avenue, May 25th, 2014.
Pine Avenue Route 66 (dead end), Ash Fork, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
T-Bird Café, near Paulden, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Window to the World. Near Congress, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
Near Wickenburg, AZ. May 25th, 2014.
On Memorial Day, Sarah and I went in to central Phoenix on an "inner city driving and walking tour", which took us all over town- notably, over to Roosevelt Row (ie, the Roosevelt Street arts district, near Roosevelt and 5th Street) to check out the street art. I always love documenting murals and graffiti, as you can see below:
Elements of the Fred Tieken mural in downtown Phoenix. May 26th, 2014.
Arizona Falls at G.R. Herberger Park, Phoenix, AZ. May 26th, 2014.
Through the looking glass. Arizona Falls at G.R. Herberger Park, Phoenix, AZ. May 26th, 2014.
Street art, Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ. May 26th, 2014.
"Let's eat at Bill Johnson's Big Apple Restaurant...!", repurposed trailer, Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ. May 26th, 2014.
Street art, Roosevelt Street alley, Phoenix, AZ. May 26th, 2014.
Street art, Roosevelt Street alley, Phoenix, AZ. May 26th, 2014.
Street art, Roosevelt Street alley, Phoenix, AZ. May 26th, 2014.
Street art, 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ. May 26th, 2014.
Street art, 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ. May 26th, 2014.
Street art, 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ. May 26th, 2014.
Street mural, 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ. May 26th, 2014.
