I made it to the final stretch home! By this time on vacation, I was pooped. I had been on the road for coming up on three weeks, I missed my dogs, I missed my own bed, and I was tired of eating while driving. But there were a couple of stops still on my […]
The very first thing I did when I crossed over into New Mexico was stop for Mexican food. When you are a SoCal girl and have been on the road for more than two weeks, you need some tacos! Once tacos were in my belly, my day instantly improved. I timed my Route 66 trip […]
Route 66 only crosses a small portion of Texas, but that section has a couple of very important stops. The U-Drop Inn and Tower Station is a much photographed stop along the route, and I have to be honest, I can’t figure out why. Sure, the pun is funny, but in terms of architecture or […]
Oklahoma has my favorite roadside attraction on all of Rute 66 – The Blue Whale of Catoosa. I have no idea why I am fascinated by this whale – it’s a simple structure built on the edge of a pond that was once a swimming hole, but it is adorable and it was one of […]
The next stretch of Route 66 I traveled down was Missouri and Kansas. I am including Kansas in this post because there are only 13 miles of Route 66 that cut across a tiny corner, and I drove it the same day I was driving through Missouri. That little 13 miles has a lot of […]
After more than a week on the road, I finally made it to Chicago! This was my first time in Chicago, so I did all the touristy things you would expect. I ate at Gino’s East and Portillo’s. I went to see The Bean. I stopped at Willis Tower. I took a hop on hop […]
