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A Personal Epiphany on Route 66

Posted on July 2, 2019 by admin
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As I sat in an alcohol-induced haze at the bar in the Mineshaft Tavern in Madrid NM, I realized that I had taken my own personal journey on the “highway of dreams” 44 years ago. P1080241

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On the “Mother Road” from Chicago to Oklahoma City

Posted on June 24, 2019 by admin
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In his classic novel, “The Grapes of Wrath,” John Steinbeck called Route 66 the “Mother Road.” From our first few days on the road it is clearly that ….and much more.P1070878

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Getting My Kicks on Route 66

Posted on June 16, 2019 by admin
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We are in Chicago to begin a 12 day drive in a caravan of seven vehicles along Rt 66 with Two Lane America, my host for this trip, to the Santa Monica Pier, just two miles from our home.

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