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SUNSETS ~7:30p, FRI, 10/08/2010, Plato Center IL, my nephew: ~7p, WED, 09/09/2009, Fort Reno OK: ~8p, THU, 09/10/2009, Amarillo TX: ~5:40p, SAT, 09/12/2009, Holbrook AZ: ~7p, MON, 09/14/2009, Kingman AZ: ~7p, THU, 09/17/2009, NM: ~7p, FRI, 09/18/2009, NE: ~5p, FRI, 11/27/2009, Big Sandy TN: ~8:30p, THU, 08/05/2010, Smithville OH: ~8:30p, THU, 08/12/2010, Bridgewater VA: ...continued...

ALTERNATE PLANS: These may be even MORE ambitious, considering the "side trip" to start it, but we'll see how this goes.... If the original plan for early June does not work out, then this is my alternative itinerary.... I'll work on specific routes, etc., later. In the meantime, please let me know if you want to meet up along the way! Friday, 06/24/2011 ... Chicagoland IL - Smithville OH ~3p-midnite (9 hrs), lose hr, time change via: I-294 E I-94 E IN RT 49 S US RT 30 E Saturday, 06/25/2011 ... Smithville OH - Carlisle/York PA (GM/MC Nationals) ~6a-noon (6 hrs) via: OH RT 585 I-76 E Sunday, 06/26/2011 ... Carlisle/York PA - Pontiac IL ~7a-7p (12 hrs), gain hr, time change via: I-76 W US RT 30 W US RT 31 S US 24 W Monday, 06/27/2011 ... Pontiac IL - Lebanon MO ~11a-7p via: I-55 S I-255 S I-270 W I-44 W ...VISITS= Route 66 Museum, Pontiac IL Becky's Barn, just south of Springfield IL Henry's Ra66it Ranch, Stanton IL St Louis MO others Tuesday, 06/28/2011 ... Lebanon MO - Tulsa OK ~9a-6p via: I-44 W US RT 66 (~Joplin MO to avoid tollway) ...VISITS= Gary's Gay Parita Station 4 Women On The Route, Galena KS Afton Station, Afton OK others Wednesday, 06/29/2011 ... Tulsa OK - Wichita KS ~10a-3p via: US RT 66 W (Tulsa OK - Oklahoma City OK) I-35 N ...VISITS= POPS Edmond OK Thursday, 06/30/2011 ... Wichita KS - Dallas TX ~9a-3p (6 hrs) via: I-35 S Friday, 07/01/2011 ... Dallas TX - Oklahoma City OK - Amarillo TX ~9a-5p (8 hrs) via: I-35 N I-40 W ...VISITS= Oklahoma City OK (lunch) various along US RT 66 Saturday, 07/02/2011 ... Amarillo TX - Denver CO ~9a-6p (10 hrs), gain hr, time change via: I-40 W I-25 N Sunday, 07/03/2011 ... Denver CO - Salt Lake City UT ~8a-5p (9 hrs) via: I-25 N I-80 W Monday, 07/04/2011 ... Salt Lake City UT - Sacramento CA ~8a-6p (11 hrs), gain hr, time change via: I-80 W Tuesday, 07/05/2011 ... Sacramento CA - Eugene OR ~8a-5p (9 hrs) via: I-5 N Wednesday, 07/06/2011 ... Eugene OR - Seattle WA ~10a-4p (6 hrs) via: I-5 N US RT 20 W US RT 101 N Thursday, 07/07/2011 ... Seattle WA - Butte MT ~8a-7p (10 hrs), lose hr, time change via: I-90 E Friday, 07/08/2011 ... Butte MT - Pierre SD ~7a-8p (12 hrs), lose hr, time change via: I-90 E Saturday, 07/09/2011 ... Pierre SD - Bismarck ND ~7:30a-11a (3.5 hrs), w/1.5-hr lunch stop via: US RT 83 N Saturday, 07/09/2011 ... Bismarck ND - St Paul MN ~12:30p-8:30p (8 hrs) via: I-94 E Sunday, 07/10/2011 ... St Paul MN - Chicagoland IL ~8a-4p (8 hrs) via: I-94 E US RT 20 E (or) I-35 S US RT 20 E Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "A long white line stretching out on the road ahead" ... Vince Gill ... 'The Radio'

