*** CRUISE RT 66??? ***
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As you consider cruising with us part or all of the way, please know that this event will be planned for the ENTIRE family. So, invite your family and friends!
I'm still waiting for the brochures I requested. I hope to receive them soon....
I'm still waiting for the brochures I requested. I hope to receive them soon....
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MANY KUDOS to ChevyTalk's hinckley who Emailed me a cool, rough outline of places to visit along RT 66, along with some mailing address contacts. I am STILL waiting for the brochures I ordered/requested, but the information CT's hinckley sent me is sure a GREAT start!!!
This is an ALL-FAMILY event! So...invite your family and friends!
Some HIGHLIGHTS from the info CT's hinckley sent me:
_ROUTE 66 BACKROADS_
...For starters, this book is an excellent investment for those who are even considering joining this tour of sorts. It is my understanding that we could get a significant discount from the retail price....
ILLINOIS
...Funks Grove
...Cozy Dog (Springfield)
...Abraham Lincoln sites
MISSOURI
...Chain of Rocks Bridge
...Gateway Arch (St Louis)
...Ted Drewes Frozen Custard (Chippewa Avenue, St Louis)
...Merrimack Caverns
...Jensen Point Overlook
...Wilson Creek National Battlefield (Springfield)
...Gray/Campbell Farmstead (Springfield)
KANSAS
...Cafe on the Route (Baxter Springs)
OKLAHOMA
...Cowboy Hall Of Fame (Oklahoma City)
...other places in the newly-released detailed RT 66 travel guide....
TEXAS
...U Drop Inn (Shamrock)
...Devils Rope Museum (McClean)
...McClean Phillips 66 Service Station
...Big Texas Steak Ranch (Amarillo)
NEW MEXICO
...Tucumcari
...Route 66 Auto Museum (Santa Rosa)
...park at the Blue Hole (Santa Rosa)
...vintage motel (Moriarity)
...Rip Griffin Truck Stop (Moriarity)
...Sandia Peak Tramway (Albuquerque)
...Rio Grande Zoo (Albuquerque)
...Acoma (oldest continuously inhabited community in America)
...Gallup
...El Moro National Monument
...Bandera Volcano
ARIZONA
...Petrified Forest (east of Holbrook)
...LaPosada (Winslow)
...Walnut Canyon (east of Flagstaff)
...Oak Creek Canyon (Sedona) to Jerome
...Grand Canyon (Williams)
...Pine Country Restaurant (Williams)
...longest uninterrupted stretch of RT 66 (Crookton Road exit east of Ashfork to Topock)
...Snow Cap (Seligman)
...Hualapai Lodge (Peach Springs)
...Hualapai Mountains (Kingman)
CALIFORNIA
...earliest alignment of Route 66 (east of Needles at Goffs turn off; this stretch swings under I-40 west of Goffs and joins Route 66 through Ludlow, Amboy and Essex)
...railroad museum (Barstow)
...Route 66 museum (Victorville)
...Catalina Island
Anyone else considering this now??!!
This is an ALL-FAMILY event! So...invite your family and friends!
Some HIGHLIGHTS from the info CT's hinckley sent me:
_ROUTE 66 BACKROADS_
...For starters, this book is an excellent investment for those who are even considering joining this tour of sorts. It is my understanding that we could get a significant discount from the retail price....
ILLINOIS
...Funks Grove
...Cozy Dog (Springfield)
...Abraham Lincoln sites
MISSOURI
...Chain of Rocks Bridge
...Gateway Arch (St Louis)
...Ted Drewes Frozen Custard (Chippewa Avenue, St Louis)
...Merrimack Caverns
...Jensen Point Overlook
...Wilson Creek National Battlefield (Springfield)
...Gray/Campbell Farmstead (Springfield)
KANSAS
...Cafe on the Route (Baxter Springs)
OKLAHOMA
...Cowboy Hall Of Fame (Oklahoma City)
...other places in the newly-released detailed RT 66 travel guide....
