Old Route 66 in Arizona:

Holbrook to Winslow



I40 Exit 280: Geronimo Trading Post

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World's Largest Petrified Tree -- looks more like World's Largest (Upside-down) Petrified Tree Stump.


I40 Exit 274: West of Joseph City

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Defunct roadside business in shape of tepee -- with a horse on the top!


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Big Arrow Campground ruins.


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The Last Frontier Trading Post was purchased by Ella Blackwell in 1955, and was renamed Ella's Frontier. This section of Route 66 was bypassed by Interstate 40 in 1969 and Ella's closed soon afterward; now only the deserted buildings remain.



I40 Exit 269: Jackrabbit Trading Post

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For hundreds of miles along the Interstate, mysterious rabbit billboards used to give the mileage to the Jackrabbit Trading Post. Finally, HERE IT IS!


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Even the building has a giant rabbit.


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Ride the jackrabbit!


I40 Exit 264

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A closed section of Old Route 66.


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Last visited: July 2008.

Standard disclaimer: Sites are described for entertainment purposes only, as they were at the time of my last visit. I can not vouch for the current condition of the site or its accessibility.

Revised: October 7, 2010
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