The Painted Desert Trading Post near Chambers Arizona, flanking the Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park. If the old route was still intact going west, this road would run straight into the back of the national park.
This place is beautiful. I never thought I would be able to drive this part of the abandoned overlay of Route 66 again. Thanks to the Painted Desert Trading Post Coop that wish came true. This section of road was Route 66 until the early 50’s, then used as a rural road for some years. Eventually the road deteriorated and was sectioned off by real estate boundaries. Now the Coop owns the section of 66 that the Painted Desert Trading Post straddles and the building is being restored! This is a Route 66 enthusiasts dream come true.
The Molecular Samaritan 