More of Route 66

Tuesday, 3/14 – Wednesday, 3/15: We did stay another day in Seligman. Walked to breakfast against a biting NNW wind with gusts approaching 40 mph, ate breakfast and strolled back to take some pictures. We thought about going to Williams to take the Grand Canyon train but it’s too damn cold! This town has an interesting history, meanwhile. Founded by a German banker who realized the trains had to stop here to put on water, it became a way stop for many traveling coast to coast including some of the rich and famous. It was frequently used as a backdrop for western movies and hosted celebrities from John Wayne to Elvis Presley. Pictures of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and the like are featured in many of the restaurants and motels. Our room was proudly presented as the “King’s”, referring to Elvis although you can be pretty sure he never stayed at the Canyon Motel. Many of the souvenir shops skew toward 1950s kitsch and old cars line the roadside. Two tour buses emptied into Lilo’s diner as we ate breakfast, toting out containers of chocolate coconut pie and carrot cake for the road and taking selfies. Not sure what we’re up to for the next couple of days, but if it doesn’t warm up we will probably head farther south.