TEXAS
...U Drop Inn (Shamrock)
...Devils Rope Museum (McClean)
...McClean Phillips 66 Service Station
...Big Texas Steak Ranch (Amarillo)
NEW MEXICO
...Tucumcari
...Route 66 Auto Museum (Santa Rosa)
...park at the Blue Hole (Santa Rosa)
...vintage motel (Moriarity)
...Rip Griffin Truck Stop (Moriarity)
...Sandia Peak Tramway (Albuquerque)
...Rio Grande Zoo (Albuquerque)
...Acoma (oldest continuously inhabited community in America)
...Gallup
...El Moro National Monument
...Bandera Volcano
ARIZONA
...Petrified Forest (east of Holbrook)
...LaPosada (Winslow)
...Walnut Canyon (east of Flagstaff)
...Oak Creek Canyon (Sedona) to Jerome
...Grand Canyon (Williams)
...Pine Country Restaurant (Williams)
...longest uninterrupted stretch of RT 66 (Crookton Road exit east of Ashfork to Topock)
...Snow Cap (Seligman)
...Hualapai Lodge (Peach Springs)
...Hualapai Mountains (Kingman)
CALIFORNIA
...earliest alignment of Route 66 (east of Needles at Goffs turn off; this stretch swings under I-40 west of Goffs and joins Route 66 through Ludlow, Amboy and Essex)
...railroad museum (Barstow)
...Route 66 museum (Victorville)
...Catalina Island
Anyone else considering this now??!!
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Saw this article in our local paper Sunday about a couple planning bike tours:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/c...URS_S1.article
I hope that this Cruisin' RT 66 event takes off and is successful, too....
How does this ROUGH schedule idea seem to you? Specific dates in September 2009 TBD. And, I'm still waiting for the brochures I ordered...and still need to do some detailed research, etc....
Saturday ... kick-off car gathering in Elgin (mid morning to early afternoon); drive to Springfield IL (late afternoon)
Sunday ... site see in Springfield IL (morning); drive to St Louis MO (late afternoon)
Monday ... site see in St Louis (morning); drive to Baxter Springs KS (afternoon)
Tuesday ... drive to Oklahoma City (late morning/early afternoon)
Wednesday ... drive to Amarillo TX (afternoon)
Thursday ... drive to Albuquerque NM (mid morning)
Friday ... drive to Flagstaff AZ (afternoon)
Saturday ... drive to Needles CA (afternoon)
Sunday ... drive to Los Angeles CA (afternoon)
AND...soon, I will start an OFFICIAL thread for this....
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/c...URS_S1.article
I hope that this Cruisin' RT 66 event takes off and is successful, too....
How does this ROUGH schedule idea seem to you? Specific dates in September 2009 TBD. And, I'm still waiting for the brochures I ordered...and still need to do some detailed research, etc....
Saturday ... kick-off car gathering in Elgin (mid morning to early afternoon); drive to Springfield IL (late afternoon)
Sunday ... site see in Springfield IL (morning); drive to St Louis MO (late afternoon)
Monday ... site see in St Louis (morning); drive to Baxter Springs KS (afternoon)
Tuesday ... drive to Oklahoma City (late morning/early afternoon)
Wednesday ... drive to Amarillo TX (afternoon)
Thursday ... drive to Albuquerque NM (mid morning)
Friday ... drive to Flagstaff AZ (afternoon)
Saturday ... drive to Needles CA (afternoon)
Sunday ... drive to Los Angeles CA (afternoon)
AND...soon, I will start an OFFICIAL thread for this....
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*** REVISED ROUGH SCHEDULE ***
SATURDAY
morning ... kick-off gathering, Elgin IL, 11a; this will be at...
...Steak'n'Shake on Randall Rd in Elgin, where we had the 1st ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING, Saturday, July 26, 2008 [the 2nd ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING is SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2009]
OR
...Nick's Pizza Pub, where we will have the FALL CHITOWN GATHERING this SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008.
afternoon ... Elgin IL to Springfield IL, ~200 miles / ~5 hours (NOT starting in Chicago because city traffic would be a bit hectic/stressful)
evening ... gathering at Cozy Dog, Springfield IL, ~6p
SUNDAY
morning ... seeing the sites in Springfield IL
afternoon ... Springfield IL to St Louis MO, ~100 miles / ~ 3 hours
afternoon ... sites in/around St Louis, including Ted Drewes Frozen Custard (Chippewa Avenue)
evening ... St Louis MO to Stanton MO, ~65 miles / ~ 2 hours, to stay at Meramec Caverns, a Route 66 icon
MONDAY
morning/afternoon ... Stanton MO to Joplin MO, ~225 miles / ~5 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
afternoon ... stop in Springfield IL (Wilson Creek National Battlefield and the Gray/Campbell Farmstead, etc.)