A couple "link gems" to share...enjoy! #1 ... "Car Tunes" http://local.aaca.org/junior/cartunes/mp3/1970.htm Do you have a favorite? #2 ... "Cars of Dreams" video: site: http://www.carsofdreams.com/ Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there" ... Jerry Reed ... 'East Bound And Down'

Cool ... lol! And, thanks! Indeed, Alex! However ... a couple days ago, a friend of mine who just moved to Boston, a few blocks away from that sign, told me that it is now "half lit". He was going to snap a pic of it, but hasn't yet ... or hasn't shared it with me yet ... since I'm not exactly sure what "half lit" means...lol. If it is off permanently, that's fine ... just as long as they leave it standing! Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Everything is temporary anyway" ... Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians ... 'Circle'

NO kidding. Here, the intersection of US Route 20 and Shales Parkway, on the east side of Elgin IL, was originally designed years ago. It was a "regular" intersection, with a 4-way stop light. It was obviously not designed with a lot of traffic in mind ... at least, not the extent it sees today. Recently, that intersection was redesigned. While the 4-way stoplight remains, traffic turning right off Shales Parkway onto west-bound US Route 20 no longer has to stop. The right turn lane was turned into an entrance-ramp-like "exit" onto US Route 20 ... and it keeps traffic flowing SO much better than it did before, especially since, at that point, west-bound US Route 20 turns into the bypass through Elgin. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Don't you remember?" ... Starship ... 'We Built This City'

I'm not quite sure why that is ... except that, perhaps, the old rails tell similar tales that the old highways do ... one of a country growing and developing over many years, taking people here and there ... and becoming part of the history, legend and folklore.... A few different nights out on Route 66 afforded a similar opportunity to me. It was awesome! RR#3 in the pics traverses past the end of the backyard of the property where my Monte Carlos are stored. Many a time, I've had the pleasure of listening to the train rumble by as I'm out there. Since it isn't near an intersection at the point it passes the house/garage, the whistle doesn't blow. However, listening to the train rumble on by is just as cool, imho. Now THAT is cool! Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The rhythm of the rails is all they feel" ... Steve Goodman ... 'City Of New Orleans'

Cities don't capture my attention much, either. I was enthralled with Boston, though, mainly for getting to see Fenway Park in person...! *nods* Thank you. The more abandoned places I've seen, the more interested in them I have become. I do the same thing with junk yards ... wonder what kind of "life" the cars once had. I wonder the same thing about the abandoned buildings.... LOL! Well, I don't/can't drink, so I wasn't a bit tipsy! But, yes, some of the pics were taken out the side window as I drove by...a bit tricky to do...lol. I have a few of those "through the windshield" shots, myself. But, in the threads I posted on the other boards of which I'm a member, I called them "The Road Ahead".... I suppose I could dig out that thread and post it here, if people would like to see 'em..... Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I am tempted to keep the car in drive and leave it all behind" ... John Mayer ... 'Why Georgia Why'

LOL! Kids these days just don't seem to take time to learn responsibility ... or even "listen to their elders". Admittedly, when I was younger, I didn't care much for either, either. BUT ... the older I get, the more intriguing the past ... as told by the old highways AND the older generations that are still alive to talk ... becomes. What you may think is irrelevant to "today's" lifestyle, may, in fact, be VERY relevant ... and help in the growth process. Too bad more people don't "get that" at an early age..... Sometimes, understanding this is driven by the realization that life is way too short ... something I learned at a very early age. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Don't let your life pass you by" ... Sarah McLachlan ... 'I Will Remember You'

...continued... CITYSKAPES ...Boston MA, unlit CITGO sign, Fenway Park, 08/08/2010: ...Boston MA, late night, 08/08/2010: ...Elgin IL, western edge: ...Elgin IL, western edge: Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Sometimes life's so bitter sweet" ... Carrie Underwood ... 'Starts With Goodbye'

