Route 66 Roadtrip: Part 2 | OK to AZ & The Grand Canyon! | Episode 14

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Welcome to Episode 14 and the 2nd episode of our Route 66 series. We’re detailing our 2018 cross-continental loop that took us over 9500km and 26 days on the road. In today's episode, we recount the amazing and iconic places we visited on days 4 through 6 which took us all the way from Elk City, OK to Williams AZ.
If you haven’t listened to episode 13, you'll want to start there, as we cover the first 3 days of our trip which took 21 hours of drive time and covered 2223 km (1381 miles) from our home in Southwestern Ontario to Elk City Oklahoma.
In this episode we talk about:

• Why you need to avoid sightseeing on certain travel days
• National Route 66 Museum - Elk City, OK
• Conoco U-Drop-Inn - Shamrock, TX
• Cadillac Ranch - TX
• Midpoint Cafe - Adrian, TX
• Blue Swallow Motel - Tucumcari, NM
• Enchanted Trails RV Resort - Albuquerque, NM
• Chief Yellowhorse Trading Post, Lupton AZ
• Wigwam Motel, Holbrook AZ
• Standin' on the Corner - Winslow AZ
• Grand Canyon Train and Hotel - Williams, AZ
• Grand Canyon - South Rim

Planning Tools in this Episode
If you are considering a Route 66 Roadtrip - YOU NEED THIS BOOK - We picked it up when we were already halfway through our trip and we both wish we had pre-ordered before we left home. Here it is: Route 66: EZ66 GUIDE For Travelers - 4TH EDITION by Jerry McClanahan
Roadtrippers Plus: The basic version is free, but only allows 8 waypoints to be added to each trip. We have over 50 on our Route 66 trip alone. Luckily - we are Roadtrippers affiliates, so we have a nifty code to get you $5 off Roadtrippers Plus. Just sign up here and use Coupon code: RVCANUCKS