Where the Freeways Don’t Go – Portland to Cottonwood

September 9-13, 2015 If you want to see many of the great sites in this country you have to get off the freeways and onto the old US highways and backroads. We had itchy feet and headed out for the great American Southwest – a favorite area of ours. The biggest problem with this trip is getting… Continue reading Where the Freeways Don’t Go – Portland to Cottonwood

Route 66 Days 22 & 23 – Lincoln to Chicago

May 15, 2015 There has been about a week long pause in my blogging about the trip – and I left you all with the cliffhanger just as we were on the outskirts of Chicago. What can I say? Sometimes life happens. We reached North Riverside where our son, daughter-in-law,and grandson live on Friday and… Continue reading Route 66 Days 22 & 23 – Lincoln to Chicago