Welcome!

December 7, 2005

There is going to be a snippet on Steve Vaught's quest on the Today show this

AM. Sorry for the short notice but I just saw it was going to be on..Tsingtao

Kip

December 7, 2005

Looking forward to hearing how the place is doing under the new owners.

Since they told Jennifer that a website rework is on tap, it would be good

to mention that Village #7 is no longer "in very poor condition" as

described on their current site.

Is Bardstown your ultimate destination or will you be doing some exploring?

Denny Gibson

Cincinnati, OH

www.DennyGibson.com

> -----Original Message-----

> From: [mailto:rudkip@sbcglobal.net]

> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 9:24 PM

> To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

> Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Wigwam Village (Was Re: Interesting places

> in SC, KY, and TN)

>

> We have a plan to go to Bardstown next month and definitely plan

> to stay at

> the Wigwam in Cave City! Looks awesome! Tsingtao Kip

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Jennifer" <jabremer66@aol.com>

> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:39 AM

> Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Wigwam Village (Was Re: Interesting places in SC,

> KY, and TN)

>

> > >> If you're venturing further west, Mammoth Cave is cool and you can

> > stay at the Wigwam hotel.<<

> >

> > I echo Patsy's thoughts on the Wigwam Village - it's very cool to

> > sleep in a Wigwam! I took a bunch of photos of the motel back in

> > November 2003 for an article Pat and I wrote for American Road which

> > appeared in an issue in Spring 2004.

> >

> > http://www.roadtripmemories.com/trips/wigwamvillage2.htm

> >

> > As Pat reported earlier, there is a new owner, a young man and his

> > uncle who have been lifelong residents of the area. He indicated his

> > desire to maintain the standards of the motel which the previous

> > owner, Ivan John, started with his clean up after purchasing it. He

> > also indicated that they are booked up for the next three weeks, so it

> > would be a good idea to place a call to them in advance to make sure

> > they have availability.

> >

> > http://www.wigwamvillage.com/

> >

> > He also said they are working on creating a new and improved website,

> > so that gave us comfort, because we doubted they'd do all that stuff,

> > including a new website, just to let the place go downhill.

> >

> > Jennifer

December 7, 2005

I think anyone who's ever experienced a problem with an eBay buyer or seller

and contacted eBay about it will tell you they just don't give a s**t.. They

grab their money and tell you that their site plainly states, in Latin, "Buyer

beware" and in their policy statement it says

"3.1 eBay is not an Auctioneer. Although we are commonly referred to as an

online auction web site, it is important to realize that we are not a

traditional "auctioneer." Instead, the Site acts as a venue to allow anyone to

offer,

sell, and buy just about anything, at anytime, from anywhere, in a variety of

pricing formats, including a fixed price format and an auction-style format

commonly referred to as "online auctions" or "auctions." We are not involved in

the actual transaction between buyers and sellers. As a result, we have no

control over the quality, safety or legality of the items advertised, the truth

or

accuracy of the listings, the ability of sellers to sell items or the ability

of buyers to pay for items. We cannot ensure that a buyer or seller will

actually complete a transaction. Consequently, we do not transfer legal

ownership

of items from the seller to the buyer, and nothing in this agreement shall

modify the governing provisions of Ca. Com. Code § 2401(2) and Uniform Com. Code

§

2-401(2), under which legal ownership of an item is transferred upon physical

delivery of the item to the buyer by the seller."

...

Don

December 7, 2005

Denny,

It looks like you're showing more interest in US62 than highway officials did

back in 1925-26 when Kentucky governor William Fields did everything he could to

kick that road out of his state. You may recall "Numbers Game" in Vol. 2, No. 1

of American Road.

I look forward to your trip reports.

Jim R.

