Peter Corbett
@ontheroadarizona
Arizona adventurer, storyteller, freelance journalist, ex-AZ Republic. Interests: History, the West, canyons, Route 66, neon, saloons, road trips. OnTheRoadArizona blog
Buckin’ fun for bull riding at the Buffalo Chip in Cave Creek, Arizona.
Wukoki dwelling at dawn in Wupatki National Monument north of Flagstaff, Arizona. www.ontheroadarizona.com/wupatki.html
Afternoon beers at Mother Road Brewery in Flagstaff, Ariz., on an old alignment of Route 66.
Lone Arrow on old Route 66 at what’s left of the Twin Arrows Trading Post.
Utah's ferry at Halls Crossing on Lake Powell is not expected to operate this year because of low water levels. The ferry is grounded if water levels fall below an elevation of 3,575 feet. The Bureau of Reclamation reports the level was 3,527 as of April 23. (Photo from 2022)
A gnarly tree growing out of a lava field in Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Monument near Flagstaff.
Canyon Club a longtime watering hole on Route 66 in Williams, Arizona.
This 1913 bridge originally spanned the Gila River in southeastern Arizona until 1936 when part of it was moved to the Verde River at Perkinsville, a ranching hamlet near Jerome. www.ontheroadarizona.com/bestbridges....
It's common to see travelers taking selfies at Forrest Gump Point on US 163 through Monument Valley in Utah and Arizona.
The Hubbell-Joe rug was the largest Navajo rug for decades. Weaver Julia Joe created the 21x32 foot rug 90 years ago for Winslow's Hubbell Trading Post. It's now displayed in the Affeldt Mion Museum at La Posada Hotel in Winslow. www.ontheroadarizona.com/winslowroute...
Gateway Trail in Scottsdale's McDowell Sonoran Preserve. www.ontheroadarizona.com/scottsdale.h...
Paria River from Cottonwood Canyon Road northwest of Page, Ariz., and Big Water Utah. This is from an October trip a few years back.
Longest bar in Arizona at 96 feet and furthest north, just shy of Utah border. Est. 1934