His favorite places

Gary A. Warner of the Orange County Register has traveled to all 50 states. He listed his favorite memory in each state. Two of them are on Route 66.

Here are the two:

Arizona: Meteor Crater, Winslow. When worlds collide. Luckily this one was a lot smaller than ours. The lack of water in the desert has slowed erosion, leaving the cosmic hole near Winslow one of the few clear examples of the battering Earth has taken from space over the eons. 800-289-5898 or www.meteorcrater.com

New Mexico: El Rancho Hotel, Gallup. Most people come to the Southwest for the wide-open space. I’m drawn to the towns that sprung up in the remotest corner of the country. Gallup is the quintessential Western town. This is no gentrified Sedona or Santa Fe. Gallup’s center is a strip of bars and Indian curio shops pressed against the side of a railroad track, with the old Route 66 passing through. The El Rancho, a onetime favorite of Hollywood travelers, is now on the National Register of Historic Places. 800-543-6351 or www.elranchohotel.com.

2 thoughts on “His favorite places

  1. We stayed at the El Rancho this weekend and there was a little boy in the second floor lobby who looked a lot like a ghost might look.

    My sister and I waved at him and after leaving the room looked at each other and simultaneously said, “That was weird”.

    Has anyone had a similar experience?

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