I spent last weekend in Springfield, Missouri in the company of friends. It was the 8th annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival and I had a vendor booth in the Old Glass Place, a historic venue near the iconic Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque. When I attended my first Birthplace festival in 2015, I told … Continue reading 8th Annual Route 66 Birthplace Festival
Last weekend, I took a trip west to the Texas Panhandle. It was finally time for Texas Welcomes the World, the 2018 International Route 66 Festival! It had been a long time since I'd seen many of my roadie friends and I was excited to attend my first "official" International Route 66 Festival. I arrived in … Continue reading Texas Welcomes the World
It's been a little over seven years since I received that terrible phone call, the one that signaled a new age of my life. It's a little surreal to look back at my world at the time of my father's sudden passing. I feel like I was just a kid then, even though I was … Continue reading The March of Time
When I woke up early on Sunday, I was eager to get back on the road. The EconoLodge in Hays, Kansas was fine, sure, but why lie around when I could be out exploring? Besides, it's cooler in the morning. However, I was shocked when I walked outside and discovered it was only 58 degrees. … Continue reading Uncommon Attractions
Early Thursday morning, I took Samantha to the airport so that she could spend a few days with her family back in New York. The house is awful quiet when it's just me, so I made plans for a little Route 66 trip with a friend on Saturday. When those plans fell through, I decided … Continue reading Rock, Chalk, and the Land of Jayhawks
On the last weekend of April, I headed west to attend a few events as the Tulsa County Representative for the Oklahoma Route 66 Association. I had to be in Clinton on Saturday and Weatherford on Sunday, so I figured I'd stay overnight and do a little exploring. As luck would have it, my friend … Continue reading A Western Oklahoma Ramble
I am fortunate in that I get to travel occasionally with my day job. Although I'm not always able to get out and explore, I look for any available opportunity to escape and see a few sights. Although it rained every day I was in Knoxville, Tennessee this week I was able to get in … Continue reading Four Days in The Marble City
After a great week in the city of New Orleans, it was time to head home. Of course, a straight shot to Tulsa just wasn't going to cut it; there's plenty to see on the way! The first stop of the day wasn't far from the hotel, actually...in fact, I'd stood a few feet from … Continue reading Education and Preservation in Louisiana
After an eerily quiet night in the French Quarter last Wednesday, we went back the next day, this time to do more walking, exploring, and enjoying. I'm glad we did -- although it was still relatively quiet, it was a lot better than walking around unfamiliar streets in the dark. The trolley from our hotel … Continue reading Jackson Square and Bourbon Street
Thanks to Samantha's encouragement and patience, I awoke on Wednesday with an eagerness to (finally) explore. I wanted to wait for her to see the French Quarter, so I started by hopping back in the car and checking out a few sights that I'd marked around the area. The first place I went to see … Continue reading Exploring Cajun Country
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