WINSLOW, Ariz.—Rebecca Houston and Deb Good drove 1,600 miles from Chicago to stand on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, along the historic Route 66.
It was the ride of a lifetime—a chance for the sisters from Missoula, Montana, to take selfies and make memories in front of a bronze statue of Glenn Frey, co-founder of the Eagles.
The band made Winslow famous with its 1972 hit song “Take It Easy,” but the popularity of Route 66 had preceded them by decades.
At first, Houston wasn’t so sure about hitting the road for a cross-country trip after losing her husband three years ago….