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Schneiter’s Bluff Golf Course, West Point, UT
We left Rawlins, WY headed for Utah. It was a nice drive however we noticed the Ford’s engine was knocking. We changed the oil just before leaving for this trip, but it had now been 5,000 miles and we were in need of an oil change. We arrived in West Point, UT at Schneiter’s Bluff…
Read MoreRawlins, WY
We had a leisurely morning and made what was to be a quick stop at the local Walmart in Ogallala before heading to Rawlins, WY. When we were parking at Walmart I heard a noise coming from the left front tire of the Ford. It sounded like a broken piece of metal inside the drum…
Read MoreOgallala, NE
We were up early and left for Ogallala, Nebraska, in the southwest corner of the state, where we had reservations at a KOA camp. On the way we stopped at Great Platte River Road Archway, a museum that chronicles how the west was settled, from the early 1800s to the early 1900s, when wagon trains…
Read MoreRich Harvest Winery – Syracuse, NE
We arrived in Syracuse Nebraska, about 12:30 pm. Syracuse is situated between Omaha and Lincoln. Since we were early, we stopped at a little thrift store in town. Neat little place that had rooms set up and decorated for their different categories, like books, sports equipment, electronics, men’s clothes, women’s clothes and accessories. Rich Harvest…
Read MoreJoplin, MO
On Melissa’s Birthday we had a sleep-over in the trailer in Joplin, MO. It turns out that she was heading to Austin, TX for a meet-up with her Wayward ’67, a classic ’67 Impala that she turned into a replica from the show “Supernatural”. Since we were heading the same direction, we folded down the…
Read MoreMelissa & Marks – Dixon, MO – Spring 2024
We arrived at Melissa and Mark’s on April 6th in 75 degree sunshine. Their farm looked a lot different from last time. They had cleared most of the brush around the perimeter of their yard. They also had a lot more animals. Now they have three pigs, two goats, five dogs (including a livestock guard…
Read MoreBennett Springs State Park – Lebanon, MO
We spent our last night of travel before reaching Melissa and Mark’s farm at Bennett Springs State Park in Lebanon, MO. On the way there, we stopped at two more Route 66 roadside attractions, the Blue Whale of Canoosa and a restored gas station called Gary’s Gay Parita Sinclair Gas Station, named after the original…
Read MoreWanderfolk Spirits – Guthrie, OK
On the way to Guthrie, we saw a couple of Route 66 roadside attractions. One was the Leaning Tower of Texas, located in Groom, Texas. It’s an old water tower stuck into the ground at an odd angle. We also drove by an art deco Conoco station that looked so retro. We arrived in Guthrie,…
Read MoreRoute 66 Visitors Center – Amarillo, TX
On our way to the Route 66 Visitors Center, we stopped at the Cadillac Ranch, a Route 66 classic that features seven Cadillac’s embedded in the ground at a 45 degree angle. You are encouraged to buy spray paint that they sell on-site, and put your mark on the monument, which we did! When we…
Read MoreTown & Country RV – Roswell, NM
We drove from Deming, NM to Roswell, NM, which we expected to be a boring flat drive with nothing but desert in between. Who knew there was a 7,500 foot mountain pass between the two? We got snowed on at the top, but fortunately it didn’t accumulate on the highway, only on the surrounding terrain. …
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