Monthly Archives: October 2016
A Grand Adventure
Finally, the day had arrived. The centerpiece destination of our week-long anniversary road trip was at hand! Furthermore, it would be a day completely without time in the car. Instead, we took some older transportation from the town of Williams: a … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Route 66, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged America, anniversary, Arizona, canyon, grand canyon, Grand Canyon Railway, historic, National Park, Old West, railway, train, USA, vows, Williams
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The Guardian of Route 66
In my previous post, I mentioned that our travels that day included one more stop but didn’t mention where we stopped or why. I felt it would be appropriate to give this stop a post of its own so that … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Route 66, Travel
Tagged Angel, Angel Delgadillo, Arizona, historic, Mother Road, passion, preservation, route 66, Seligman
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Ditat Deus
When we left Tucumcari New Mexico on October 9th, Samantha was stoked. After a restful night at the Blue Swallow, we would be spending the day crossing New Mexico and venturing into Arizona. One of her most anticipated sights on … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Route 66, Travel
Tagged anniversary, Arizona, bridge, Chevelon Canyon, La Posada, Meteor Crater, neon, Painted Desert, road trip, route 66, sign, travel, Turquoise Room, Winslow
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Chasing Steam
On Wednesday, I left the house at seven in the morning. Not for work, as usual…but for a day of tracking. My friend Nic picked me up and we headed southeast. We weren’t tracking a storm, or the historic journey … Continue reading
Posted in Kansas, Oklahoma, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged 844, bridge, coffeyville, historic, locomotive, Nowata, Oologah, railroad, road trip, Sallisaw, steam, train, travel, truss, truss bridge, Union Pacific, UP844, Will Rogers
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Tucumcari Tonite
“One cannot be pessimistic about the West. This is the native home of hope. When it fully learns that cooperation, not rugged individualism, is the quality that most characterizes and preserves it, then it will have achieved itself and outlived … Continue reading
Posted in New Mexico, Route 66, Texas, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Amarillo, anniversary, cafe, classic, motel, neon, road trip, route 66, Shamrock, Texas, travel, Tucumcari, vintage
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The Moki Dugway
I’ve been traveling out west for the past week and will have many photos and stories to share about my time in New Mexico and Arizona; however, I had some downtime in Gallup and wanted to share one particular event … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged detour, Dugway, heights, mesa, Moki, Moki Dugway, road trip, travel, Utah
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