Summer Trip Day Two
11 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment
in Beadwork, Travel Tags: Travel
Holbrook, AZ – Petrified Forest – Dinosaurs - As I stood by the car waiting for Tracy to emerge from the rock shop, another train – the 3rd in 15 minutes – went streaming by. It’s been over 50 years since I stood near the tracks and listened to the train pass. With your eyes closed you can still count cars – it’s very fun.
Holbrook reflects the state of the economy. Many commercial buildings are empty – some for sale and some not – but the empty parking lots and weed-filled back lots remind you of the loss of jobs and the loss of businesses. Holbrook used to be a magical place in its time. The generation that kept it alive is slowing leaving us – leaving it to generations that have no connection (except the Harley riders!).
We finished in Holbrook 4 hours earlier than we planned so it was on to Gallup, NM. Shop, Shop, Shop. Things went pretty much as planned. We finished a few hours early and ventured out to Window Rock. The Purple Bee Flowers all along the highways were lovely. The heavy rains have spurred a lot of greens and there is grass at the foot of the red rock monolithes. The contrast is wonderful.
