Getting There
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Overnighted in Sidney, Ohio. This is a building there. |
Urbana, Ohio. |
It had a pleasent little tea room, where we got some coffee. |
Yellow Springs, Ohio. The cow place! |
A covered bridge near Xenia, Ohio. |
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A quick stop at the post office in Midland, Ohio, to get post card stamps. |
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The new bridge over the Ohio River in Aberdeen, Ohio. |
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Our first crossing of the Ohio River. |
Gassing up Scotty in Paducah, Kentucky. |
Paducah, Kentucky: Bob Noble Park. |
Another picture of Bob Noble Park. |
What the heck are all of the pipes for? |
A shortcut on Gum Corners Road, between Barlow and Wickliffe, Kentucky. |
We used this spot to turn around. Not a good shortcut today. |
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The Ohio River looks a little extra. |
The Mississippi River looks a little extra as well. |
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Lunch at Lamberts, home of the throwed roll. |
Dexter, Missouri. |
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Breakfast donuts in El Reno, Oklahoma. |
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Clinton, Oklahoma? |
Sayre, Oklahoma. Gas stop, getting onto Route 66. Why do they have minnows for sale? |
Sayre, Oklahoma. The famous Western Motel on Route 66. |
Downtown Sayre. |
Erick, Oklahoma. A Route 66 near-ghost-town. |
Texola. A Route 66 ghost-town. |
Texola (looking East). |
Jeannette takes a nap as we go west towards Amarillo, Texas. |
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Groom, Texas: home of the leaning water tower. |
The leaning water tower. |
Also in Groom is the Giant Cross (reputed to be the largest in the western hemisphere). |
The Giant Cross. It's Texas big! |
This is the official midpoint of Route 66: Adrian, Texas. Great cafe, great owners! |
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Glenrio, Texas. An old Route 66 stop, now a ghost-town on the Texas and New Mexico border. |
The old motel: The first motel in Texas, the last motel in Texas. |
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Looking back into Glenrio: the Texas and New Mexico state line road goes off to the right. |
The old motel: The first motel in Texas, the last motel in Texas. |
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Another old gas station / motel along Route 66, somewhere near Endee, New Mexico. |
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Tucumcari, New Mexico. |
Going through Tucumcari. |
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Route 66 is disintegrating (at least on this stretch between Cuervo and Santa Rosa). It was decomissioned in 1985. |
These short plant things line the side of this stretch of Route 66. |
Jeannette is also there to help you find your way along Route 66. |
I-40 is in better shape than Route 66. |
The Last 30 Miles
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Clines Corners - where I-40 meets US-285 to Santa Fe. |
US-285 north-west towards Santa Fe. |
Highway 34. |
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More of the locals. |
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Charlotte and Bill's house! |
Their road... |
and their backyard. |
They have a windmill and a solar collector. |
Their house! Charlotte has been laying down rock pathways. |
Doing Stuff
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We're going to hike up to that mesa (in the middle). Bill is all set! |
The (currently dry) stream Canada de la Vaca. |
An old home, next to an old spring (now dry). |
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Hiking the stream. |
The mesa we are aiming to climb. |
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We spotted a bull snake! (not poisonous) |
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A view of the stream from the mesa (looking south). You can see their house as the little white spec. |
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Looking east from the mesa. |
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Heading back. |
In the stream's little canyon. |
Jeannette and Charlotte discuss geology. |
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The stream bed widens out as we get closer to their property. |
Toby! |
A forest fire has started near Pecos (the Dalton Fire), less than 15 minutes ago. |
Bike Ride
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More Stuff
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Sheeba and Montana (sleeping). |
Sheeba and Montana (sleeping). |
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The Miraculous Staircase in Santa Fe. |
A Little Hike
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More geology. |
A Little Afternoon Shopping
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Charlotte's friend Cheryl joined us. |
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Jackalope
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Leaving Town
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Bill and Charlotte. |
Bill and Charlotte. |
Bill and Charlotte. |
Mark, Jeannette, Charlotte, and Bill. |
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Jeannette in front of Wagon Mound, in New Mexico. |
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Spent the night at this cute little motel in Boise City, Oklahoma. |
Breakfast in Boise City, Oklahoma. |
Outside Jet, Oklahoma, there is a salty reservoir: The Great Salt Plains Lake. |
Jeannette at Lookout Lake, between Pawhuska and Bartlesville on US-60, in the Osage Hills State Park. |
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Route 66 entering Miami, Oklahoma. |
Part of Route 66 was closed, because the Neosho River was flooding. |
In Joplin, Missouri. |