December 7, 2005

I am a huge fan of US 67. I grew up "going to grandma's" from Little

Rock to St. Louis (Maryville, IL) on US 67. And I am very happy that

I archived via audio tape my travels up and down US 67. I recently

pulled out a tape from 1981. There were many things to be seen and

look for on US 67. To name a few:

FoJo Signs

Call of the Wild Museum

Ozark Trading Post

Grave of the Unknown Civil War Soldier

Bonne Terre Mines

Of the above items, only the grave and Mines are still around. Call

of the Wild is now a strip joint (sign of the times) and Ozark

Trading Post seems to be someone's home now.

Listening to that 1981 tape, I would get excited (I was 11) when I

came upon these Americana things. I mentioned every FoJo sign,

pointed out the Lion Gas station, the old "Buy Quality, Quaker State

Motor Oil" signs, the older, smaller US 67 signs, and more. Even read

a sign for a motel that featured "Dial Phone and Color TV."

Where did those days go?

December 7, 2005

Hey everyone,

I just woke up from a 33 hour nap. Just a quick word to say thank-you

to Becky & Thomas for coming out to the Catsup Bottle Summerfest! It

was fantastic to finally meet face to face, and we really, really

appreciated them hanging out with us for the day. Hot hot hot!!!! It

was a pleasure to meet Carl Johnson as well. And as always, a real

treat to see our ol' pal, Shellee Graham.

Did anyone else from the group happen to make? I was super-duper busy

all day, so I wouldn't have met or seen ANYone had they not found me

first! :-)

And, oh yeah, Becky took part in our "Catsup Taste Test: Celebrity

Challenge" to pick the Brooks brand. How did she do? Ha! I'm sworn to

secrecy on that one...

I hope to get photos posted to our website by the weekend.

Big Tomato Mike

www.catsupbottle.com

December 7, 2005

Denny,

Now that you mention it, It DID look like Ohio at 2 a.m.! I was writing my

e-mail

after very little sleep--sorry about my mix-up there!

Mike-

We had a GREAT time at the Catsup Bottle Festival. And, in response to how I

did--I will only say that if you weren't there, I'M NOT TELLING! So, next year,

best attend the festival if you want to know the results!

:-)B

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...>

wrote:

> We Buckeyes are always willing to take in a stray town or two but Indiana

> might not be ready to give up Angola just yet. Just teasing, Becky. I bet it

> looked like Ohio after driving from Collinsville. It's been a loooooooong

> time since I was there but I do have some pleasant memories. Maybe I can

get

> back there sometime.

>

> Regarding the Lincoln Highway in Ohio, I'll grab this opening to mention

> Mike Buettner's excellent guide at:

> http://www.lincolnhighwayoh.com/preface.html . History, directions, and

> maps.

>

> Denny Gibson

> Cincinnati, OH

> www.DennyGibson.com

>

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: beckyrepp [mailto:becky@m...]

> > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 8:41 PM

> > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

> > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Ohio

> >

> > One of my favorite spots on US 20 in Ohio is Angola. . . Luv

> > the statue and

> > round-a-bout. It's beautiful at night--saw it last night on the

> > way back from the

> > Catsup Bottle Festival in Collinsville.

> >

> > Re: the Amish Byway--it is going to be covered in the Autum issue of

> > American Road (due out on store shelves in September)--which

> > would be just

> > in time for your trip.

> >

> > One other consideration in Northern Ohio--the Lincoln Highway.

> > The routing

> > is detailed by Gregory Franzwa in the Vol 2 #2 of American

> > Road--it follows

> > these roads at one point or another: SR 267, US 30, SR 172, US

> > 250, US 42 (I

> > might have left off one or two!). Anyway, if you decide to follow

> > the LH, check

> > out the 1837 Spread Eagle Tavern in Hanoverton!

> >

> > Becky

December 7, 2005

I used to drive U.S. 67 frequently in my former life as a shoe dog.

