Tag: Route 66

  • Maine or Bust 2022: Hello Texas

    It was never our intention to follow Route 66, but as we’ve traveled east we’ve woven our way on and off the historic route, enjoying little bits and pieces of Americana. As we left New Mexico, The Land of Enchantment, we crossed into Texas…the land of tornadoes. Reg poo-poos my fear of entering tornado country.…

  • Maine or Bust 2022: Very Old Trees

    Our national parks are, without a doubt, among our country’s greatest treasures. A stop at Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park confirmed this as we toured the totally unexpected landscapes straddling Interstate 40. Beginning at the Painted Desert Visitors Center, we followed our map into the smaller northern part of the park where multicolored landscapes stretched…

  • Backroads Across America: Route 66 calls

    Wind, mountains and speeding truckers could not keep us from logging 1,000 miles during the first three days of our RV adventure across America. We took a walk in Kingman, AZ today and made coffee to spur us toward Williams, where our wee trailer seemed dwarfed in the Good Sam campground. Our neighbors in a…