Home Again

Above, the view near Williams, Arizona. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

This morning, I departed the Kingman, Arizona KOA Kampground at 5:30. I wanted to get an early start home. At that hour, there was hardly any traffic.

I didn't start seeing any snow on the ground until just before reaching Seligman. First it was a light dusting and then got progressively thicker. While going through the hills between Seligman and Flagstaff, the Arizona Dept. of Transportation had Interstate 40 well plowed, so I had no difficulty.

Above and below, the scenery near Williams, Arizona. Photos by Armand Vaquer.

The scenery was beautiful. Miles of pine trees covered with snow was a real treat to see.

After getting out of Flagstaff, I stopped at the ruins of the old Twin Arrows Trading Post on Historic Route 66 for a coffee break. I took a couple of photos while there. I usually stop at the Twin Arrows Casino Hotel, but I had a vacuum bottle full of hot coffee, so I skipped it. It had snowed at Twin Arrows, but it was mostly melted away. I figured that the "worst" was behind me.

Above, The Beast at the Twin Arrows Trading Post arrows. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Well, I was mistaken. A few miles east, at about the turn-off for Meteor Crater, it started to lightly snow. But as I drove further east, the snowfall got progressively heavier. When I passed Jack Rabbit Trading Post in St. Joseph, it looked like a blizzard outside.

I stopped at the Flying J in Winslow for fuel and it was snowing there. I doubt anyone were standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona in that weather.

Above, the ruins of the Twin Arrows Trading Post. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

A few miles ahead was Holbrook. I decided that it would be more prudent to get off the freeway and take a break at the Denny's there. So I went to Denny's (I had soup, coffee and a hot fudge sundae) and waited until the snow subsided. Within an hour and a half, it did and I got back on the road.

The red rocks near the Tee Pee Trading Post at the Arizona-New Mexico had a good dusting of snow and were beautiful.

Above, the front yard scene that greeted me when I got home. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The snowfall stopped (for the most part) when I entered New Mexico. I got home around 1:30. It started snowing an hour and a half later.

While it was a fun trip, it is good to be back home again.