Technical detour this weekend
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Missouri 66 Detour by Landmarks
THE REAL Route 66 DETOUR from Debye (Route 66 yahoo group member) Heading West to East For those heading west, ignore the MoDot detour sign near Avilla and continue straight ahead (west) on Route 66/State Route 96. At the Route 66 Alternate Route (there’s a sign), either continue west on 96 or turn left and ...
Route 66 Detour in Missouri
For all of you planning a trip on 66 this summer 2012, be advised that the Missouri Department of Transportation will be letting a contract this Spring to replace the Hwy. 96 (Route 66) bridge just east of town. The work is expected to last all summer, and possibly into the early Fall depending on ...
98 tattoos dedicated to Route 66
OK, it is a little odd to ask a virtual stranger to take off his shirt, after meeting him for 5 minutes, but this was no ordinary guy. This was the legendary Ron “Tattoo 66 Man” Jones, and he is sporting some 99 tattoos, 98 of which are dedicated to the Mother Road. This I ...
Who says I-70 is boring?
Day 15 – Colorado Springs to Salina, KS Well, my passenger thought so until today. OK, interstate driving can be road trip sacrilege, I know. And today is our first completely Route 66-free day. (Insert shameless cross-promotion of the Best Road Trip Ever! iPhone app here) But we gotta get across Kansas, and the fires in Colorado ...
Fearlessness at Bishop’s Castle
Day 14 – Santa Fe, NM to Colorado Springs, CO Truly, I would like to be chronological about writing this – but really the lead story is that the passenger in my car is fearless. Today we sauntered our way from Santa Fe, checking in at a couple of “old” folk art environments, breakfasting at ...
Northbound!
Day 13 – Albuquerque to Santa Fe All planning has been tossed aside, even the plans we made 30 minutes earlier. Leaving Albuquerque, we were heading to Beulah, CO for Bishops Castle…but got to talking about Santa Fe. Laura has a good friend, Judy, who has been giving us smoke updates and lives in Santa ...
Blowin in the wind…
Blake’s Lotaburger! Ha! When I look back at my Facebook photos, I realize that most of the photos are of food. Day 12 – Winslow, AZ to Albuquerque, NM Ok, how about Plan C? It was so nice in Winslow with no winds, so we decided to see how far we could get. Just had to ...