Archive for August, 2010

Days #10-#13: What in the bleep is a JetHawk?

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Finally, on Sunday, we reached the end of Route 66.  It wasn't without it's tribulations, because apparently Santa Monica is super busy on a Sunday night.  The attraction of the 3rd Street Promenade and the pier made it very difficult to park, navigate and walk around.  On the way to ...

Days #8 and #9 — Hole in the Ground

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

First discovered by the ancient Pueblo people, first seen by a European in 1540 and championed by Teddy Roosevelt as a national treasure, The Grand Canyon now serves as America's preeminent tribute to riding a bus.  Oh, you occasionally see a beautiful big hole, but you will mostly see a ...

Days #6 and #7: Cuckoo for Kokopeli

Friday, August 6th, 2010

First a reminder, although today's post has pictures, I'm really not in the picture business.  If you want to see great pictures, please check out Susan's blog: http://toledonative-route66.blogspot.com/ Day #6 (Wednesday) started out in Santa Rosa, New Mexico and the goal of the day was to spend the day in Albuquerque.  ...

Day #5: We Go Rogue

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

First off, a sad part of irony I forgot yesterday.  We were eating at a somewhat 50s-themed diner in Weatherford, Oklahoma.  You know, Oklahoma, "Native America".  This maybe a good time to make sure whatever music service you are using doesn't play "Running Bear".  Just a suggestion. After four days of ...

Days #3 and #4 –

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

(Sorry, too tired last night to post) The third day was the day to get Missouri done and over with see everything Missouri offers.  However, my highlight of the day barely has to do with anything really Missouri-ish.  When I lived in Colorado, I loved a semi-national pizza chain called Godfather's ...