TUESDAY
morning/afternoon ... Joplin MO to Oklahoma City OK, ~220 miloes / ~5 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
morning ... stop at Cafe on the Route in Baxter Springs KS for breakfast
afternoon ... Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City OK
evening ... Oklahoma City OK to Guthrie OK, ~30 miles north / ~1 hour
night ... see the movie "Cars" at a drive-in movie theater?
WEDNESDAY
morning/afternoon ... Guthrie/Oklahoma City OK to Amarillo TX, ~295 miles / ~6 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
afternoon ... stops in Shamrock TX (U Drop Inn) and McClean TX (Devils Rope Museum and Phillips 66 Service Station)
evening ... either dinner at Big Texan Steak Ranch (Amarillo TX) OR picnic/BBQ at Palo Duron Canyon State Park, ~20 miles south of Amarillo TX
THURSDAY
morning/afternoon ... Amarillo TX to Albuquerque NM, ~290 miles / ~6 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
afternoon ... stops in Santa Rosa NM (Route 66 Auto Museum, park at the Blue Hole) and Moriarty NM (vintage motel, Rip Griffin Truck Stop)
afternoon/evening ... in Albuquerque NM, check out the Sandia Peak Tramway, Old Town, etc.
FRIDAY
morning/afternoon ... Albuquerque NM to Flagstaff AZ, ~325 miles / ~7 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
afternoon ... stops in Acomita (oldest continuously inhabited community in America) and Gallup
afternoon ... detour Grants NM to Sanders AZ along RT 53, past Bandera Crater El Morro and Zuni Pueblo
SATURDAY
morning/afternoon ... Flagstaff AZ to Kingman AZ, ~150 miles / ~ 3 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
afternoon ... stops east of Holbrook AZ (Petrified Forest), Winslow AZ (LaPosada), Walnut Canyon, Sedona AZ (Oak Creek Canyon) to Jerome AZ, Williams AZ (Grand Canyon and Pine Country Restaurant for a meal), Ashfork AZ to Topock AZ (longest uninterrupted stretch of RT 66, starting at Crookton Road exit), Seligman AZ (Snow Cap), Peach Springs AZ (Hualapai Lodge)
afternoon/evening ... visit the Hualapai Mountains (Kingman AZ)
SUNDAY
morning/afternoon ... Kingman AZ to Los Angeles CA, ~320 miles / ~7 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
morning ... drive through the Black Mountains, very scenic portion of RT 66 ... and drive along the earliest alignment of Route 66 (east of Needles CA at Goffs turn off ... this stretch swings under I-40 west of Goffs and joines Route 66 through Ludlow, Amboy and Essex)
afternoon ... stops in Barstow CA (railroad museum) and Victorville CA (Route 66 Museum)
*** POSSIBLE DATES ***
Saturday, September 5, 2009 to Sunday, September 13, 2009
Yes, I know the first 3 days of this stretch is Labor Day weekend ... a very busy, eventful time. It isn't "perfect" for me either (I usually wash/wax my car for the last time in the year) ... BUT ... this would, for most, be a 3-day weekend, good for one less vacation day from work....
*** FUNDRAISERS? ***
Depending on interest, perhaps we could have fundraisers for non-profit organizations (such as the Adult Congenital Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, etc. etc.) along the way....
*** PARTICIPANT ASSISTANCE ***
To ensure that this is a success, I will need some help in planning activities. I'd like to have at least one volunteer in every state along the way to help me plan and arrange events, tours, shows, etc.
I believe ChevyTalk's Dee Gee and Bobs53PU, Oklahoma residents, are willing to help out in Oklahoma. Anyone for Missouri, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California???
