Category: Road Journal

  • Day 19 – Kansas to Springfield, Missouri

    Day 19 – Kansas to Springfield, Missouri

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    I say goodbye to Oklahoma, I take my last photo of the Oklahoma Town markers on the road in Commerce, OK. I stop by the Dairy King to get a banana milkshake and a postcard to send off before I head to Kansas. I’m not very far from the border and won’t be in Kansas…

  • Day 18 – Picher, Oklahoma

    Day 18 – Picher, Oklahoma

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    Today’s goal was to get to the abandoned town of Picher, Oklahoma. A place of interest in Oklahoma before you get to Kansas. Sitting just on the Kansas border as you drive North of 66. First, I needed to get through the rest of Tulsa. You drive more through Tulsa on 66 than I did…

  • Day 17 – Drive In at Tulsa

    Day 17 – Drive In at Tulsa

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    It was a slow start to the day, not in any real hurry to get on the road. The Cubs won’t be in town until the 11th, so I got some time to get to Chicago. So I’ll be taking my time as I progress through Missouri and Illinois. The first town I came across…

  • Day 16 – Oklahoma

    Day 16 – Oklahoma

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    I was closer to the Oklahoma border than I realized. After I left Shamrock I had to make a quick stop at the drive-thru liquor store to grab my friend a six-pack of Lone Star. I’ve never done a drive-thru liquor before. When I got to the window, I saw a menu saying flavors of…

  • Day 15 – Cadillac Ranch, Tx

    Day 15 – Cadillac Ranch, Tx

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    I started my day driving back to Tucumcari, the town looks a bit different in the day without all the neon lit up. The town has several museums that were unfortunately closed on Mondays. So I made my way towards the Texas border. As you cross into Texas, New Mexico sends you off with a…

  • Day 14 – Santa Fe

    Day 14 – Santa Fe

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    In Albuquerque, Route 66 has a split in the road; you can head directly to Santa Rosa along I-40. The alternate takes you North to Santa Fe and back down through the Pecos National Park and back South into Santa Rosa. Known as the Santa Fe loop, of course, I knew which route I would…

  • Day 13 – Tinkertown

    Day 13 – Tinkertown

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    Yesterday I was maybe a little bit negative about my experience so far on the route. There is a level of consumerism, always being sold something. It doesn’t take away the fondness of nostalgia, which seems to be a common theme among Millennials. We would love to look back on our past with fondness. I…

  • Day 12 – Arizona to New Mexico 2

    Day 12 – Arizona to New Mexico 2

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    First I want to wish my dad a happy birthday. I hope you had a wonderful day. Sounds like my parents won at the casino. I woke up early, I wanted to go see one more point at Canyon de Chelly before I started on my way. This ended up being a short hike on…

  • Day 11 – Navajo Nation – Canyon de Chelly

    Day 11 – Navajo Nation – Canyon de Chelly

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    Before I headed to the Navajo Nation, I had some lunch at the Rocket Diner with Romelo and Kady. This was their go-to spot for food when they were in Gallup. I had a New Mexican chicken fried steak with red chilis. The chilis were really good and a good, tasty level of heat. Kady…

  • Day 10 – Arizona to New Mexico

    Day 10 – Arizona to New Mexico

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    An early start to the say at the Grand Canyon to catch the sunrise against the canyon wall. They shone a beautiful red color. There wasn’t many out on this nice warm morning. There was however, a mama and baby elk eating grass along the walk path of the rim. They were close enough to…