Northern Arizona - Day 2

On day 2 after Eric finished his job in Holbrook we set out to see the Wigwam Motel. Its cartoon form may be familiar to you if you have seen the movie Cars. The Cozy Cone Motel in the Cars movie is modeled after the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook. Also, if you watched Oprah and Gayle's road trip you may remember that they stayed there. If I ever go back to Holbrook this is definitely where I am staying!

Luckily they were cleaning the Wigwams so we were able to peek inside.



Sadie insisted on a picture with the tow truck (Mater). She informed us that that the guy who plays Mater in the Cars movie works with Eric. We had no idea what she was talking about, so she explained it to us. She somehow knows that Larry the Cable Guy plays Mater, and since she also somehow knows that Eric works with cable, she naturally thinks that they work together. Four year olds are irresistible.



While driving to our next destination we stopped at Geronimo to see the largest ever petrified tree (boring):



And stopped at another roadside attraction: A Blowing Dust Area



We didn't really see the appeal:



As previously mentioned we visited Winslow! The highlight of the trip in my opinion:



And then finally made it to our last attraction of the day:  The Meteor Crater



The Meteor Crater is the world's best preserved meteorite impact site and stretches nearly one mile across.

First we checked out the museum:



And then traveled down to the bottom of the crater for some pictures. Or stood in front of a picture of the bottom of the crater. You decide:



After the museum we took a tour of the crater and then explored it further:



After visiting the crater we headed home. Quick but lovely trip.