AND ... SOON ... I will start a new, official thread for this event....
Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker
WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Where have you gone?" ... Glen Campbell ... 'Still Within The Sound Of My Voice'
SATURDAY
morning ... kick-off gathering, Elgin IL, 11a; this will be at...
...Steak'n'Shake on Randall Rd in Elgin, where we had the 1st ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING, Saturday, July 26, 2008 [the 2nd ANNUAL MidSummer CHITOWN GATHERING is SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2009]
OR
...Nick's Pizza Pub, where we will have the FALL CHITOWN GATHERING this SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008.
afternoon ... Elgin IL to Springfield IL, ~200 miles / ~5 hours (NOT starting in Chicago because city traffic would be a bit hectic/stressful)
evening ... gathering at Cozy Dog, Springfield IL, ~6p
SUNDAY
morning ... seeing the sites in Springfield IL
afternoon ... Springfield IL to St Louis MO, ~100 miles / ~ 3 hours
afternoon ... sites in/around St Louis, including Ted Drewes Frozen Custard (Chippewa Avenue)
evening ... St Louis MO to Stanton MO, ~65 miles / ~ 2 hours, to stay at Meramec Caverns, a Route 66 icon
MONDAY
morning/afternoon ... Stanton MO to Joplin MO, ~225 miles / ~5 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
afternoon ... stop in Springfield IL (Wilson Creek National Battlefield and the Gray/Campbell Farmstead, etc.)
TUESDAY
morning/afternoon ... Joplin MO to Oklahoma City OK, ~220 miloes / ~5 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
morning ... stop at Cafe on the Route in Baxter Springs KS for breakfast
afternoon ... Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City OK
evening ... Oklahoma City OK to Guthrie OK, ~30 miles north / ~1 hour
night ... see the movie "Cars" at a drive-in movie theater?
WEDNESDAY
morning/afternoon ... Guthrie/Oklahoma City OK to Amarillo TX, ~295 miles / ~6 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
afternoon ... stops in Shamrock TX (U Drop Inn) and McClean TX (Devils Rope Museum and Phillips 66 Service Station)
evening ... either dinner at Big Texan Steak Ranch (Amarillo TX) OR picnic/BBQ at Palo Duron Canyon State Park, ~20 miles south of Amarillo TX
THURSDAY
morning/afternoon ... Amarillo TX to Albuquerque NM, ~290 miles / ~6 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
afternoon ... stops in Santa Rosa NM (Route 66 Auto Museum, park at the Blue Hole) and Moriarty NM (vintage motel, Rip Griffin Truck Stop)
afternoon/evening ... in Albuquerque NM, check out the Sandia Peak Tramway, Old Town, etc.
FRIDAY
morning/afternoon ... Albuquerque NM to Flagstaff AZ, ~325 miles / ~7 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
afternoon ... stops in Acomita (oldest continuously inhabited community in America) and Gallup
afternoon ... detour Grants NM to Sanders AZ along RT 53, past Bandera Crater El Morro and Zuni Pueblo
SATURDAY
morning/afternoon ... Flagstaff AZ to Kingman AZ, ~150 miles / ~ 3 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
afternoon ... stops east of Holbrook AZ (Petrified Forest), Winslow AZ (LaPosada), Walnut Canyon, Sedona AZ (Oak Creek Canyon) to Jerome AZ, Williams AZ (Grand Canyon and Pine Country Restaurant for a meal), Ashfork AZ to Topock AZ (longest uninterrupted stretch of RT 66, starting at Crookton Road exit), Seligman AZ (Snow Cap), Peach Springs AZ (Hualapai Lodge)
afternoon/evening ... visit the Hualapai Mountains (Kingman AZ)
SUNDAY
morning/afternoon ... Kingman AZ to Los Angeles CA, ~320 miles / ~7 hours (longer due to stops along the way)
morning ... drive through the Black Mountains, very scenic portion of RT 66 ... and drive along the earliest alignment of Route 66 (east of Needles CA at Goffs turn off ... this stretch swings under I-40 west of Goffs and joines Route 66 through Ludlow, Amboy and Essex)
afternoon ... stops in Barstow CA (railroad museum) and Victorville CA (Route 66 Museum)
*** POSSIBLE DATES ***
Saturday, September 5, 2009 to Sunday, September 13, 2009
Yes, I know the first 3 days of this stretch is Labor Day weekend ... a very busy, eventful time. It isn't "perfect" for me either (I usually wash/wax my car for the last time in the year) ... BUT ... this would, for most, be a 3-day weekend, good for one less vacation day from work....
