So I have some news. "Cars" the movie (and for full disclosure I was an investor in Pixar) was based on Holbrook, AZ. Here is the overwhelming evidence
- The "Cozy Cone" is a rip off of the WigWam #6 motel
- It has a VW repair shop that specializes in "Campers"
- There's a big red tow truck at the WigWam #6 Motel
- It on Route 66
Pictorial evidence below.
So what did we do? Well we saw a very big hole in the ground (aka "Meteor Crater") and slipped and slid at Rock Slide. I expected to be more impressed by the hole, but spent most of the time worrying when Oliver was going to throw himself over the armco. I guess for something a 150ft across it did a bunch of damage but nothing like the kids going through a box of toys.
Rock Slide? Very cool (as in temperature) on the slippiest rock I have even known. If was not just me it was everybody. It was like the Park Service had taken a bar of soap to the smooth sandstone just for kicks.
And something has been on my mind. You know that gas prices are almost at 1998 United Kingdom prices... well al the trains running alongside I-40 going east all seemed to have the trailers (sans trucks) on their flat beds. Has America finally figured that is cheaper and more efficient to use the train?
Hey, more Route 66 stuff as well. Dawn wants to buy this dinner...
It was also the first day that the kids did not watch a single DVD in the car. Shocking I know. Flagstaff is also kind of weird. First the approach, the desert turns into a pine tree forest which is not what you expect. The town itself is small, I was expecting a mini Phoenix but instead its the Chapel Hill of AZ (i.e. small college town, small little down town etc.).
States
- Arizona
Food Count
- Breakfast : Corn Flakes and a toasted muffin at Days Inn, Holbrook
- Lunch : Sandwich from the back of the car
- Dinner : Chili Dog at Galaxy Dinner, Flagstaff
- Pudding : Banana Creme Pie from Village Inn
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