We left Willows & there were lots less bugs in the morning.
Although I picked up a bug & wasn't feeling great all day. But none the less we made it to Crater Lake & what a glorious site it was, all covered with snow.
Angel had never seen it before so it was great to share that with her.
We stayed the night in Roseburg & headed for home in the morning.
It is bittersweet to end this trip. We had a great time with great friends.
But it is good to be home & am looking forward to sleeping in my own bed.
Thanks for sharing our trip with us.
Check out the last pic of my car... 16 states of dirt & a whole lot of bug guts.
Becci
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
May 25 Route 66 trip
Monday, May 25, 2009
Today we went to the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, CA. Allan & Mindy got there before us & we got there just in time for the last tour of the day.
What a fun place. They give lots of samples too.Oh ya... we even got to wear fun paper hats.
Allan & Mindy went to visit family & Mary Lou, Rudy, Angel, John & I went to dinner in Vacaville then Mary & Rudy went off to see family… Then there were 3…
We are staying in Willows, CA tonight.
As we were driving down the freeway there we what looked like smoke plumes on the edge of the road. But it was really swarms of gnats. Billions of them… look closely at the pics.
Off to Crater Lake tomorrow.
Today we went to the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, CA. Allan & Mindy got there before us & we got there just in time for the last tour of the day.
What a fun place. They give lots of samples too.Oh ya... we even got to wear fun paper hats.
Allan & Mindy went to visit family & Mary Lou, Rudy, Angel, John & I went to dinner in Vacaville then Mary & Rudy went off to see family… Then there were 3…
We are staying in Willows, CA tonight.
As we were driving down the freeway there we what looked like smoke plumes on the edge of the road. But it was really swarms of gnats. Billions of them… look closely at the pics.
Off to Crater Lake tomorrow.
May 24 Route 66 trip
May 24
Today we got up, had a good breakfast & headed for the end of the Route.
We stopped at the museum in Victorville.
We drove around & around Hollywood, saw the sign, & some sidewalk stars. Sunset Blvd was blocked off for the memorial holiday festival so we had to find our way around that.
We ended up at Santa Monica Pier which is the end of Route 66. We went to the beach part & took pictures.
Mary Lou & Rudy were the only ones brave enough to go into the water. It was getting chilly & windy & the rest of us opted out of the water. Mike & Irene split from the group to go visit family & the rest of us continued up North. Allan & Mindy got separated from us & went their own way. 5 of us landed for the night in Buttonwillow.
Now we will do some siteseeing on our way back to Portland. We are going to the JellyBelly factory on Monday.
Today we got up, had a good breakfast & headed for the end of the Route.
We stopped at the museum in Victorville.
We drove around & around Hollywood, saw the sign, & some sidewalk stars. Sunset Blvd was blocked off for the memorial holiday festival so we had to find our way around that.
We ended up at Santa Monica Pier which is the end of Route 66. We went to the beach part & took pictures.
Mary Lou & Rudy were the only ones brave enough to go into the water. It was getting chilly & windy & the rest of us opted out of the water. Mike & Irene split from the group to go visit family & the rest of us continued up North. Allan & Mindy got separated from us & went their own way. 5 of us landed for the night in Buttonwillow.
Now we will do some siteseeing on our way back to Portland. We are going to the JellyBelly factory on Monday.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
May 23 Route 66 trip
Today we had breakfast at the Wagon Wheel as we left Needles.
We saw names written with rocks placed on the berm beside the road from Essex to Amboy.
We stopped at the Ludlow Cafe. Then went into Daggett to see a few old buildings & found Peggy Sue's 50's diner. What a fun place. We all had ice cream from the soda fountain.
Then we went into Barstow to the Route 66 Mother Road museum. We are spending the night here. It was nice to get into a motel fairly early today.
We saw names written with rocks placed on the berm beside the road from Essex to Amboy.
We stopped at the Ludlow Cafe. Then went into Daggett to see a few old buildings & found Peggy Sue's 50's diner. What a fun place. We all had ice cream from the soda fountain.
Then we went into Barstow to the Route 66 Mother Road museum. We are spending the night here. It was nice to get into a motel fairly early today.
Friday, May 22, 2009
May 22 Route 66 trip
May 22, 2009
We stopped at a Route 66 museum. Then went down a very winding road into Oatman where wild burro’s wander through the town begging for carrots. I saw one play tug of war with a woman & her bag of carrots. The burro won but she sent her son to retrieve the bag before it ate them all.
They are very friendly & you really have to drive slow because they walk right down the road.
We then took a little side trip to Lake Havasu to see the London Bridge. It was very hot 98 degrees.
We ended up in Needles, CA. Some of us went to dinner at the Wagon Wheel… an old Route 66 restaurant.
We stopped at a Route 66 museum. Then went down a very winding road into Oatman where wild burro’s wander through the town begging for carrots. I saw one play tug of war with a woman & her bag of carrots. The burro won but she sent her son to retrieve the bag before it ate them all.
They are very friendly & you really have to drive slow because they walk right down the road.
We then took a little side trip to Lake Havasu to see the London Bridge. It was very hot 98 degrees.
We ended up in Needles, CA. Some of us went to dinner at the Wagon Wheel… an old Route 66 restaurant.
May 21 Route 66 trip
May 21
Today we went to Oak Creek Canyon & Sedona.
The canyon was way cool. Absolutely breathtaking. We were able to drive down into the canyon & get up close views. Then we walked around Sedona a little.
We then went to Seligman, where a man named Angel lives who pushed to get Route 66 made historical.
We had dinner at the Road Kill Café. Very good food.
We spent the night in Kingman.
Today we went to Oak Creek Canyon & Sedona.
The canyon was way cool. Absolutely breathtaking. We were able to drive down into the canyon & get up close views. Then we walked around Sedona a little.
We then went to Seligman, where a man named Angel lives who pushed to get Route 66 made historical.
We had dinner at the Road Kill Café. Very good food.
We spent the night in Kingman.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
May 20 Route 66 trip
May 20, 2009
Today we went to the Grand Canyon. What an awesome place. It was overcast so it looked kind of hazy. But it was still a breathtaking. both my batteries went dead for my camera so I didn't get very many pics today... but I will get copies of everyone elses.
We had dinner at a 50’s style diner… The Galaxy in Flagstaff.