This began in the early 70's when all or most of 67 was still a 2-

laner. (As you know, 67 is now a 4-laner in some places.) The drive

through the Mark Twain National Forest was especially scenic and one

that I always enjoyed. There were lots of mom and pop places along

the route and I have stopped at more than one old gas station or

cafe. The Poplar Bluff area was cool, especially the teepees just

north of the city. Don't know if they were actual lodging or the

typical "tourist trap." Continuing into Arkansas from Missouri my

journeys took me through Corning, Pocahontas, Walnut Ridge, and as

far south as Newport. Those were wonderful travels and I still miss

them.

Even read

> a sign for a motel that featured "Dial Phone and Color TV."

(And if you were lucky there would also be a working air

conditioner. My biggest lodging problem in the small towns,

however, was frequent insufficient heat for cold winter nights. Was

forced to carry an electric blanket and a very long extension cord

in the car for the usually-one electrical outlet in the room. That

blanket saved me on more than one occasion. I tend to forget these

things when I talk about traveling in the "good old days.")

My better half and I are kinda, sorta planning a "factory trip" to

revisit the 30-odd old plants in MO, IL, AR, KY, TN, and MS. I keep

putting this off for one reason or another and just need to do

it.....Bliss

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Brian and Kerri Wolters"

<brianwolters@c...> wrote:

> I am a huge fan of US 67. I grew up "going to grandma's" from

Little

> Rock to St. Louis (Maryville, IL) on US 67. And I am very happy

that

> I archived via audio tape my travels up and down US 67. I recently

> pulled out a tape from 1981. There were many things to be seen and

> look for on US 67. To name a few:

>

> FoJo Signs

> Call of the Wild Museum

> Ozark Trading Post

> Grave of the Unknown Civil War Soldier

> Bonne Terre Mines

>

> Of the above items, only the grave and Mines are still around.

Call

> of the Wild is now a strip joint (sign of the times) and Ozark

> Trading Post seems to be someone's home now.

>

> Listening to that 1981 tape, I would get excited (I was 11) when I

> came upon these Americana things. I mentioned every FoJo sign,

> pointed out the Lion Gas station, the old "Buy Quality, Quaker

State

> Motor Oil" signs, the older, smaller US 67 signs, and more. Even

read

> a sign for a motel that featured "Dial Phone and Color TV."

>

> Where did those days go?

December 7, 2005

----- Original Message -----

From: "brownwho63" <brownwho63@yahoo.com>

To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 9:44 AM

Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: US 67

>I used to drive U.S. 67 frequently in my former life as a shoe dog.

> This began in the early 70's when all or most of 67 was still a 2-

> laner. (As you know, 67 is now a 4-laner in some places.) The drive

> through the Mark Twain National Forest was especially scenic and one

> that I always enjoyed. There were lots of mom and pop places along

> the route and I have stopped at more than one old gas station or

> cafe. The Poplar Bluff area was cool, especially the teepees just

> north of the city. Don't know if they were actual lodging or the

> typical "tourist trap." Continuing into Arkansas from Missouri my

> journeys took me through Corning, Pocahontas, Walnut Ridge, and as

> far south as Newport. Those were wonderful travels and I still miss

> them.

>

67 has changed so much. There's a 4lane bypass at Walnut Ridge and it's

totally 4 lanes south of Newport to past Little Rock. The old highway is

still there as AR 367 and AR161 and you still can see an occasional sign

from the past.

December 7, 2005

I don't have that issue, but as I recall, it was not the route of US 62 that

bothered him, it was the fact that the planned US 60 transcontinental route

took a funky twist and ended up in Chicago, missing Kentucky.

--

___________________________________________________________

Happy Motoring! _._._._.____~__

Robert V. Droz ( us98@earthlink.net ) [____________][___

U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830) [________/____[_|__

http://www.us-highways.com/ ()() ()() ()

Route Logs - Standard Oil - Highway Makeover - Pics - Maps

December 7, 2005

Yes..the Mark Twain forest is great. Now, as kid, I hated the

Missouri portion of 67 due to lack of towns and things to comment on

but older now, I love it all. Sometimes, I wonder if living in

Coldwater, Missouri is as peaceful as it looks.

