Georgeand Al's 2013 trip: Day 16. Day 1 coming home 517 miles

I leaft Don's house at 6:45 and went to meet Al.
We took off up route 101 to route 17 north.
Here are photos I took along the way.

There aren't enough cactus around but what you have to buy them???

This i took for my Sandi

After following route 17 for a while you climb to about 5000 feet to what I call the high plains.
The area is just north of "Horse Thief Pass".
This is beautiful grass land.

Continuing along on 17 north you come to Elk country at 6000 feet.

Hey... That is where we are headed

See the snow on the mountain???

GO EAST GEORGE!!!!!

From route 17 we swing onto route 40 east and continue through northern Arizona leaving the snow behind us. (look in the mirror)

BIG indians here

Cows.. I FINALLY see cows

See that high ridge in the distance? That is the rim of a Meteor Crater.
We stopped and did the tourist thing.

Al is supposed to look like he is in the bottom of the crater

Remember this photo

The hole is 1700 feet deep and three quarters of a mile across.

"Blistered" rock from the blast

I jumped way up to get this view

Next to the bottom right of the fence is the same size astronaut and flag in the photo I told you to remember. It is a LONG way down.

That was a big mother rock!!!

Moving right along we headed for New Mexico.
BUT.......
Guess where we stopped first???
"Standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona".. The band Eagles made this town famous.