Today we went to the Grand Canyon. What an awesome place. It was overcast so it looked kind of hazy. But it was still a breathtaking. both my batteries went dead for my camera so I didn't get very many pics today... but I will get copies of everyone elses.
We had dinner at a 50’s style diner… The Galaxy in Flagstaff.
May 19 Route 66 trip
May 19, 2009
Today we stopped & admired the Petrified forest. Wow that was impressive.
Then we stopped for photo ops at the giant jack rabbit.
We went to stand on the corner in Winslow, AZ by the statue of (I think) Jackson Browne.
That was a fun place. We had lunch then headed to Meteor Crater.
It closed at 5 & we got there at 4:40 so we didn’t want to pay the $15 ea for only 20 minutes.
They let 3 of us (Angel, Mindy & me) go escorted to the gift shop to get our pennies smashed.
We stay the night in Flagstaff.
Today we stopped & admired the Petrified forest. Wow that was impressive.
Then we stopped for photo ops at the giant jack rabbit.
We went to stand on the corner in Winslow, AZ by the statue of (I think) Jackson Browne.
That was a fun place. We had lunch then headed to Meteor Crater.
It closed at 5 & we got there at 4:40 so we didn’t want to pay the $15 ea for only 20 minutes.
They let 3 of us (Angel, Mindy & me) go escorted to the gift shop to get our pennies smashed.
We stay the night in Flagstaff.
May 18 Route 66 trip
We stopped at the Continental Divide in NM on our way to Gallup.I mailed postcards so check your postmarks.
In Gallup we walked around looking at all the beautiful murals.
Then we went through the painted desert & on into Holbrock, AZ.
It was a lot of driving but not much siteseeing except for the beautiful nature.
We slept in teepees at the famous Wigwam motel…aka Cozy cones from the movie cars.
That was great fun.
No wifi there so I could post.
More later.
In Gallup we walked around looking at all the beautiful murals.
Then we went through the painted desert & on into Holbrock, AZ.
It was a lot of driving but not much siteseeing except for the beautiful nature.
We slept in teepees at the famous Wigwam motel…aka Cozy cones from the movie cars.
That was great fun.
No wifi there so I could post.
More later.
Monday, May 18, 2009
May 17 Route 66 trip
May 17,2009
We went across Conchas Dam, had lunch in Las Vegas, NM , where is Easy Rider was filmed.
We then went to Santa Fe to see the "miraculous staircase". That was amazing to see. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretto_Chapel
And then we stopped in Madrid where "Wild Hogs" was filmed. We just passed through but it was fun to see.
We stayed in Albuquerque & went to the Route 66 café for Malts & other treats.
We went across Conchas Dam, had lunch in Las Vegas, NM , where is Easy Rider was filmed.
We then went to Santa Fe to see the "miraculous staircase". That was amazing to see. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretto_Chapel
And then we stopped in Madrid where "Wild Hogs" was filmed. We just passed through but it was fun to see.
We stayed in Albuquerque & went to the Route 66 café for Malts & other treats.
May 16 Route 66 trip
May 16, 2009
Today we woke up to rain. It was a lot cooler than it has been. High only got into the 60’s.
It rained most of the day.
We went through Texola. The last town in OK. It has an ok Territorial Jail. It was pretty much a ghost town.
We got to Shamrock at 10am. Pulled up to the U-Drop Inn / tower Conoco. What a great art deco building.
It wasn’t open yet but we got lots of great pictures. Then along came the lady to open up just as we were about to give up. She was great & we bought lots of stuff at the gift shop.
Then on to McLean where we stopped at the Devil’s Rope / Old Route 66 Museum.
There was lots of barbed wire stuff to see & also some more Route 66 stuff.
In Conway we saw the Bug Ranch… a copy of Cadillac ranch.
Then we went to The Big Texan. Great place with great food. Sorry we weren’t able to meet up with Barbara & Stan. They were going to come up from the Houston area in their PT but a broken water main kept them from making it.
Off to see the Cadillac Ranch, it was raining so we just took pictures from the road & didn’t walk down to them. We make it all the way through TX in 1 day & 1 tank of gas.
We got to the Midway point of Route 66 in Adrian, OK. We stopped & had Ugly crust Pie at the Midpoint café. http://www.midpointroute66cafe.com/ They closed t 4 but Allan called & they stayed open for us. What great people.
We stayed at the legendary Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, NM. http://blueswallowmotel.com/
It was a great nostalgic experience. Bill & Terri run it & are very friendly. They informed us of all the surrounding stuff to see.
Today we woke up to rain. It was a lot cooler than it has been. High only got into the 60’s.
It rained most of the day.
We went through Texola. The last town in OK. It has an ok Territorial Jail. It was pretty much a ghost town.
We got to Shamrock at 10am. Pulled up to the U-Drop Inn / tower Conoco. What a great art deco building.
It wasn’t open yet but we got lots of great pictures. Then along came the lady to open up just as we were about to give up. She was great & we bought lots of stuff at the gift shop.
Then on to McLean where we stopped at the Devil’s Rope / Old Route 66 Museum.
There was lots of barbed wire stuff to see & also some more Route 66 stuff.
In Conway we saw the Bug Ranch… a copy of Cadillac ranch.
Then we went to The Big Texan. Great place with great food. Sorry we weren’t able to meet up with Barbara & Stan. They were going to come up from the Houston area in their PT but a broken water main kept them from making it.
Off to see the Cadillac Ranch, it was raining so we just took pictures from the road & didn’t walk down to them. We make it all the way through TX in 1 day & 1 tank of gas.
We got to the Midway point of Route 66 in Adrian, OK. We stopped & had Ugly crust Pie at the Midpoint café. http://www.midpointroute66cafe.com/ They closed t 4 but Allan called & they stayed open for us. What great people.
We stayed at the legendary Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, NM. http://blueswallowmotel.com/
It was a great nostalgic experience. Bill & Terri run it & are very friendly. They informed us of all the surrounding stuff to see.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
May 15 Route 66 trip
May 15, 2009
We had a later start today with brunch at IHOP. We got out of town at 12:00 it was 84 degrees.
We got to Geary, OK to see a log cabin jail & the museum. But the museum was close & we went into the county commissioners office of Melba Nance. She and 2 other office women were very hospitable & called 3 different people to come open up the museum for us. They visited with us while we waited.
