Meteor Crater

Arizona- I think this is Bell Rock near Sedona.

There are still places in Arizona and New Mexico where you can travel on old Route 66. It is rather sad to see some of the neat places that have just fallen into ruin now that the road no longer goes through some of these small towns. This photo was in Williams, AZ, where the town is still thriving, probably because of the railroad.
This photo is one of the trains run by the Grand Canyon Railway. They run a Polar Express in December. I believe this is the train used for that.


After leaving Williams, AZ, we headed toward the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert National Park in Northeastern Arizona. On the way we detoured to see the Meteor Crater. (The posting for the Meteor Crater is sadly without photos as those were some that were lost to the computer wasteland.) The crater was... well, a big hole in the ground! The museum they have there is quite nice. There were displays on meteors, as well as the space program. There were also some movies filmed there. Admission was expensive and way overpriced.