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Ben's 2017 Route 66 Adventure

Day 18
Friday, May 19

Holbrook AZ

Checking out from my Wigwam

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Joseph City AZ

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For hundreds of miles along Route 66 and I-40
yellow billboards with the black rabbit taunted travelers.
Here it is!

The Jackrabbit Trading Post

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(I didn't go in...)

The road to Winslow

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Winslow AZ

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Standin' On The Corner

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"Take It Easy"  (The Eagles, 1972)

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My daughter Christy, when we were here in 2014

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Another tribute to Rocket Republic Brewery

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Flagstaff AZ, on the way to The Grand Canyon, South Rim

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Grand Canyon, South Rim entrance
#10 National Park/Monument for this trip

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It took me 45 minutes of weaving around in the lot to finally get a parking space!

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We're being watched...

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Now who's being watched?

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Looking back at the previous lookout point: MOBBED!

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Close-up of above photo

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Back to Flagstaff for the night

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And back to Beaver Street Brewery (my daughter Christy & I were here in 2014)

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End of Day 18

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272 miles for the day

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That's 3785.1 from Chicago start

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