Then we went to the Route 66 museum in Clinton, OK
Off we went down the road again to Elk City. The weather was starting to turn ugly & the Walgreen sign read “Tornado warning for 2 to 10pm. We decided to try to make it to Shamrock, TX but as we drove down the highway we decided to get a hotel in Erick to wait out the storm.
As it turns out Shamrock got slammed. So here we are here for the night.
We had a later start today with brunch at IHOP. We got out of town at 12:00 it was 84 degrees.
We got to Geary, OK to see a log cabin jail & the museum. But the museum was close & we went into the county commissioners office of Melba Nance. She and 2 other office women were very hospitable & called 3 different people to come open up the museum for us. They visited with us while we waited.
Then we went to the Route 66 museum in Clinton, OK
Off we went down the road again to Elk City. The weather was starting to turn ugly & the Walgreen sign read “Tornado warning for 2 to 10pm. We decided to try to make it to Shamrock, TX but as we drove down the highway we decided to get a hotel in Erick to wait out the storm.
As it turns out Shamrock got slammed. So here we are here for the night.
Friday, May 15, 2009
May 14 Route 66 trip
May 14
We left Sapulpa, OK at 9:15.
Our first stop was to see the giant penguin at the Crown Chrysler dealership in Bristow. When we pulled into the parking lot 2 guys came our & offered us to come in for coffee. The wanted us to parking beside each other in front of the door then they called the local newspaper to have a reporter come out & take our pictures. Why??? I don’t know. But while we were there Mindy noticed a screw in one of their tires.
So “Allan got screwed on Route 66 by a giant Penguin at the Chrysler dealership.”
At Stroud we stopped by the Rock Café which burned down in May 2008. David was one of the worker trying to get it put back together. He was very nice & showed us around & said they planned to be cooking by May 22.
Then we went to Chandler where we met up with Jerry McClanahan, who wrote the book “EZ 66 Guide” we are following on our trip. What a great guy. He was very friendly & knowledgeable. He invited us to his house where his studio is but his driveway wasn’t very accommodating . He took pictures with us & our traveling mascots.
Then we were off again & came upon John Hargrove’s Oklahoma County 66 Auto trim & Mini Museum.
What an amazing place… He has quite a collection of sculpture & art that he makes. He even has a soda fountain & theater.
We had lunch at Pops. They have 500 different kinds of soda. Good food & also gas. Food, Fizz & Fuel.
We saw the round barn. Mr. Sam is there to great you & tell you all about anything you might want to know.
We wrapped up the day at the Oklahoma City National Memorial – A.P. Murrah building. We only had an hour to do the museum part, but it was enough to experience a lot of emotions.
Then we walked around the chairs & the part of the building they left standing.
We ended the day at the West side of OK City.
We met a fellow PT’er Frank from the area. He had a very nice PT. He call it the Sooner Cruiser.
We left Sapulpa, OK at 9:15.
Our first stop was to see the giant penguin at the Crown Chrysler dealership in Bristow. When we pulled into the parking lot 2 guys came our & offered us to come in for coffee. The wanted us to parking beside each other in front of the door then they called the local newspaper to have a reporter come out & take our pictures. Why??? I don’t know. But while we were there Mindy noticed a screw in one of their tires.
So “Allan got screwed on Route 66 by a giant Penguin at the Chrysler dealership.”
At Stroud we stopped by the Rock Café which burned down in May 2008. David was one of the worker trying to get it put back together. He was very nice & showed us around & said they planned to be cooking by May 22.
Then we went to Chandler where we met up with Jerry McClanahan, who wrote the book “EZ 66 Guide” we are following on our trip. What a great guy. He was very friendly & knowledgeable. He invited us to his house where his studio is but his driveway wasn’t very accommodating . He took pictures with us & our traveling mascots.
Then we were off again & came upon John Hargrove’s Oklahoma County 66 Auto trim & Mini Museum.
What an amazing place… He has quite a collection of sculpture & art that he makes. He even has a soda fountain & theater.
We had lunch at Pops. They have 500 different kinds of soda. Good food & also gas. Food, Fizz & Fuel.
We saw the round barn. Mr. Sam is there to great you & tell you all about anything you might want to know.
We wrapped up the day at the Oklahoma City National Memorial – A.P. Murrah building. We only had an hour to do the museum part, but it was enough to experience a lot of emotions.
Then we walked around the chairs & the part of the building they left standing.
We ended the day at the West side of OK City.
We met a fellow PT’er Frank from the area. He had a very nice PT. He call it the Sooner Cruiser.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
May 13 Route 66 trip
May 13, 2009
We left Joplin, MO at 9am. There is only 13 miles of Route 66 in Kansas. First we went to Galena, KS to the 4 Women on the Route location. That is where Tow-tater is, he is the inspiration for Tow-Mater from “Cars”.
You can read all about it at http://4womenontheroute.com/Home.html very interesting place.
Then we went to Baxter Springs, KS to lunch at the Café on the Route. Good food for little money.
It is very windy today, there are severe storm warning for tonight. It is very hot 82 degrees & humid.
All the rivers are flooding. See pics of high waters.
We stopped at Afton DX gas station. We were hoping to meet the owner Laurel there but she in only in on Tues & Thurs. We were sorry to miss her. We looked in the windows & took some pictures.
Then we headed off to Darrel Starbird’s Custom Car Museum in Bernice, OK. There were some great cars there.
We stopped at the totem pole museum in Foyil then off to find a hotel to ride out the storm.
It was 87 degrees at 5 pm with no sign of the storm yet. We landed in Sapulpa, OK for the night.
Checked in & went next door to Freddie’s steak house for a great dinner.
The lightening is starting pretty steady at 9:30. There was a tornado NE of us several miles. Watching the new it looks like we won’t get much. Although it is very windy & has just starting raining at 10:45.
Tomorrow we are going to Chandler to meet with Jerry McClanahan who wrote the book “EZ66 guide to Route 66” that we are following on our trip. That will be great.
The news is looking more ominous now. More tornados in the area.
I will post in the morning as to how we survived the night…. That is if we have power.
I think I will go lay in bed now & watch the light show going on outside.
