Two Guns, A bunch of ruins, and a Souvenir...

I got pulled over. I was driving too fast on I-40 on the way to Winslow. Of course, I didn't admit that to the fine highway patrolman. As he stated in his mandatory firm tone, that I was traveling at a criminal speed, he expressed that he would only give me a warning. I really do love it when they give me souvenirs instead of fines. Anyhow, as the po-po turned and walked the off ramp back to his car, I was told that I was incredibly good. And lucky. I looked past the passenger's seat to the cold horizon and with the Mountain Lion sign in view, I had decided it was time to get out of the truck and stretch.


Ruins. More ruins. Beyond them, more ruins. The first set of ruins had old gas pumps. The kind that you see folks haggle over on American Pickers. I still regret not grabbing a piece of mangled pump, but there was no room in the truck. These were from after the last move around 1938. 

The pumps remnants were long gone by the time I went back there. I found out later that the zoo moved as route 66 moved. The whole story is pretty well documented at: http://www.hkhinc.com/arizona/twoguns/richardson.htm.

I've been back to explore the ruins a few more times and love to wander around thinking of what may have been happening in the area in it's heyday. 

The Two Guns exit on I-40 east of Flagstaff hosts a number of abandoned structures including an old gas station, a KOA Camp Ground, and ruins of old structures that were abandoned over the years. Just use some caution, the abandoned buildings aren't always that abandoned. This is a great piece of American Route 66 history sitting quietly next to the interstate. 




 
 
https://roadtrippers.com/us/winslow-az/points-of-interest/abandoned-two-guns-koa-campground-store

Two Guns  http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=16483