ABANDONED PLACES ...Glenrio TX, Route 66, 09/11/2009: ...New Mexico, Route 66, 09/11/2009, motor home on the left side is west-bound on I-40: ...Joseph City AZ, Route 66, 09/13/2009: ...Newberry Springs CA, Route 66, 09/15/2009: ...Hampshire IL, Big Timber Rd: ...Illinois, Burlington Rd, SE of the IL RT 47 intersection: BARNS ...W of Rochelle IL, Lincoln Highway, 09/05/2009: ...W of Hampshire IL: ...Plato Center IL: ...W of Plato Center IL: ...W of Burlington IL: ...Plato Center IL: ...W of Burlington IL w/POW-MIA sign on barn: ...continued...

#1 = Route 66 Mother Road Museum, Barstow CA, 09/16/2009: #2 = through Hampshire & Pingree Grove IL to Elgin IL (alongside the Fox River) 2A, Walker Rd crossing W of Hampshire IL... ...looking W: ...looking E: 2B, State St crossing in Hampshire IL... ...looking W: ...looking E: #3 = through Burlington & Plato Center IL to S Elgin IL (after crossing Hopps & Randall Rds) 3A, Base Line Rd crossing W of Burlington IL, just W of the Moose Range Rd crossing... ...looking W: ...looking E, barely see the Moose Range Rd crossing: 3B, Moose Range Rd crossing W of Burlington IL, just E of the Base Line Rd crossing... ...looking W, barely see the Base Line Rd crossing: ...looking E: 3C, Burlington Rd crossing in Burlington IL... ...looking W: ...looking E: 3D, Bowes Rd crossing at Nesler Rd between Plato Center & S Elgin IL... ...looking W: ...looking E: Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Time is forever but love is a fire" ... Crystal Gayle ... 'Sound Of Goodbye'

YES ... that helps ... more than you may realize. Thank you! Denny ... I disagree; I do not think your suggestions are rubbish. I think just the opposite ... they are in harmony with my feelings about road trips ... because, thinking about it, this upcoming 2011 road trip is also an anomaly of sorts ... in that it is, as you pointed out, highly ambitious in "drive time" terms vs. "social/relaxing/taking it in" terms.... I would love to "slow it down" a bit and enjoy a road trip like I did along Route 66 in 2009, or even portions of my 2008 trip to the northeast. However ... I only have 10 vacation days with which to work, and since the northwest section of the US is the only area/region (well, excluding Alaska and Hawaii) of the US to which I have not traveled "solo", I really want to make that trip work this year, for several reasons, including the fact that life is way too short. I've learned that lesson the hard way in various ways, so I want to make the trip while I still can.... While I have considered the possibility of dropping the Route 66 section of this trip, I'm not too keen on that, given how much I enjoyed that 2009 trip. True, I will not see all the sites I did then, but I will see some highlights and, more importantly, see the people that I want to see again. In terms of the northwest, then, the ambitiousness of the trip is driven by my desire to DRIVE ... and my desire to meet up with people with whom I've spoken for years on various groups/message boards and to see some family, if possible. The greater Chicagoland area also has its share of old highways, both US and state, that I've enjoyed exploring the last few years, as I've driven my cars. And, I hope to continue that over the next few years as well. As I mentioned above, my limited vacation time is driving the necessity to utilize mostly interstates this trip. While I know this is not ideal, it is the path I must take, if I want to see some people in the northwest US. Prior to 2009, most of my road trips were via interstate. Those previous trips, however, did not cover as much real estate as my 2011 trip will, and thus, I had less "drive time" ... and more time to relax and visit, etc. Then, my September 2009 road trip along Route 66 really opened my eyes to the pleasures of the old highways that I had only had a taste of here in Illinois. Following that, my 2010 trip to the northeast included jaunts along, among others, US Route 6. So, I know what I will be missing, in terms of taking the old highways. But, if I'm granted enough time in this life, I will return to various areas across the United States to take in more each time.....at least, that's the plan. Dave, Your description of taking the easily-reached sections of 2-lane roads along the interstates is about what I did with OH RT 2 and US RT 6 during my 2010 trip to the northeast US, as evidenced by the pics I took that trip ... so ... I AM GAME! I'm definitely going to hang around here, as long as ya'll will let me. Though, I'm not sure I'd consider myself mainstream.... I enjoy the interstates and the 2-lanes about equally, I'd say, more so the old highways following my 2009 Route 66 trip. On my way home from CA, as I passed Seligman AZ as I flew by on I-40, I wanted to literally YELL at all the other drivers, telling them what they were missing. I, of course, knew what I was missing, but I wondered how many other people racing past on I-40 knew ... or, for that matter, even cared to know what they were missing. Problem is ... most don't care ... and may never care, which is sad, in my opinion. The United States has a unique history that is best seen through the old highways ... and those that don't even attempt to see that history miss out on a great chunk of their heritage. I readily admit that I, in my younger days, did not care much at all. But, the more I have researched, read, and experienced the old highways, the more I've become obsessed with them ... and the history that they tell of people, places and events. So, it disheartens me to know that I will not be able to travel many old highways along the northwest US, but at the same time, I know that I will be driving and seeing people. My passions are too many and conflict with each other ... sometimes way too much. The best I can do is try to balance them ... and let things happen as they may after that. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's like trying to catch a falling star" ... The Heights ... 'How Do You Talk To An Angel?'