We made it through the night without any damage here. The storm happened to go all around us. We still have thunder & lightening & lots of rain. Heading through the rest of OK today.
We left Joplin, MO at 9am. There is only 13 miles of Route 66 in Kansas. First we went to Galena, KS to the 4 Women on the Route location. That is where Tow-tater is, he is the inspiration for Tow-Mater from “Cars”.
You can read all about it at http://4womenontheroute.com/Home.html very interesting place.
Then we went to Baxter Springs, KS to lunch at the Café on the Route. Good food for little money.
It is very windy today, there are severe storm warning for tonight. It is very hot 82 degrees & humid.
All the rivers are flooding. See pics of high waters.
We stopped at Afton DX gas station. We were hoping to meet the owner Laurel there but she in only in on Tues & Thurs. We were sorry to miss her. We looked in the windows & took some pictures.
Then we headed off to Darrel Starbird’s Custom Car Museum in Bernice, OK. There were some great cars there.
We stopped at the totem pole museum in Foyil then off to find a hotel to ride out the storm.
It was 87 degrees at 5 pm with no sign of the storm yet. We landed in Sapulpa, OK for the night.
Checked in & went next door to Freddie’s steak house for a great dinner.
The lightening is starting pretty steady at 9:30. There was a tornado NE of us several miles. Watching the new it looks like we won’t get much. Although it is very windy & has just starting raining at 10:45.
Tomorrow we are going to Chandler to meet with Jerry McClanahan who wrote the book “EZ66 guide to Route 66” that we are following on our trip. That will be great.
The news is looking more ominous now. More tornados in the area.
I will post in the morning as to how we survived the night…. That is if we have power.
I think I will go lay in bed now & watch the light show going on outside.
We made it through the night without any damage here. The storm happened to go all around us. We still have thunder & lightening & lots of rain. Heading through the rest of OK today.
May 12 Route 66 trip
May 12, 2009
Today we drove a lot again, about 150 miles.
We went through Waynesville, saw the giant frog painted on a boulder, 1923 Rubidoux Creek bridge & a plant shop in a renovated gas station.
We saw a giant bowling pin towards Buckhorn.
In Lebanon we saw a 50's style diner & Route 66 museum at the library. We saw a sign there that showed 1676 miles to Santa Monica. So we still have lots to see & miles to go.
At the Worlds largest gift store in Phillpsburg we saw Lucille Balls 1940 Cadillac & bought stuff.
Went through Marshfield where there is a 1/4 scale model of the Hubble telescope.
In Carthage we saw a great old giant courthouse building built in 1894.
In Carterville we saw the giant praying hands.
They had a huge storm a few days ago with winds up to 90 mph. There is lots of broken trees, & roof shingles missing.
There are great old houses & buildings to see.
We landed in Joplin for the night & got the chance to do some laundry & catch up a little.
We are still doing long days & not getting to sleep until at least 11:00 & up early to get on the road usually by 9.
Today we drove a lot again, about 150 miles.
We went through Waynesville, saw the giant frog painted on a boulder, 1923 Rubidoux Creek bridge & a plant shop in a renovated gas station.
We saw a giant bowling pin towards Buckhorn.
In Lebanon we saw a 50's style diner & Route 66 museum at the library. We saw a sign there that showed 1676 miles to Santa Monica. So we still have lots to see & miles to go.
At the Worlds largest gift store in Phillpsburg we saw Lucille Balls 1940 Cadillac & bought stuff.
Went through Marshfield where there is a 1/4 scale model of the Hubble telescope.
In Carthage we saw a great old giant courthouse building built in 1894.
In Carterville we saw the giant praying hands.
They had a huge storm a few days ago with winds up to 90 mph. There is lots of broken trees, & roof shingles missing.
There are great old houses & buildings to see.
We landed in Joplin for the night & got the chance to do some laundry & catch up a little.
We are still doing long days & not getting to sleep until at least 11:00 & up early to get on the road usually by 9.
Monday, May 11, 2009
May 11 Route 66 trip
May 11, 2009
We left Collinsville, IL at 9:30ish.
First stop was at the Route 66 state park which is where Times Beach, MO used to be.
Then we had lunch in Eureka, MO.
Then we went to the Meramec caverns. It is right on the Meramec river & the water was so high that it had covered the picnic area.
We did a lot of driving looking at stuff.
We went through Bourbon then to Cuba. There were lots of murals in Cuba.
Then we went to see the Giant rocking chair in Fanning.
We ate dinner in Rolla, MO & we finally ended up in Waynesville for the night.
Lots more driving tomorrow.
We left Collinsville, IL at 9:30ish.
First stop was at the Route 66 state park which is where Times Beach, MO used to be.
Then we had lunch in Eureka, MO.
Then we went to the Meramec caverns. It is right on the Meramec river & the water was so high that it had covered the picnic area.
We did a lot of driving looking at stuff.
We went through Bourbon then to Cuba. There were lots of murals in Cuba.
Then we went to see the Giant rocking chair in Fanning.
We ate dinner in Rolla, MO & we finally ended up in Waynesville for the night.
Lots more driving tomorrow.
May 10 Route 66 trip
May 10
We got to spend 2 nights in the same hotel. Kind of get to catch up a little.
Mike & Irene rejoined us at the hotel in time for lunch and to decide what we wanted to do today. Since it is Mothers day all the restaurants are way full so we just went to Arby’s.
I found a nice crack in my windshield this morning that wasn’t there last night. Guess I will be replacing it when I get home.
1st stop was the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle in IL, it is a water tower. then we went to the Chain of Rocks Bridge in MO. It was used by vehicles as Route 66 up until 1965. Now it is a pedestrian and bike path. I guess MO has some great bike paths. This bridge curves in the middle and is about a mile long. John, Angel & Mike walked the farthest up past the curve.
The rest of us were not as ambitious.
We went to the St Louis Gateway arch next. The Mississippi River was very high and dirty.
We were going to meet up with Greg & Sheryl from the Gateway PT Cruiser club at 6:30 at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. We got there early and were amazed at the number of people waiting in line. I thought there was some big event going on but I guess that is normal.
John said that there was nothing that good that he’d wait in that line for it, but a woman heard him that and said to him… Oh yes there is! And she was right. They serve what they call concrete and it’s like a DQ Blizzard only better. We all had something different & sampled each others. Pretty good stuff. Irene says there is a place like it in Vancouver (WA) so when we get home we will have to check it out.
