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Take a Cruise on Route 66…the easy way.

Richard November 4, 2013

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I look for this water tank on every trip. I was built this way as an attraction as I understand it.

I recently had to make a fast trip to California. It was 2,000 miles one way and I did the round trip in 7 days including time to pick up a car and load it up. I was by myself in a pickup pulling a 24′ enclosed trailer. 90% of the trip was on I-40 which, from Oklahoma to California is what replaced Route 66. Parts of the old highway run parallel to the Interstate in several locations. I have made this trip numerous times. Sometimes the car was full of kids, sometimes just wife and I and, as on this trip, I was alone.

Over the last 30 years there have been a lot of changes but especially in New Mexico much has stayed the same. The same tourist traps and the same scenery. You can only imagine what this trip would have been like pre-interstate. It must have been a trip with life long memories.

Here are a few of the photos taken from the driver’s seat at 70 mph! (At least I was not texting!)

I saw load after load of the new 2014 Corvettes being delivered to dealerships out west. The front Vette on the trailer always had the plastic protection being ripped off by the wine.

I look for this water tank on every trip. I was built this way as an attraction as I understand it.

I will have more details on this in a follow up post.

You can almost look for “Barn Finds” from the Interstate out west.

Never bought anything here but always want to stop.

Beautiful country but man made fun.

Most common site along the road seems to be dinosaurs in NM!

Tourisit Trap

Second most common thing is Tee Pees.

More Tee Pees.

Some do not survive.

Wonder what stories this old place could tell?

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Richard November 4, 2013

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Richard

I grew up and lived in Iowa for a good portion of my life before moving to Southern California. After 20+ years we now live outside Nashville Tennessee. I have been into cars since I was old enough to remember. I don't have a brand loyalty although I do prefer American Muscle especially the 1969/1970 NASCAR Aero Cars. (Check out our other web site at www.TalladegaSpoilerRegistry.com site) As long as it has four wheels and an engine I get excited. Few men are lucky enough to be able to share their passion for cars with the woman they love. Fortunately, my wife, Katriana, is also a gear head and many of our activities revolve around the cars. We have a small collection that includes at least one car from each of the Big Three. It includes a Best of Show winner, a survivor, a driver with lots of patina and several others. Katrina prefers all original cars while I like to modify them so we have a few of each. When we aren't playing with cars we are out working with or showing our miniature donkeys. You can see more about that part of our lives at http://www.LegendaryFarms.com.

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