Get your kicks at route 66; June 20, 2018

The driving of the day was limited – only from Grand Canyon to Flagstaff. Flagstaff is named after a ponderosa pine flagpole made by a scouting party from Boston (known as the "Second Boston Party") to celebrate the United States Centennial on July 4, 1876. Flagstaff's early economy was based on the lumber, railroad, and ranching industries. During the 1880s, Flagstaff began to grow, opening its first post office and attracting the railroad industry. The early economy was based on timber, sheep, and cattle. By 1886, Flagstaff was the largest city on the railroad line between Albuquerque and the west coast of the United States. A 1900 diary entry by journalist Sharlot Hall described the houses in the city at the time as a "third rate mining camp", with unkempt air and high prices of available goods. Route 66 was completed in 1926 and ran through Flagstaff. Flagstaff was incorporated as a city in 1928, and in 1929, the city's first motel, was built at the intersection, Flagstaff went on to become a popular tourist stop along Route 66, particularly due to its proximity to the Grand Canyon.

Old locomotive and caboose at the Pioneer Museum. The Pioneer Museum is an old hospital converted into a Museum of Flagstaff’s rich history.

Chuckwagon at the Pioneer Museum, Flagstaff. The invention of the chuckwagon is attributed to Charles Goodnight, a Texas rancher. A chuckwagon is a type of "field kitchen" covered wagon historically used for the storage and transportation of perishable food and cooking equipment on the prairies of the United States and Canada. Such wagons formed part of a wagon train of settlers or fed traveling workers such as cowboys or loggers. After the American Civil War, the beef market in Texas expanded. Some cattlemen herded cattle in parts of the country that did not have railroads which would mean they needed to be fed on the road for months at a time. Goodnight modified the Studebaker wagon, a durable army-surplus wagon, to suit the needs of cowboys driving cattle from Texas to sell in New Mexico. He added a "chuck box" to the back of the wagon with drawers and shelves for storage space and a hinged lid to provide a flat cooking surface. A water barrel was also attached to the wagon and canvas was hung underneath to carry firewood. A wagon box was used to store cooking supplies and cowboys' personal items.

American Lafrance Fire Truck at the Pioneer Museum, Flagstaff . With houses build in tree fire was a major issue in Flagstaff. The first fire truck of Flagstaff – an American Lafrance Fire Truck - it was bought in 1914 and was the first combustion fire engine purchased, American LaFrance model. It was in service for 40 years.

We stayed at Weatherford Hotel. The first section made 1898 and second section made in 1899. Considered to be a downtown anchor since 1900; constructed of Moencopi sandstone.

The number of U.S. microbreweries, regional breweries, and are growing. At the end of 2013, there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.

At the Visitor Center

Route 66

Every 5 minutes a freight train several kilometers long passed the Flagstaff Rail Station. Rail transportation in the United States consists primarily of freight shipments, while passenger service, once a large and vital part of the nation's passenger transportation network, plays a limited role as compared to transportation patterns in many other countries.

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Weatherford Hotel