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Category Archives: Travel
Route 66 Retrospective: The Planning
Since concluding our Route 66 adventure four months ago, I have continued to remain active on a number of Route 66 forums and Facebook groups. Those groups are full of people planning their own trips on the Mother Road and … Continue reading
Encountering Crocodiles in Florida
I’m still catching up with documenting our adventures from over the Christmas break. This time we check out “Croc Encounters”, a non-profit reptile rescue in Tampa Bay, Florida. I’d like to give a shout-out to the forty people who have … Continue reading
Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern
You don’t need to know anything about architecture to know the name Frank Lloyd Wright. On our recent trip to Florida, we spent some time checking out the campus of Florida Southern College, which is home to a large collection … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged architecture, Florida, Florida Southern College, Frank Lloyd Wright, Lakeland, USA, Usonia
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Golden Spike National Historic Site
It’s always a pleasure when you get to visit a historic site that you have wanted to see for many years. This time it was a visit to Promontory Point, Utah and the location of the driving of the golden … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Central Pacific, Golden Spike, Last Spike, Promontory Point, railroad, Transcontinental railroad, Union Pacific, USA, Utah
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Route 66: The Finale!
We reach the end of Route 66… Continue reading
Posted in History, Route 66, Travel
Tagged Bottle Tree Ranch, California, Mother Road, Rancho Cucamunga, road trip, Route 66, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Pier, USA
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Route 66: The Penultimate Day on the Road
The final days of Route 66 were a bit of an mental battle. More than two weeks on the road, living out of a suitcase, and having a different bed almost every night was becoming both mentally and physically exhausting. … Continue reading
Posted in drone, History, Route 66, Travel
Tagged Amboy, Bagdad Cafe, Calico, California, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, Mother Road, Needles, Newberry Springs, Route 66, Roy's
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Route 66: Day 14 – Williams to Needles
Well, the end is clearly in sight now. This is the longest video of the series so far. There are so many places to check out along this stretch of the Mother Road. I hope you’ll take the time and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Route 66, Travel
Tagged Arizona, Ash Fork, bridge, burros, California, Cool Springs, Gigantus Headicus, Grand Canyon Caverns, Hackberry, Hackberry General Store, Needles, Oatman, Oatman Hotel, railroad, Route 66, Seligman, Sitgreaves Pass, Snow Cap, Truxton, Williams
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