Steve ... that's a great pic! That's the best stretch of ANY roadway ... not much traffic! That is a gorgeous area! I remember seeing that on a family vacation a back in the 1990s. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Here today, forgot tomorrow" ... Duran Duran ... 'Ordinary World'

Heh ... by the time I was driving with a permit, my parents had an '82 Chevette ... manual brakes and steering ... that was the car I had to drive, if I wanted to drive. I didn't like it at first, but I got used to it. And, reading the other experience just reinforces my belief that I should've been born a decade or two earlier.... Older cars are my passion ... and, at times, I wish I had been able to experience driving some of the older cars that people reminiscent about these days.... Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Push the pedal down watch the world around fly by us" ... Mat Kearney ... 'Nothing Left To Lose'

Great pics, Dave! My 2 favorites: 3rd from the top (and) 1951 Hudson Hornet Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Uh, what model is it?" ... Johnny Cash ... 'One Piece At A Time'

Thanks, Dave! I really wanted to add a stop to America On Wheels during my road trip this past August, but I just did not have time. Unfortunately, I can't go everywhere I want because I don't have enough vacation time. But, boy, if I did ... I'd be on the road 24/7/365 ... and then I'd have PLENTY of time to stop and see places and meet people! I will let you know next time I come through that area and will try to make a stop at America On Wheels. It'd be great to meet you, and I know I'd enjoy that personal tour! Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "All the places I have yet to go" ... Luce ... 'Good Day'