When Greg & Cheryl got there we all went to dinner down the street to Garavelli’s. We were expecting Italian but it was cafeteria style. Not the best food but good company.
Tomorrow or the next day we need to find a place to do laundry. We are buying t-shirts along the way but are running low on essentials.
We are getting ready to leave this morning to go through MO.
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We got to spend 2 nights in the same hotel. Kind of get to catch up a little.
Mike & Irene rejoined us at the hotel in time for lunch and to decide what we wanted to do today. Since it is Mothers day all the restaurants are way full so we just went to Arby’s.
I found a nice crack in my windshield this morning that wasn’t there last night. Guess I will be replacing it when I get home.
1st stop was the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle in IL, it is a water tower. then we went to the Chain of Rocks Bridge in MO. It was used by vehicles as Route 66 up until 1965. Now it is a pedestrian and bike path. I guess MO has some great bike paths. This bridge curves in the middle and is about a mile long. John, Angel & Mike walked the farthest up past the curve.
The rest of us were not as ambitious.
We went to the St Louis Gateway arch next. The Mississippi River was very high and dirty.
We were going to meet up with Greg & Sheryl from the Gateway PT Cruiser club at 6:30 at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. We got there early and were amazed at the number of people waiting in line. I thought there was some big event going on but I guess that is normal.
John said that there was nothing that good that he’d wait in that line for it, but a woman heard him that and said to him… Oh yes there is! And she was right. They serve what they call concrete and it’s like a DQ Blizzard only better. We all had something different & sampled each others. Pretty good stuff. Irene says there is a place like it in Vancouver (WA) so when we get home we will have to check it out.
When Greg & Cheryl got there we all went to dinner down the street to Garavelli’s. We were expecting Italian but it was cafeteria style. Not the best food but good company.
Tomorrow or the next day we need to find a place to do laundry. We are buying t-shirts along the way but are running low on essentials.
We are getting ready to leave this morning to go through MO.
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
May 9, 2009 Route 66 trip
May 9, Saturday,
I am getting rather rummy these days. I am not sure what day it is. But we are having a great time.
I have to admit I am feeding of Angel’s notes. She keeps great notes & I don’t. By the end of the day I can’t remember what we saw in what town.
1st stop Funks Grove Sirup, and no I didn't spell it wrong! Cute little shop that we all barely fit into.
By 10am we were at Dixie's. It's a truck stop famous on the route which has a display of 66 memorabilia.
Leaving there we headed to Atlanta, IL. A cute little town that has a Paul Bunyon giant w/ a giant hot dog. There was this little old lady was watching us and waved to me & said “We are open so come on in” then she changed the sign to OPEN so we felt a little obligated & went in. Lucille is 91 and has worked at the museum since 1972. They are in the process of moving it from another building to this one so were not able to see the displays but watched the video.
By 11:15 we were in Lincoln. We saw the Postville Courthouse where Shirley told us all about the plants in Mary Lincoln’s garden. We are finding so many friendly people along the way who are more than willing to show off their history to us.
We went up to Lincoln’s tomb which was another beautiful monument.
Stopped by Sheas' gas station but it was all locked up.
Finally found our way to Cozy Dog where we had a late lunch. Yes I did have a cozy dog.
Some parts of Route 66 are hard to find, even though we are following a great guide book.
We do get a little sidetracked. We had to do a little backtracking to find the 1.4 mile section that is still brick.
The brick is very dark but you can see where they have done some repairs because the newer brick is very red.
We ended up in Collinsville, IL for the night at the Days Inn.
We will meet back up with Mike & Irene today and stay another night here.
We’ve been pushing it pretty hard and it’s catching up with all of us. We are as young as we used to be. (or want to be)
Happy Mother’s Day!
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I am getting rather rummy these days. I am not sure what day it is. But we are having a great time.
I have to admit I am feeding of Angel’s notes. She keeps great notes & I don’t. By the end of the day I can’t remember what we saw in what town.
1st stop Funks Grove Sirup, and no I didn't spell it wrong! Cute little shop that we all barely fit into.
By 10am we were at Dixie's. It's a truck stop famous on the route which has a display of 66 memorabilia.
Leaving there we headed to Atlanta, IL. A cute little town that has a Paul Bunyon giant w/ a giant hot dog. There was this little old lady was watching us and waved to me & said “We are open so come on in” then she changed the sign to OPEN so we felt a little obligated & went in. Lucille is 91 and has worked at the museum since 1972. They are in the process of moving it from another building to this one so were not able to see the displays but watched the video.
By 11:15 we were in Lincoln. We saw the Postville Courthouse where Shirley told us all about the plants in Mary Lincoln’s garden. We are finding so many friendly people along the way who are more than willing to show off their history to us.
We went up to Lincoln’s tomb which was another beautiful monument.
Stopped by Sheas' gas station but it was all locked up.
Finally found our way to Cozy Dog where we had a late lunch. Yes I did have a cozy dog.
Some parts of Route 66 are hard to find, even though we are following a great guide book.
We do get a little sidetracked. We had to do a little backtracking to find the 1.4 mile section that is still brick.
The brick is very dark but you can see where they have done some repairs because the newer brick is very red.
We ended up in Collinsville, IL for the night at the Days Inn.
We will meet back up with Mike & Irene today and stay another night here.
We’ve been pushing it pretty hard and it’s catching up with all of us. We are as young as we used to be. (or want to be)
Happy Mother’s Day!
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
May 8, 2009 Route 66 trip
May 8:
We officially started our Route 66 trip today!!!!
Some of us walked and some took a taxi up to Lou Mitchell’s for breakfast. Busy place, great prices, good food and great service! We all walked to Union Station & took lots of pictures. We all took taxi’s back to the hotel to check out.
Finally left 12:25pm. Angel rode with Allan & Mindy & gave excellent step by directions. First stop was Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket. 1:44pm for lunch. Met a guy named Rob there who had been on 66 and gave us some good information. He was from Nashville, TN.
At 3:35 we arrived in Joliet and stopped at a Route 66 museum. We were planning to be in St. Louis tonight but we got so much info at the museum we decided to do more sightseeing on the way. When we left there at 4:35 Mike & Irene split off to head straight to St Louis to visit family. We missed them but they called when they arrived safely.
