Blue Hole at Santa Rosa, New Mexico on Route 66

Today I stopped at Blue Hole on historic Route 66. This beautiful blue pool is a popular location for scuba diving with a constant temperature of 64 degrees and a constant inflow of 3000 gallons of water per minute. The hole goes down 81 feet making it a great place to get scuba certified. Historically Route 66 was one of the main highway systems in the United States covering 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California, including a section that goes through Flagstaff, Arizona. During the Great Depression thousands of people migrated west trying to escape the hardships of the Dust Bowl. These displaced farmers nicknamed "Okies" headed to California for the promise of work. Their journey was difficult as was their arrival in California, but their work ethic and persistence eventually helped them to find a new home.  They would have traveled this road on their journey! The water in this amazing pool was cold and refreshing! This was a great find on this historic route.