Left Albuquerque going west to Flagstaff. Stopped on Route 66 at the Continental Divide in New Mexico, elevation 7,275 feet, where waters from the East side flows toward the Atlantic Ocean and waters from the West side flows into the Pacific Ocean.
Continuing west our next stop on Route 66 was Gallup, NM, with a neon sign on the Court House saying "Here We Are on Route 66, Gallup, NM."
Crossing into Arizona, we made a stop in the town of Meteor Crater, a U.S. National Landmark where the world's best-preserved impact crater is located. Theory is 50,000 years ago a meteor hurtling about 26,000 miles per hour, it was on an intercept course with Earth. The crater left from the impact, 550 feet deep, equivalent to a 60 story building is over 4,000 feet across and 2.4 miles in circumference. In 1940's, the Basket Meteorite was discovered by a local rancher on his Bar T Bar Ranch in the surrounding land of the museum. In 1960's the rock was displayed in the museum at the Meteor Crater Visitor's Center. In 1968, the Basket Meteorite was stolen, thought to be copper, and not to be seen again until 2006 when bought at an estate sale in Wisconsin by a local resident. In 2009, the meteroite returned home. The larger meteroite found in the crater and on display was over 1,000 lbs.
After leaving Meteor Crater, we headed for Route 66 into Flagstaff stopping to take a photo of The Museum Club, established in 1931, in the Southwest's largest log cabin and The Grand Canyon
Cafe.
Arrived in Flagstaff, after going through torrential rain storms throughout the trip. Temps dropped from 67 degrees to 43 degrees within 15 minutes time. Time to switch to colder weather clothing with snow on the mountain top peaks. 😩😩
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