Have a day off work today, so stopping in briefly this morning. I should've noted originally that I generally have time to visit the different boards/groups of which I'm a member once every couple weeks or so. I will always check in as I have time, and hope to meet many of you along the way.... OH cool ... sounds like a great trip! But, without A/C ... yikes! Have any pics anywhere of that trip, or that MC, by chance? As Dave noted, you make a good point. However ... one thing you noted that I should clarify (and will clarify as I visit my other boards/groups) is that I HAVE "seen" those areas ... with my parents and sister on family road trips in 1985 and 1991. Back then, we did a lot of stopping ... and visiting ... and a heck of a lot of sightseeing. For me, this 2011 trip is about going to those areas "solo" and, more importantly, seeing friends and family every evening along the way. Make sense? My 2009 Route 66 trip was an "oddity" for me ... in that I did a LOT of sightseeing and stopping along the way. Up to that point, my road trips were a way to meet people ... and not do a lot of sightseeing. Yet, now, that has changed. Even with my August 2010 road trip, I did a little sightseeing along US Route 6, etc. In the 2011 trip, the sightseeing part will be, once again, along US Route 66, through the eyes (hopefully) of a friend with whom I will be traveling along that section of the trip. The rest of the trip, for the most part, will be driving and seeing people. Next time I visit here, I'll mention the National Parks that I may stop to see along the way, if "drive time" and "people time" permit.... I suppose I should also mention that much of my enjoyment with road trips is the driving part. I simply LOVE to drive, but I strongly dislike traffic...! Heh ... and, in that last question, is the problem. TOO many things light my fire. First and foremost, I love meeting people. My road trips started as a way to meet people...plain and simple. While I was in Nashville TN in, I believe, March 2001, a friend of mine from Arkansas was killed in an automobile crash during a heavy rain storm. He was one of those that I had known for YEARS via different groups/online boards and had always said that "one day" we'd meet. Well, that never happened. So, I decided to take action to MAKE meetings happen ... and thus, I started my road trips. I've met quite a number of people over the last few years and have discovered, in each case, that we have more in common than an interest in a car or heart issues. It is a VERY small world. Heh, in one case, I found out a friend from a message board was taught by my grandfather "back in the day": http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/1106/DSC07591r8_jpg.html'>http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/1106/DSC07591r8_jpg.html Second ... similar to you, I enjoy history, roadside artifacts, and following the "web of life", in terms of how things evolved and who knows who and what intersects with what, etc. This was never more evident than during my 2009 Route 66 trip. Third ... I love old cars, I don't care what they are. While I certainly enjoy seeing the "master pieces" (or "trailer queens"), I also love seeing the "in progress" ones or even just the old car with rust and dents that is driven for daily use. Fourth ... as I mentioned, I love to simply drive. I can spend all day long just driving! ...and those four are just a start....! Here are links to my documented road trips, if you're interested.... West, October 2004: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/0410/0410.html East, August 2005: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/0508/0508.html West, October 2006: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/1106/1106.html Southeast, November 2007: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/200711/200711.html East, August 2008: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/200808/2008rt.html Southwest, September 2009: 09/05/09, Day 1, DeKalb IL (LH) to Pontiac IL (Rt 66) to Springfield IL, 43 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY1#slideshow/5427141662526110530 09/06/09, Day 2, Springfield IL to St Louis MO, 68 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY2#slideshow/5427153871443919250 09/07/09, Day 3, Stanton MO to Joplin MO, 62 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY3#slideshow/5427439268824317586 09/08/09, Day 4, Joplin MO to Tulsa OK, 77 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY4#slideshow/5427862154662426722 09/09/09, Day 5, Tulsa OK to Clinton OK, 53 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY5#slideshow/5428251162202783314 09/10/09, Day 6, Clinton OK to Amarillo TX, 80 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY6#slideshow/5428260359643080226 09/11/09, Day 7, Amarillo TX to Moriarty NM, 81 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY7#slideshow/5428654625398731538 09/12/09, Day 8, Moriarty NM to Holbrook AZ, 102 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY8#slideshow/5428980552494890642 09/13/09, Day 9, Holbrook AZ to Williams AZ, 72 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY9#slideshow/5429002721353620370 09/14/09, Day 10, Williams AZ to Kingman AZ, 116 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY10#slideshow/5429395440355434498 09/15/09, Day 11, Kingman AZ to Barstow CA, 137 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY11#slideshow/5430380559414678786 09/16/09, Day 12, Barstow CA to Rialto/San Bernardino CA, 98 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY12#slideshow/5431220758934833330 09/17/09, Day 13, Rialto/San Bernardino CA to Albuquerque NM, 36 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY13#slideshow/5431255586450476482 09/18/09, Day 14, Albuquerque NM (Rt 66) to Kearney NE (LH), 5 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY14#slideshow/5431261135177047330 09/19/09, Day 15, Kearney NE (LH) to Elgin IL, 29 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY15#slideshow/5431272549764120818 South, November 2009: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/DriveSouthTNAL112709112909#slideshow/5431282615925577026'>http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/DriveSouthTNAL112709112909#slideshow/5431282615925577026 Northeast, August 2010: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/DriveSouthTNAL112709112909#slideshow/5431282615925577026 Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I love to hear the steel belts hummin' on the asphalt" ... Steve Earle ... 'Guitar Town'

