Did you know?

Petrified Forest is the only national park in which the famous Route 66 passes through as it crosses the country from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Route 66 has been labelled the Mother of Transcontinental Highways. It was commissioned in 1926 and was considered the shortest all-weather route connecting the midwest and southwest. It was so popular it ultimately lead to the construction of interstates. Route 66 was officially decommissioned in 1985.

Check back tomorrow and learn a little bit more about the Painted Desert.