We continued on Route 66 and stopped to see and take pictures of the Gemini Giant, The Polk-a-Dot Drive in and the Texaco station in Dwight. A guy named Rich who worked at the gas station when he was in high school (and is about our age I believe now) saw us taking pictures at the gas station and stopped to talk to us. He then led us over to the Country Mansion Windmill. It was beautiful! Then he led us over to the building 1st National Bank that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. And he also led us into a building that used to be used as an Alcohol treatment center with some gorgeous stain glass windows, wood work and marble. It’s fun meeting local people and getting to see things not on the “list”.
We found a Route 66 sign on the pavement & took pics of our cars in front of it.
Then we found the 1932 Standard station in Odell. & of course we took more pictures.
We had trouble finding rooms tonight as there is a graduation going on and all of the rooms were already taken in Normal, IL. We ended up at the Clarion Hotel in Bloomington at 9 pm. About 9:30 we called someone at the monthly car club meeting, Tualatin Valley Cruiser Club, to say “HI” to the group and let them know where we are and how we are doing. That was fun too.
This morning we are staying in IL to see more stuff…
We officially started our Route 66 trip today!!!!
Some of us walked and some took a taxi up to Lou Mitchell’s for breakfast. Busy place, great prices, good food and great service! We all walked to Union Station & took lots of pictures. We all took taxi’s back to the hotel to check out.
Finally left 12:25pm. Angel rode with Allan & Mindy & gave excellent step by directions. First stop was Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket. 1:44pm for lunch. Met a guy named Rob there who had been on 66 and gave us some good information. He was from Nashville, TN.
At 3:35 we arrived in Joliet and stopped at a Route 66 museum. We were planning to be in St. Louis tonight but we got so much info at the museum we decided to do more sightseeing on the way. When we left there at 4:35 Mike & Irene split off to head straight to St Louis to visit family. We missed them but they called when they arrived safely.
We continued on Route 66 and stopped to see and take pictures of the Gemini Giant, The Polk-a-Dot Drive in and the Texaco station in Dwight. A guy named Rich who worked at the gas station when he was in high school (and is about our age I believe now) saw us taking pictures at the gas station and stopped to talk to us. He then led us over to the Country Mansion Windmill. It was beautiful! Then he led us over to the building 1st National Bank that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. And he also led us into a building that used to be used as an Alcohol treatment center with some gorgeous stain glass windows, wood work and marble. It’s fun meeting local people and getting to see things not on the “list”.
We found a Route 66 sign on the pavement & took pics of our cars in front of it.
Then we found the 1932 Standard station in Odell. & of course we took more pictures.
We had trouble finding rooms tonight as there is a graduation going on and all of the rooms were already taken in Normal, IL. We ended up at the Clarion Hotel in Bloomington at 9 pm. About 9:30 we called someone at the monthly car club meeting, Tualatin Valley Cruiser Club, to say “HI” to the group and let them know where we are and how we are doing. That was fun too.
This morning we are staying in IL to see more stuff…
Friday, May 8, 2009
May 7, 2009 Route 66 trip
May 7, 2009
Today we as we were leaving Wisconsin Dells, (the locals call it “The Dells”) we saw the upside-down white house. It really fun to play around there. The whole town is one big play town. They have several water parks & theme parks. You could really be entertained around there for a long time.
Then as we were heading out of town to find a cheese place we drove by a restaurant & saw a moose on top of a PT. The place wasn’t open yet but the doors were unlocked so I went in to let them know how much we like the moose PT. We got to talk to the manager & found out that he also owns a PT & they have a small club, but they don’t do very much. We had lots of fun with that also.
We found a cheese place & bought goodies & some squeaky cheese (curds) & beef sticks. We decided not to stop for lunch & just snack on our goodies.
We then headed for Chicago. Tried to beat rush hour but our GPS’s misled us a few times & got stuck right in the middle of it. It was 82 degrees & sunny. I have gotten sunburned over the last few days. We finally arrived at the Congress Plaza Hotel. What a great old hotel. The architecture is truly beautiful around here. We had dinner at a very nice pub then went walking around Grant park & over to the edge of Lake Michigan. Then Allan, Mindy, John & Angel went over to Millennium Park to see the bean & Mary, Rudy & I headed back to the hotel through the park & took some great pictures along the way. We have a beautiful view out our room windows of Grant Park, Buckingham fountain, & Lake Michigan.
Today we as we were leaving Wisconsin Dells, (the locals call it “The Dells”) we saw the upside-down white house. It really fun to play around there. The whole town is one big play town. They have several water parks & theme parks. You could really be entertained around there for a long time.
Then as we were heading out of town to find a cheese place we drove by a restaurant & saw a moose on top of a PT. The place wasn’t open yet but the doors were unlocked so I went in to let them know how much we like the moose PT. We got to talk to the manager & found out that he also owns a PT & they have a small club, but they don’t do very much. We had lots of fun with that also.
We found a cheese place & bought goodies & some squeaky cheese (curds) & beef sticks. We decided not to stop for lunch & just snack on our goodies.
We then headed for Chicago. Tried to beat rush hour but our GPS’s misled us a few times & got stuck right in the middle of it. It was 82 degrees & sunny. I have gotten sunburned over the last few days. We finally arrived at the Congress Plaza Hotel. What a great old hotel. The architecture is truly beautiful around here. We had dinner at a very nice pub then went walking around Grant park & over to the edge of Lake Michigan. Then Allan, Mindy, John & Angel went over to Millennium Park to see the bean & Mary, Rudy & I headed back to the hotel through the park & took some great pictures along the way. We have a beautiful view out our room windows of Grant Park, Buckingham fountain, & Lake Michigan.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
May 6, 2009 route 66 trip
We had a weird day today:
It rained and thunderstormed most of the way through MN. When we stopped to see the Green Giant in Blue Earth, MN . It wasn't raining as hard & we all took pictures. The gift shop wasn't open so we had to go to Walmart to get postcards.
The we headed to the suprise place.
It was kept a secret from Rudy and John. The SPAM Museam in Austin, MN. It turned out to be very interesting. Much more than we ever expected.