Thank you, Jim and Denny! Have the day off work today, so decided to stop in for a brief time this morning. I should've noted before that I generally have time to visit the boards once every 2 weeks or so, but I will visit here as often as possible! Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Where do you begin?" ... Dolly Parton ... 'Starting Over Again'

I'm ALREADY looking to my 2011 road trip. While I know about 2 car shows the last weekend of June 2011 in PA (GM Nationals, Carlisle; MC Nationals, York)...and the irony of the 2 shows being so close together with many people I know attending at least 1 of the 2 shows, it does not appear (at this point) that I will be able to go, due to lack of vacation time. Instead, since I have yet to travel to the northwest section of the United States during any of my road trips, that is where I'm heading.... In early June 2011, I may have the opportunity to travel with a Route 66 friend of mine along part of US Route 66 from Chicagoland to Amarillo TX. If that works out, the POSSIBLE itinerary is.... Saturday, 06/04/2011 ... Chicagoland to Springfield IL Sunday, 06/05/2011 ... Springfield IL to west of STL Missouri (possible going as far as Lebanon MO) Monday, 06/06/2011 ... W of STL MO to Joplin MO Tuesday, 06/07/2011 ... Joplin MO to Tulsa OK Wednesday, 06/08/2011 ... Tulsa OK to Clinton OK (potential side trip up to Wichita KS while we stop in Oklahoma City OK) Thursday, 06/09/2011 ... Clinton OK to Amarillo TX Friday, 06/10/2011 ... stay in Amarillo TX From Amarillo, then, I will head to the northwest.... Unless I opt to travel a bit farther west across the southern US, THIS is the tentative outline for the rest of my trip.... Saturday, 06/11/2011 ... Amarillo TX - Denver CO ~9a-6p (10 hours), gain hour per time change via I-40 W ... I-25 N Sunday, 06/12/2011 ... Denver CO - Salt Lake City UT ~8a-5p (9 hours) via I-25 N ... I-80 W Monday, 06/13/2011 ... Salt Lake City UT - Sacramento CA ~8a-6p (11 hours), gain hour per time change via I-80 W Tuesday, 06/14/2011 ... Sacramento CA - Eugene OR ~8a-5p (9 hours) via I-5 N Wednesday, 06/15/2011 ... Eugene OR - Seattle WA ~10a-4p (6 hours) via I-5 N ... US RT 20 W ... US RT 101 N Thursday, 06/16/2011 ... Seattle WA - Butte MT ~8a-7p (10 hours), lose hour per time change via I-90 E Friday, 06/17/2011 ... Butte MT - Pierre SD ~7a-8p (12 hours), lose hour per time change via I-90 E Saturday, 06/18/2011 ... Pierre SD - Bismarck ND ~7:30a-11a (3.5 hours), w/1.5-hr stop for lunch via US RT 83 N Saturday, 06/18/2011 ... Bismarck ND - St Paul MN ~12:30p-8:30p (8 hours) via I-94 E Sunday, 06/19/2011 ... St Paul MN - Chicagoland IL ~8a-4p (8 hours) via I-94 E ... US RT 20 E (or) via I-35 S ... US RT 20 E Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "With every state line, somehow I find another part of me" ... Love And Theft ... 'Runaway'

Query: From this past summer (or farther back), what experience(s) on what road(s) will stick with you? For me.... IL Route 47 (which crosses US Route 20, the Lincoln Highway, and US Route 66)...: Every time I travel this road, whether up here west of Elgin IL while driving my Monte Carlos in the summer months or heading south towards US Route 24 or I-74 en route to TN, I'm reminded of my return home from my November 2007 road trip and how icy the road was. I remember a couple sections, including one south of the RR tracks in Elburn IL, where I thought sure I was going to slide off the road or into oncoming traffic ... but, luckily, I never did. Moose Range Rd (northwest of Burlington IL)...: The day before the final MidSummer Chitown Gathering, the Chicago area had record rainfalls. Now, each time I travel this road, I will associate it with those record rainfalls and scenes like this, heading north: Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The years go by and time just seems to fly, but the memories remain" ... Daughtry ... 'September'

