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Monthly Archives: October 2018
Route 66 – Springfield, MO to Tulsa, OK
Our fifth day on Route 66 and it was the busiest yet! We got an early start and left our comfortable bed and “best hotel wifi ever” at the Rail Haven Motel in Springfield, Missouri and set out with a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Route 66, Travel
Tagged Afton, Avon Motel, Blue Whale, Carterville, Catoosa, Commerce, Desert Hills Motel, Foyil, Galena, Gary's Gay Parita, Gay Parita, Halltown, Kansas, Lowell Davis, Miami, Missouri, Narcissa, Oklahoma, Plano, Rail Haven Motel, Rainbow Bridge, Red Oak II, Riverton, Route 66, Sidewalk Highway, Spencer, Springfield, Totem Pole Park, Tulsa
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Route 66: On to Springfield, MO
Our fourth day on the road did not start as planned. I awoke and, as I usually do when I first wake up, I reached over to the table beside the bed and picked up my tablet to see what … Continue reading
Route 66: St. Louis
Our third day on Route 66 sees us backtracking a little and heading into St. Louis where we check out the National Transportation Museum and we see if Dan can get over his claustrophobia long enough to get to the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Route 66, Travel
Tagged Gateway Arch, Kirkwood, Mainstreet of America, Missouri, Mother Road, National Transportation Museum, Route 66, St. Louis, Ted Drewes, USA
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Route 66: From Springfield to Cuba
Day two of Route 66 takes us from Springfield, Illinois to Cuba, Missouri with stops at some off-the-wall places as well as the tomb of Abraham Lincoln.
Road Trip of a Lifetime
You may have noticed that I haven’t posted for a while. The big reason for that is we were away for three weeks fulfilling a dream we have had for a number of years — to drive Route 66 all … Continue reading