Poplar Bluff can be bypassed now and it seems to subtract 30 minutes

off the trip. If I am in a hurry, I bypass but now and then, I want

to drive through town just to remember the sights. And yes, I

remember the teepees too. They are long gone. The original, huge

warning signs (to indicate 2 lanes) are still there.

There is hardly any "Americana" left on US 67 between Little Rock and

St. Louis and that is sad. I do miss the FoJo signs and I am glad to

hear that FoJo is still around.

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "brownwho63" <brownwho63@y...>

wrote:

> I used to drive U.S. 67 frequently in my former life as a shoe

dog.

> This began in the early 70's when all or most of 67 was still a 2-

> laner. (As you know, 67 is now a 4-laner in some places.) The

drive

> through the Mark Twain National Forest was especially scenic and

one

> that I always enjoyed. There were lots of mom and pop places along

> the route and I have stopped at more than one old gas station or

> cafe. The Poplar Bluff area was cool, especially the teepees just

> north of the city. Don't know if they were actual lodging or the

> typical "tourist trap." Continuing into Arkansas from Missouri my

> journeys took me through Corning, Pocahontas, Walnut Ridge, and as

> far south as Newport. Those were wonderful travels and I still

miss

> them.

>

> Even read

> > a sign for a motel that featured "Dial Phone and Color TV."

>

> (And if you were lucky there would also be a working air

> conditioner. My biggest lodging problem in the small towns,

> however, was frequent insufficient heat for cold winter nights.

Was

> forced to carry an electric blanket and a very long extension cord

> in the car for the usually-one electrical outlet in the room. That

> blanket saved me on more than one occasion. I tend to forget these

> things when I talk about traveling in the "good old days.")

>

> My better half and I are kinda, sorta planning a "factory trip" to

> revisit the 30-odd old plants in MO, IL, AR, KY, TN, and MS. I

keep

> putting this off for one reason or another and just need to do

> it.....Bliss

>

> --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Brian and Kerri Wolters"

> <brianwolters@c...> wrote:

> > I am a huge fan of US 67. I grew up "going to grandma's" from

> Little

> > Rock to St. Louis (Maryville, IL) on US 67. And I am very happy

> that

> > I archived via audio tape my travels up and down US 67. I

recently

> > pulled out a tape from 1981. There were many things to be seen

and

> > look for on US 67. To name a few:

> >

> > FoJo Signs

> > Call of the Wild Museum

> > Ozark Trading Post

> > Grave of the Unknown Civil War Soldier

> > Bonne Terre Mines

> >

> > Of the above items, only the grave and Mines are still around.

> Call

> > of the Wild is now a strip joint (sign of the times) and Ozark

> > Trading Post seems to be someone's home now.

> >

> > Listening to that 1981 tape, I would get excited (I was 11) when

I

> > came upon these Americana things. I mentioned every FoJo sign,

> > pointed out the Lion Gas station, the old "Buy Quality, Quaker

> State

> > Motor Oil" signs, the older, smaller US 67 signs, and more. Even

> read

> > a sign for a motel that featured "Dial Phone and Color TV."

> >

> > Where did those days go?

December 7, 2005

Yes...the Walnut Ridge bypass is easy to miss as well and it is very

odd but it appears it is just a future section to make it 4 lanes from

Newport to there in a divided highway. I miss some of the sights in

Walnut Ridge too. The "ghunking" Goodyear sign, the odd railroad

crossings near Hoxie, Bryan funeral home and the former Alamo Court

with the Davy Crocket restaurant. It was once advertised for miles.

Now near me, on the old 67 (AR 367) in Cabot, you can spot a rusty old

sign for the Texas Motel. I'd love to take it or better yet, paint it

and put it back in its glory.

