Standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona……..

Winslow….the town where time stands still.  The buildings are old and mostly crumbling as are the homes. Its claim to fame is the Eagles song “Take it easy” which is what brings the tourists to “the corner”.  The La Posada hotel (another Mary Jane Colter masterpiece) is beautiful.  But the real reason we are here is to see the Homolovi ruins.  A nice campground greeted us at the Homolovi State Park and we had one of the nicest “ruins” experiences we have ever had.  So many artifacts are just lying in the dirt to see and touch.  Most of the ruins we have been to in the past have been “homogenized” and can only be seen from a distance.  At Homolovi you can inspect them close up.  The thought of touching artifacts (the whole artifacts have been removed and what is left are the shards and pictographs) that someone made a thousand years ago with his or her own hands is quite a feeling. 

Fuel prices here have been great.  We just filled up at Winslow for $3.25 per gallon. Woo-Hoo! The motorhome which seems to get 6.50 to 7.0 mpg at home has been averaging around 8.35mpg so we are happy campers!

My allergies kicked up and my nose is raw from dripping.  I’m hoping that will go away as we head for the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert on Sunday.

I will post some photos when I have a good wifi connection .