In the distance, the nearly 100 year old Painted Desert Inn blends perfectly into the landscape. Standing frozen in time, artist Fred Kabotie’s murals provide glimpses into Hopi culture. A Buffalo Dance and Tawa the Hopi sun god line the dining room and lunchroom walls. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) felled ponderosa pine and aspen poles from nearby Arizona forests to use as roofing beams and smaller crossbeams. Handmade light fixtures of punched tin, and wooden tables and chairs in American Indian designs patiently await visitors. Beautiful skylight panels, hand-painted by CCC workers, mimic designs of prehistoric pottery. Concrete floors are etched and painted with patterns based on Navajo blanket designs. Chatter from 1950’s Route 66 travelers seems to hang in the air and mingle with black and white photos of Hollywood stars.