by | Jun 5, 2017 | Route 66
Day 9: Shreveport LA to Jackson MS – 217 miles (2769 miles & 12 states overall) Our 2017 Leap of faith tour has come to an abrupt end. We were headed to Birmingham, Alabama when we drove into an active tornado cell outside of Jackson, Mississippi. A large tree...
by | Jun 4, 2017 | Route 66
Day 8: Amarillo TX to Shreveport LA– 558 miles Texas weather! We woke up in Amarillo to freezing rain – and heard on the radio that snow arrived shortly after we got underway. Having seen enough of I-40, we have decided to take the southern route home via I-20. The...
by | Jun 1, 2017 | Route 66
Day 7: Weatherford OK to Amarillo TX– 232 miles Sad to say, but today will be our last day of actual driving on the “Mother Road”. We had planned to continue on to Tucumcari NM, but a serious snow storm is now headed that way. Our first stop is...
by | May 30, 2017 | Route 66
Day 6: Miami OK to Weatherford OK– 245 miles Well the sun is back out and it is a glorious Oklahoma day. Terrain has changed dramatically and the road surface has become a bit more harsh. However, the visual sensations are fantastic. No Route...
by | May 27, 2017 | Route 66
Day 5: Cuba MO to Miami OK – 245 miles Hola amigos. We’ve journeyed from Cuba to Miami today – and we didn’t even use a raft! Continuing to explore the same mysterious theme, we stop to photograph a giant rocking chair – where is Edith Ann? While we started out on...
by | May 26, 2017 | Route 66
Day 4: Bloomington, IL to Cuba MO– 93 miles Our first photo stop of the day is to visit another Giant – this one holding a hotdog versus a rocket. There seems to be a theme here, but we are not sure what it is . Now most folks know that Springfield...
