Sedona Day 4, Get Your Kicks on Route 66

After a hard day of enjoying the sights, we headed back to Sedona. We decided to go to Williams, AZ for dinner. The family we met on our Hummer ride had told us of a restaurant they had eaten in in Williams. They didn't tell us the name of the restaurant so we decided to look for it.

We got off on old Route 66 for nostalgic drive down "Memory Road". We have been on parts of old Route 66 many times and have enjoyed the drive. This was no different--looks like the town had been frozen in time.

As we drove past old diners, restaurants, motels and other businesses, we saw a restaurant named Pine Country that had a sign that advertised home made pies. We parked and went inside. Based on the family's description of the restaurant, this had to be the place. The basic description was an old restaurant with good food; huge portions; and pies that looked like they were a foot high. The restaurant certainly lived up to that description. Linda and I had the chicken fried steak dinner. Everything was very tasty and there were huge portions. Unfortunately, after eating the dinner, we were not able to sample the desserts so Linda did the next best thing--took pictures of the desserts. There was a woman with two children who sat in the booth behind us. They ordered slices of pie. She said that they had eaten dinner there one night and came back just for the pie. From looks of the pie, it would be worth the trip. If we are back in the Williams area, we will have to stop by just for the pie. Looked like each piece was 1/4 of a pie. It was a little expensive, but one slice would serve 2 people and probably have some left.

We are taking our train tour today and will probably stop by some more Indian ruins; walk through an old copper mining town; stop by a couple of museums; and whatever we come across. We have discovered that some of the best times on our trip are the unplanned stops that we make. For those who know us, you know we very seldom make plans--just get in the car and drive and I suppose that is what we will do until time to get on the train

Another bright, sunny day. The balloons are floating through the air and it is supposed to be a warm day.