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.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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.
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