Browsing the antique malls in Prescott (there's a serious concentration of such along North Cortez Street) we happened on a display of very nice, collectible books in one of the malls. The books, from Charles Parkhurst Rare Books and Autographs, were worth a close look - even though I managed not to purchase any. Very tempting. Parkhurst sells mostly online these days, after being a partner in a high-end storefront in Scottsdale for a number of years.
From Prescott we headed west out to Kingman, where we picked up Old Route 66 and headed back to the east. The longest surviving stretch of the famous highway stretches from Kingman to Seligman, Arizona - it survived because it takes a loop to the north, considerably away from where the interstate was built. The famous Delgado brothers were a major force in saving the stretch of old highway. Seligman is a serious tourist town now - among all the cars crowding the streets were two tour buses filled with Japanese tourists.
The dinosaur (below) was at the turn out for Grand Canyon Caverns, which is a few miles east of Peach Springs. I just couldn't get a shot of him without that telephone pole - he wasn't painted on the other side.
On to Winslow, where we stayed at the restored, Fred Harvey Hotel that faces the Santa Fe RR tracks. La Posada (above from the back which faces Route 66) is a wonderful place with a great restaurant - The Turquoise Room. Well worth the stop, and it even has a nice selection of new books in the Lobby/Trading Post. Winslow's other claim to fame comes from the Eagles 1st single - Take it Easy (written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey and recorded originally with Frey singing lead vocals). The Standing on the Corner corner boasts a statue and now (below) an actual flatbed Ford. The flatbed truck is a recent addition and wasn't there when we visited last summer. It is crowded with tourists and photo takers all summer long. It was a great road trip and we returned home with a few new books and many photos.
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