*** FUNDRAISERS? ***
Depending on interest, perhaps we could have fundraisers for non-profit organizations (such as the Adult Congenital Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, etc. etc.) along the way....
*** PARTICIPANT ASSISTANCE ***
To ensure that this is a success, I will need some help in planning activities. I'd like to have at least one volunteer in every state along the way to help me plan and arrange events, tours, shows, etc.
I believe ChevyTalk's Dee Gee and Bobs53PU, Oklahoma residents, are willing to help out in Oklahoma. Anyone for Missouri, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California???
AND ... SOON ... I will start a new, official thread for this event....
Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker
WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Where have you gone?" ... Glen Campbell ... 'Still Within The Sound Of My Voice'
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UPDATE:
This IS coming together. Soon, I will start a brand new post/thread as the OFFICIAL announcement. More to come!!!!
Some Route 66 links:
http://www.nps.gov/history/rt66/map/map.htm
http://www.historic66.com/
Who knows ... maybe someday I'll see about spearheading a tour of the old Lincoln Highway:
http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/
In the meantime...any additional comments/suggestions about these aspects of the September 2009 Route 66 tour...
...REVISED ROUGH SCHEDULE?
...POSSIBLE DATES?
...FUNDRAISER idea?
Anyone else willing to help put this together?
ALSO:
I know the costs of such a trip, especially if one decides to go the entire distance, will be significant. With that in mind ... anyone have any suggestions of companies that MIGHT consider being a sponsor to help with costs of some of the attractions and/or meals and/or hotels/motels ... to help encourage more people to participate?
Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker
WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"So many people have come and gone; their faces fade as the years go by" ... Boston ... 'More Than A Feeling'
This IS coming together. Soon, I will start a brand new post/thread as the OFFICIAL announcement. More to come!!!!
Some Route 66 links:
http://www.nps.gov/history/rt66/map/map.htm
http://www.historic66.com/
Who knows ... maybe someday I'll see about spearheading a tour of the old Lincoln Highway:
http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/info/
In the meantime...any additional comments/suggestions about these aspects of the September 2009 Route 66 tour...
...REVISED ROUGH SCHEDULE?
...POSSIBLE DATES?
...FUNDRAISER idea?
Anyone else willing to help put this together?
ALSO:
I know the costs of such a trip, especially if one decides to go the entire distance, will be significant. With that in mind ... anyone have any suggestions of companies that MIGHT consider being a sponsor to help with costs of some of the attractions and/or meals and/or hotels/motels ... to help encourage more people to participate?
Cort | 35swm | "Mr Monte Carlo"."Mr Road Trip" | pig valve.pacemaker
WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"So many people have come and gone; their faces fade as the years go by" ... Boston ... 'More Than A Feeling'
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RE: *** CRUISE RT 66??? ***
I wish I could start in chitown to cali
But I could join you guys here in az and then to cali and then on the way back to az I could do it.
It be cool, I could take friday off to meat you guys and then take monday off and have a four day cruise to cali and back.
Try looking into a holiday weekend that we get a 3day weekend off, that may be a good time for some, and we get paid holiday so we don't have to use a vacation day. Just a thought
But I could join you guys here in az and then to cali and then on the way back to az I could do it.
It be cool, I could take friday off to meat you guys and then take monday off and have a four day cruise to cali and back.
Try looking into a holiday weekend that we get a 3day weekend off, that may be a good time for some, and we get paid holiday so we don't have to use a vacation day. Just a thought
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Hey Mav ... you may've missed this post:
https://montecarloforum.com/m_108346/tm.htm
Hope you are still able to join us
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https://montecarloforum.com/m_108346/tm.htm
Hope you are still able to join us
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