Day 10 – Long Road Home – Kansas City MO to HOME!
Made it! In some ways, seems like I've been gone for months and in other ways, seems like I just left! Did so many different things. Tired. Just a very…
Day 9 – Long Road Home – Scott City KS to Kansas City MO
Got in earlier than expected. Nice room, thanks Scott! Everything going along uneventfully when something fell off a trailer just ahead of me. I was in the left lane, the…
Day 8 – Long Road Home – Scott City KS to Scott City KS – Visiting family
Spending a quiet day with Nancy and Scott. Just relaxing and getting ready for the last push going home. I have done this ride in one day but it's about…
Day 7 – Long Road Home – Greeley CO to Scott City KS – Visit Dorothy and Toto
Really am nearing the end. No more mountains. For a number of days, you have been seeing scenes like this: Will now be seeing a lot more scenes like this!…
Day 6 – The Long Road Home – Green River UT to Greeley CO – Visit family
On the road again. Nearly 100 miles done. Stopped to eat in Grand Junction CO. Speed limit in Utan is 80 MPH! Now 75 in CO. About 300 miles to…
Day 5 – Long Road Home – Page AZ to Green River UT – Monument Valley
Written late afternoon. Had a GREAT visit to Monument Valley. It's in the Navajo Nation and is a Tribal Park. The reviews say the dirt road is rough. It's beyond…
Day 4 – Long Road Home – Las Vegas NV to Page AZ
Mostly a travel day today. Have some pictures to post but internet connection is painfully slow again. The phone connection is so slow that it took over 3 hours to…
Day 3 – Long Ride Home – Death Valley CA to Las Vegas NV
Great sights today! Death Valley is beautiful. I could come back here again. I talked with a guy from Virginia who had come up for the day two days ago…
Day 2 – Long Road Home – Joshua Tree CA to Death Valley CA
Finished a quick tour of Joshua Tree National Park. Great views. Want to post more pictures but this will need to be enough for now. Lots of big rocks in…
Day 1 – Long road home – Anaheim CA to Joshua Tree CA
Had a few days to spend with my wife's sister and her husband. Had a great time with them. On the way out today, was able to spend a couple…
Day after the day following Route 66 trip! Wrap up
I made it all the way on Route 66! Chicago to La La Land! Decided theme song for my trip was “I did it My Way”. Since it’s lyrics, doesn’t…
Day after Day 17 – Route 66 Postmortem
Route 66 Postmortem - Day after Day 17 Route 66 Postmortem has got me Tired today. Driving caught up with me. First off the block today: I'm a "Road Scholar"!…
Day 17 – Pasadena CA to Santa Monica Pier CA – End of the Road!!!
I'm here! On Santa Monica Pier. Finally eating. First time all day and it's nearly 4 PM PT. Excited to get here! But first, a couple of places before arrival.…
Day 16 – Barstow CA to Pasadena CA
Hello again! Got a late start. Didn't sleep well (not your problem, right?) but underway. Lunch in Victorville after visiting the Route 66 Museum here. http://califrt66museum.org/ First pictures from Barstow. Barstow…
Day 15 – Kingman AZ to Barstow CA
Still morning as I write this. "Drove by" several attractions this morning already. Breakfast at Mr. D'z. Recommended by several of the tour books. Visitor Center across the street. There…
Day 14 – Winslow AZ to Kingman AZ
Afternoon already. Oh, now it's evening and I'm updating the blog for the final time. Disclose the answers to the earlier quiz and name the winner. See bottom of page.…