Simple questions: When/Where was the first time you drove? What did you drive? For me: August 1988, Holsopple PA 1979 Blazer (2-tone red/white) While I was visiting my Aunt Thelma and Uncle Glen for a couple weeks, my Uncle Glen (who died 10 years later, the day the loan for my 1976 Monte Carlo was approved) took me with to do some errands. On the way back, instead of pulling into their driveway, he turned into the grassy field across the street, parked the Blazer and asked me if I wanted to drive. Naturally, I did. After that, my parents allowed me to move their '81 MC SC (now mine) out of the garage whenever we took that car. Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I've always seen myself as a hopeless romantic" ... Gary Morris & Crystal Gayle ... 'Another World'

Hello everybody, I'm Cort from northeast IL, near Chicago, and it is cool to be a member of a message board/group that welcomes discussion of ALL roads. I LOVE road trips. If I could road trip 24/7/365, I would. My personal road trips (I've road tripped MANY years with my parents and sister when my sister and I were younger) started in 2002 to meet people. I have gone on at least one "major" road trip each year, depending on how vacation time allowed. My 2009 journey across US Route 66 increased my interest and fascination with the "blue highways", and one day, I hope to be able to travel many of the other "old roads", such as the Lincoln Highway, US Route 20 (which runs right through my home town), Natchez Trace, the Dixie Highway, US Route 6, etc. If you're interested, pics of my road trips.... West, October 2004: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/0410/0410.html'>http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/0410/0410.html East, August 2005: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/0508/0508.html West, October 2006: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/1106/1106.html Southeast, November 2007: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/200711/200711.html East, August 2008: http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/200808/2008rt.html Southwest, September 2009: 09/05/09, Day 1, DeKalb IL (LH) to Pontiac IL (Rt 66) to Springfield IL, 43 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY1#slideshow/5427141662526110530 09/06/09, Day 2, Springfield IL to St Louis MO, 68 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY2#slideshow/5427153871443919250 09/07/09, Day 3, Stanton MO to Joplin MO, 62 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY3#slideshow/5427439268824317586 09/08/09, Day 4, Joplin MO to Tulsa OK, 77 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY4#slideshow/5427862154662426722 09/09/09, Day 5, Tulsa OK to Clinton OK, 53 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY5#slideshow/5428251162202783314 09/10/09, Day 6, Clinton OK to Amarillo TX, 80 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY6#slideshow/5428260359643080226 09/11/09, Day 7, Amarillo TX to Moriarty NM, 81 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY7#slideshow/5428654625398731538 09/12/09, Day 8, Moriarty NM to Holbrook AZ, 102 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY8#slideshow/5428980552494890642 09/13/09, Day 9, Holbrook AZ to Williams AZ, 72 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY9#slideshow/5429002721353620370 09/14/09, Day 10, Williams AZ to Kingman AZ, 116 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY10#slideshow/5429395440355434498 09/15/09, Day 11, Kingman AZ to Barstow CA, 137 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY11#slideshow/5430380559414678786 09/16/09, Day 12, Barstow CA to Rialto/San Bernardino CA, 98 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY12#slideshow/5431220758934833330 09/17/09, Day 13, Rialto/San Bernardino CA to Albuquerque NM, 36 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY13#slideshow/5431255586450476482 09/18/09, Day 14, Albuquerque NM (Rt 66) to Kearney NE (LH), 5 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY14#slideshow/5431261135177047330 09/19/09, Day 15, Kearney NE (LH) to Elgin IL, 29 pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY15#slideshow/5431272549764120818 South, November 2009: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/DriveSouthTNAL112709112909#slideshow/5431282615925577026'>http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/DriveSouthTNAL112709112909#slideshow/5431282615925577026 Northeast, August 2010: http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/DriveSouthTNAL112709112909#slideshow/5431282615925577026 Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |* Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Just like driving on an open highway never knowing what we're gonna find" ... Lady Antebellum ... 'Our Kind Of Love'