June 22, 2016 We are still headed back to Chicago. By my count this is our third trip on this route through Wyoming, Nebraska, and Iowa. To change things up a bit we shifted our drive. We left early afternoon on Sunday June 19 and only went as far as Baker City, Oregon – a… Continue reading Summer 2016 Road Trip – Cheyenne to Lincoln
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2015 Summer Road Trip – The Banner Photos
One of the pleasures I derive from my blog is creating the banner photos for the top of each posting. I thought it would be fun to go back through my blog posts and display the photos with a link to that day’s adventure. I got a kick out of going back through the 6+… Continue reading 2015 Summer Road Trip – The Banner Photos
2015 Summer Road Trip – Rochelle Railroad Park
May 18, 2015 This was a day I had marked on my calendar months earlier. The Rochelle Railroad Park in Rochelle Illinois is at the junction where the Union Pacific and BNSF transcontinental railroads cross over one another on their way to Chicago. The town of Rochelle is well west of the Chicago metro area –… Continue reading 2015 Summer Road Trip – Rochelle Railroad Park
Route 66 Day 21 – Edwardsville, IL to Lincoln, IL
May 14, 2015 Today marks our 3rd full week on the road; we are getting so close to Chicago but still a couple of days to go. This was a pretty short travel day in comparison with some others but we would go through Atlanta, Illinois – a very small town in size, but large… Continue reading Route 66 Day 21 – Edwardsville, IL to Lincoln, IL
Route 66 Day 19 – Edmund, OK to Carthage, MO
May 12, 2015 We travelled in three states today; however, there are only about 15 miles of Route 66 in Kansas and we just crossed over into Missouri. We had three places on the schedule and they were early in the day; the first couple of hours. But right out of the gate we hit Pops… Continue reading Route 66 Day 19 – Edmund, OK to Carthage, MO
