Route 66

Just before you leave the Painted Desert and cross I40 to the Petrified Forest you come across old Route 66.

As it crosses the Painted Desert I40 follows the line of Route 66, the signboard below shows the original route

An old car sits behind the sign, and behind that traffic rushes past on modern day I40.

These telegraph poles follow what was the original line of Route 66 through the Painted Desert. Bet they could tell a tale or two!

Have fun, we are!