We went to lunch to have SPAM of course! Everyone seemed to enjoy it (except Angel...She just couldn't/wouldn't eat it.)
We go to Wisconsin Dells Comfort Inn at 6:44.
They call traffic lights, stop & go lights. isn't that cute.
We will be going to Chicago tomorrow.
Then on Friday we will officially start the Route 66 part of this trip.
More later.
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It rained and thunderstormed most of the way through MN. When we stopped to see the Green Giant in Blue Earth, MN . It wasn't raining as hard & we all took pictures. The gift shop wasn't open so we had to go to Walmart to get postcards.
The we headed to the suprise place.
It was kept a secret from Rudy and John. The SPAM Museam in Austin, MN. It turned out to be very interesting. Much more than we ever expected.
We went to lunch to have SPAM of course! Everyone seemed to enjoy it (except Angel...She just couldn't/wouldn't eat it.)
We go to Wisconsin Dells Comfort Inn at 6:44.
They call traffic lights, stop & go lights. isn't that cute.
We will be going to Chicago tomorrow.
Then on Friday we will officially start the Route 66 part of this trip.
More later.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
May 5, 2009 Route 66 trip
Well here we are in Brandon, SD. Just East of Sioux Falls.
We have had another great day. We started out at Wall Drugs in Wall, SD.
What a great place, a must see if you are in the area. Lots of Black Hills gold jewelry but alas... I just didn't find anything I couldn't live without.
We left Wall at 11:00 am. it was 60 degrees & sunny.
We then went through the Badlands. What a spectacular place.
Pictures just don't do it justice. It was 77 degrees & sunny.
We had a picnic there before moving on to Mitchell, SD.
We wanted to see the Corn palace but it was closed by the time we got there at 5:30.
We talked to one of the locals & was told that it is basically only a basketball gym.
But the outside was fascinating. We had dinner in Mitchell then drove towards our next destination for tomorrow.
We are a day behind schedule but that is OK. We have the flexibility & we are seeing some great stuff. It was dark as we were driving & the bugs were out in force.
It sounded like rain on the windshield & made a horrible mess. I am not looking forward to seeing what it looks like in the daylight.
Our cars are soooooo dirty. Not sure what color they are anymore.
We have been very fortunate to see all the wondrous sights this country has to offer. & we have had pretty great weather most of the time.
Tune in tomorrow for more stuff.
OH YA...We all have new nicknames:
Allan - The Big Giant Head (ever see 3rd Rock from the Sun?) and also the nickname Lewis or BGH Lewis for short.
Mindy - Sacagawea (she guides Allan)
Becci - Clark or #2 (I prefer Clark!)
John - Running Lights (because he needs to be reminded about lights)
Rudy - Blinker (we have to remind him to turn off his blinkers)
Mary Lou - Roxie (because she collects Rocks to take home)
Mike - Silver Bullet (his PT is Silver)
Irene - Tinklebell or Tink for short ..(ah maybe you can figure out why...)
Angel - Hopper. That is because she Hop from car to car and help drive if needed
Don't forget to check out today's pictures.
I know there are lots of pictures of the Badlands, but it was so awesome.
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We have had another great day. We started out at Wall Drugs in Wall, SD.
What a great place, a must see if you are in the area. Lots of Black Hills gold jewelry but alas... I just didn't find anything I couldn't live without.
We left Wall at 11:00 am. it was 60 degrees & sunny.
We then went through the Badlands. What a spectacular place.
Pictures just don't do it justice. It was 77 degrees & sunny.
We had a picnic there before moving on to Mitchell, SD.
We wanted to see the Corn palace but it was closed by the time we got there at 5:30.
We talked to one of the locals & was told that it is basically only a basketball gym.
But the outside was fascinating. We had dinner in Mitchell then drove towards our next destination for tomorrow.
We are a day behind schedule but that is OK. We have the flexibility & we are seeing some great stuff. It was dark as we were driving & the bugs were out in force.
It sounded like rain on the windshield & made a horrible mess. I am not looking forward to seeing what it looks like in the daylight.
Our cars are soooooo dirty. Not sure what color they are anymore.
We have been very fortunate to see all the wondrous sights this country has to offer. & we have had pretty great weather most of the time.
Tune in tomorrow for more stuff.
OH YA...We all have new nicknames:
Allan - The Big Giant Head (ever see 3rd Rock from the Sun?) and also the nickname Lewis or BGH Lewis for short.
Mindy - Sacagawea (she guides Allan)
Becci - Clark or #2 (I prefer Clark!)
John - Running Lights (because he needs to be reminded about lights)
Rudy - Blinker (we have to remind him to turn off his blinkers)
Mary Lou - Roxie (because she collects Rocks to take home)
Mike - Silver Bullet (his PT is Silver)
Irene - Tinklebell or Tink for short ..(ah maybe you can figure out why...)
Angel - Hopper. That is because she Hop from car to car and help drive if needed
Don't forget to check out today's pictures.
I know there are lots of pictures of the Badlands, but it was so awesome.
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May 3 & 4 rt 66 trip Montana
May 3
We drove all day through Montana.
We had a picnic lunch at Greycliff rest area.
We stopped at Little Big Horn battle memorial.
We saw lots of Antelope.
We decided to spend the night in Gillette, WY. so we could see Devil's tower in the morning.
May 4
We went to Devils tower this morning. It was amazing.
We had lunch in Rapid City, SD.
We went to Deadwood where there is a webcam.
I had my sister & daughter capture the pic off the web.
We had lunch at Double D's. good food.
We got to Mt. Rushmore around 4:00.
What an amazing place.
We spent the night in Wall, SD.
We are now going to Wall Drug. It is a block long store.
Today we will be going through the badlands.
We are planning to stay the night in MN somewhere.
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We drove all day through Montana.
We had a picnic lunch at Greycliff rest area.
We stopped at Little Big Horn battle memorial.
We saw lots of Antelope.
We decided to spend the night in Gillette, WY. so we could see Devil's tower in the morning.
May 4
We went to Devils tower this morning. It was amazing.
We had lunch in Rapid City, SD.
We went to Deadwood where there is a webcam.
I had my sister & daughter capture the pic off the web.
We had lunch at Double D's. good food.
We got to Mt. Rushmore around 4:00.
What an amazing place.
We spent the night in Wall, SD.
