September 14-15, 2015 We had a wonderful two nights staying with my Uncle and Aunt in Cottonwood. We went through some Baker/Seese family letters one night; that prompted me to finally write my memory of my Grandpa Hazle Howard Baker. On our way back north we joined Uncle Jake and Aunt Sally in attending a… Continue reading Where The Freeways Don’t Go – Canyon De Chelly
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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 Memories
September 5, 2015 We’ve been home from our epic Route 66 Adventure for three months now and I’ve had some time to think and remember parts of our trip. I thought it would be nice to create a few photo collages to capture some of our many memories. Carla liked them enough to suggest we matte and… Continue reading Route 66 Memories
2015 Summer Road Trip – Statistics
We made it home on Tuesday, June 2. We drove 7,766.4 miles since we left home on Friday April 24! Here is a rough map of our trip. Google Maps only allows ten locations on a route plan so I couldn’t do an accurate representation. For example, I couldn’t map the true Route 66 route nor… Continue reading 2015 Summer Road Trip – Statistics
Route 66 – Day 1: Sacramento
April 24, 2015 In order to travel on Route 66, one must first travel to Route 66. That is a journey in itself if you are starting from Portland, Oregon. We have a two-day 1,000 mile trip to intersect the Mother Road in Victorville, California. We reprised our February/March road trip by traveling about 580 miles… Continue reading Route 66 – Day 1: Sacramento
