Driving on Route 66 from Santa Rosa to Glenrio is 102 miles and passes through several ghost towns. The town was established in 1865 and known as Aqua Negra Chiquita, Spanish for “Little Black Water”. It wasn’t until 1890 that the name changed to Saint Rose or Santa Rosa. Known as the “City of Natural Lakes” and scuba diving capital of…
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From Flagstaff to Lupton is approximately 165 miles on old Route 66. We had no plans on where we were going to stay, or how long it would take us. There were a few sites we wanted to see, some of which were off of Route 66. WINONA Winona, mentioned in the song “Get Your Kicks on Route 66”, is…
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Leaving the Wigwams behind we ventured on for the Rialto to Barstow portion of Route 66, towards San Bernardino and the site of the first McDonald’s. We passed the magnificent Art Deco building which has housed the California Theatre since 1928. Unfortunately, we were unable to pull over to snap a pic, because this being somewhat of a dodgy area…
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DAGGETT ghost town The skies were cloudy and grey as we drove the Barstow to Needles section toward the ghost town of Daggett ten miles east of Barstow. This small town was founded in the 1860s, but it wasn’t until 1883 when silver was discovered that it became Daggett – after John Daggett, who at the time was the Lieutenant…
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kingman The next part of the journey from Kingman to Flagstaff on Route 66 is 162 miles, and there is still so much to see. Now you can split this journey and decide to stay at Seligman, Williams or Flagstaff. It depends on how much time you have and the side trips you want to see. We have done this journey several…
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