Monday, September 30, 2019

Some favorite stops along I-40

Jim Gray's Petrified Wood Co.
At dawn, on her way to work, Catherine drove Bryn to meet Randy at the hotel.  We had breakfast, packed up, and went to Gallup for one of our favorite stops, Richardson's Cash Pawn Trading Post on old Route 66.  It never disappoints.

Richardson's in Gallup, NM
 We lost a lot of time on the road today. We were near the front of a several-mile-long row of cars.  The NM Dept of Transportation did a traffic break, causing everyone to follow at 10 mph for nearly an hour.  Why? Because the left lane ended and everyone had to merge because there was road construction. It was a ridiculous waste of time. Hey NM, people understand the merging concept, this was not necessary at all!
In Holbrook AZ, we stopped at Jim Gray's Petrified Wood Company. It's a fun place to look around at beautiful petrified wood, plus rocks and fossils from around the world.
We can't go through Arizona without stopping at Bookman's.  There are still several of these great used bookstores in the state, and we successfully visited at the Flagstaff branch.

In Williams, we were stopped at the railroad tracks as the Grand Canyon Railroad train went by.  We went downtown for dinner and a little sightseeing.

Grand Canyon Railroad

Downtown Williams

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