While we were in Williams we had the opportunity to go over to Winslow to check out the town. We enjoyed our time so much in Williams we decided to make it a stop on our way East.
So, after we left Williams we drove the ninety minutes to Winslow for a short break and a visit to the famous corner. The Main Street, again part of the original Route 66, is pretty sparse other than the corner dedicated to the Eagles song. As we walked down to the spot we could hear a lone busker belting out some blues kitty corner to the monument. Not much else going on downtown but it was nice to stop off and see. Winslow is more a short stop rather than a destination, although there are some things of interest in the immediate area. We stopped for about an hour break and were on our way again to our final stop for the day in Albuquerque.
As mentioned in a previous post, the drive East from Williams climbed quickly to a peak of 7,162 feet and the scenery started to change as we began the descent to Flagstaff. It remained ponderosa and other related pine forest but thinned as we approached.
Flagstaff is in a very pretty location, with mountain peaks very close in on all four sides. It looks like it would be a nice place to spend some time and we have noted that for a future trip. By the time we drove through the pass on the East side of Flagstaff it changed to more of a high flat plain with gentle rolling hills, and broadened out the further east we drove.
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