We are now going to Wall Drug. It is a block long store.
Today we will be going through the badlands.
We are planning to stay the night in MN somewhere.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
May 1 first part of our Route 66 trip
Yesterday was a very long hard day. We all were going on very little sleep.
While waiting for the others to get up & going John, Beekers & I went back to take a look at Shoshone falls. We were on the road by 9:15. On the way out of town we stopped at the only bridge in the country that legally allows base jumping. It was raining when we left but soon cleared & we had pretty good weather for most of the trip to Yellowstone.
We had to go stop at a Walmart pharmacy in Burley ID. There was a Volkswagon Beetle with 4 big dogs that Rudy was teasing. (see pic).
We then stopped in Idaho Falls. Thought about going through a museum but time got away so we just squished some pennies & took some pictures of the beautiful falls & some great buildings. Mike was trying to get a cute little squirrel to come to him. It almost did.
We saw lots of snow as we got closer to Yellowstone but it was a warm 50 degrees & dry. Mary was a little under dressed. See picture of her in bare feet in the snow with all of our traveling companions.
What an amazing trip through Yellowstone. We saw Bison, Elk, swan and of course Old Faithful. By the time we got to Old Faithful it was raining & cold 40 degrees.
We were all very tired & hungry so we decided to stay in W. Yellowstone for the night.
This will make for a very long drive on Sunday.
I only got 3 ½ hours sleep on Friday night so you would think I would sleep great tonight but NO…
I woke up at 3:30 & decided to do some blogging. I looked out the window to see snow on the cars.
Well it is now 5:45 & I think I will try to get some more sleep.
Here is a link to our first set of pictures.
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While waiting for the others to get up & going John, Beekers & I went back to take a look at Shoshone falls. We were on the road by 9:15. On the way out of town we stopped at the only bridge in the country that legally allows base jumping. It was raining when we left but soon cleared & we had pretty good weather for most of the trip to Yellowstone.
We had to go stop at a Walmart pharmacy in Burley ID. There was a Volkswagon Beetle with 4 big dogs that Rudy was teasing. (see pic).
We then stopped in Idaho Falls. Thought about going through a museum but time got away so we just squished some pennies & took some pictures of the beautiful falls & some great buildings. Mike was trying to get a cute little squirrel to come to him. It almost did.
We saw lots of snow as we got closer to Yellowstone but it was a warm 50 degrees & dry. Mary was a little under dressed. See picture of her in bare feet in the snow with all of our traveling companions.
What an amazing trip through Yellowstone. We saw Bison, Elk, swan and of course Old Faithful. By the time we got to Old Faithful it was raining & cold 40 degrees.
We were all very tired & hungry so we decided to stay in W. Yellowstone for the night.
This will make for a very long drive on Sunday.
I only got 3 ½ hours sleep on Friday night so you would think I would sleep great tonight but NO…
I woke up at 3:30 & decided to do some blogging. I looked out the window to see snow on the cars.
Well it is now 5:45 & I think I will try to get some more sleep.
Here is a link to our first set of pictures.
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Saturday, May 2, 2009
5-2-09
Well we made it to Twin Falls, ID at 3:15 AM. UGH.
It was a very long drive yesterday. We got a late start but had great weather all the way.
Didn't get to see to much on our drive yesterday but hopefully that will be different today.
We woke up to major rain this morning which will make for a wonderful start today.
We will be going to Yellowstone today. We should be in Billings, MT tonight.
I will get some pictures posted tonight & blog some more later.
We are on Mountain time now so it is really 8:20 am. Only got about 4 hours sleep so it will be a hard day. I was awake by 7:15 & John & I were down eating breakfast by 7:30. No sight of the others yet. Then came Rudy all by himself. Gotta go now.
It was a very long drive yesterday. We got a late start but had great weather all the way.
Didn't get to see to much on our drive yesterday but hopefully that will be different today.
We woke up to major rain this morning which will make for a wonderful start today.
We will be going to Yellowstone today. We should be in Billings, MT tonight.
I will get some pictures posted tonight & blog some more later.
We are on Mountain time now so it is really 8:20 am. Only got about 4 hours sleep so it will be a hard day. I was awake by 7:15 & John & I were down eating breakfast by 7:30. No sight of the others yet. Then came Rudy all by himself. Gotta go now.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
April 25, 2009
Wow it is really getting close now!!!
Only 6 more days. More like 5 since it is so late tonight.
We went on a beautiful cruise today with our PT club through the wonderful Columbia river gorge to Hood River. We saw the WAAAM museum. great antique cars & planes.
Tomorrow our Route 66 group (Allan, Mindy, Mike, Irene, Mary, Rudy, Angel, John & I) are getting together to spruce up our cars to get them all pretty for your trip. & to have a final meeting to get all the details ironed out.
Keep checking back for more stuff to come.
Only 6 more days. More like 5 since it is so late tonight.
We went on a beautiful cruise today with our PT club through the wonderful Columbia river gorge to Hood River. We saw the WAAAM museum. great antique cars & planes.
Tomorrow our Route 66 group (Allan, Mindy, Mike, Irene, Mary, Rudy, Angel, John & I) are getting together to spruce up our cars to get them all pretty for your trip. & to have a final meeting to get all the details ironed out.
Keep checking back for more stuff to come.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
April 21, 2009
OK we are only 9 days from leaving. Wooo Hooooo!!!
Our plans will take us through parts of ID, WY, MT, SD, MN & WI.
Route 66 goes through IL, MO, KS, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA and home again to OR.
Stay tuned for further updates.
Our plans will take us through parts of ID, WY, MT, SD, MN & WI.
Route 66 goes through IL, MO, KS, OK, TX, NM, AZ, CA and home again to OR.
Stay tuned for further updates.
Monday, April 20, 2009
April 20, 2009
Only 10 days left til we leave on our trip.
We will be leaving Portland, OR on May 1st at 2:00 pm.
We will drive to Twin Falls where we will spend our first night.
Then May 2nd we will go see Yellowstone then end up in Billings, MT for our second night.
tune in for more later.
We will be leaving Portland, OR on May 1st at 2:00 pm.
We will drive to Twin Falls where we will spend our first night.
Then May 2nd we will go see Yellowstone then end up in Billings, MT for our second night.
tune in for more later.
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