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "David Backlin" <us71@s...> wrote:

>

> 67 has changed so much. There's a 4lane bypass at Walnut Ridge and

it's

> totally 4 lanes south of Newport to past Little Rock. The old highway

is

> still there as AR 367 and AR161 and you still can see an occasional

sign

> from the past.

December 7, 2005

I had a hunch there was an ugly little story about the acquisition

of the Lincoln Highway medallion. That fella had better thank his

lucky stars he didn't end up in jail.

Ron Warnick

Tulsa, OK

> Some controversey about the ebay Lincoln Highway marker

> medallion and a correction:

>

> Norman Root, the State of California Director of the Lincoln

> Highway Association, and Bob Dieterich, the State Chapter

> President both contacted me about the medallion sale on ebay.

>

> First - a location correction: Norman pointed out that this

> marker would not have been located at the junction of the two

> Lincoln Highway Routes (Pioneer Trail and Truckee Route).

> Instead it was from the the Junction of Greenback Lane and

> Folson-Auburn Road. This would on the NE side of the

> American River - just NE of Folsom. Delorme mapping

> still notates the bridge over the river as Greenback.

>

> Secondly - actions were taken to try to stop the auction and

> recover the medallion for Folsom - Here's what Norman has

> to say,

>

> "Bob,- Nancy Percy of the Folsom Preservation Committee

> notified me that the Committee, the Folsom Historical Society

> and the Folsom Public Works Department all pressured the

> City Attorney to file charges against the eBay seller. However,

> no one around seemed to have any memory or knowledge of

> the marker. Therefore, the City Attorney could not establish

> that the marker had been stolen from the City. It could have

> been "rescued" earlier when Greenback Lane was under

> County jursdiction, in which case the City would have

> never owned it."

>

> I applaud their attempts. The seller was apparently not very

> nice about the whole issue, and neither the seller or buyer have

> replied to my requests for contact. The fact that the seller almost

> bragged about recently destroying a marker to get at the

> medallion makes it worse.

>

December 7, 2005

Hi everyone. I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Angelica, but

everyone calls me GEL. My partner Brenda and I have a 13 year old son

named Tyler. We love to travel! We specifically like short trips on

the country backroads. I thought this group would be a nice place to

meet others who enjoy traveling. We do not have a camper (though I

dream of getting one someday) so for now we are sticking to the closest

spots. I've never traveled route 66 (except through the city). Does

anyone have an idea of where this road would lead?

We live in Del City, Oklahoma. (near Route 66)

GEL

December 7, 2005

Toshio,

Greetings! I've really enjoyed viewing your slide show from your

trip. It must've been difficult to go through the hundreds of

pictures you took to decide which ones to put up on your web site. It

was a pleasure taking you on a brief tour of Indianapolis & hope we

can do it again.

Regards,

Pat Bremer

Speedway, IN

http://roadtripmemories.com

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Toshio Koshimizu" <t-

koshi@n...> wrote:

> Last June, my wife and I drove from Detroit to Seattle passing

through 10

> states,

>

> MI, IN, IL, WI, MN, SD, ND, MT, ID and WA.

>

> In MI, we visited 2 Auto Museums. In ID, we saw Covered Bridges in

Parke

> County

>

> and visited home of my friends. They provided us with Indianapolis

> sightseeing tour.

>

> In WI we drove US14 and US12 from Madison to Eau Claire.

>

> From MN to WA, we traveled tracing ?EThe Yellowstone Trail?E route.

We

> sometimes

>

> drove less changed rough dirt roads, such as CR7, 146St. and 458

Av. near

> Marvin (SD),

>

> Rt. 3110 near McLaughlin (SD), CR320 going Ismay (MT), Old

Yellowstone Trail

> near

>

> Willow Creek (MT).

>

> We found old Yellowstone Trail Markers at Haynes (ND) and

Snoqualmie Pass

> (WA).

>

> We met many nice and kind people during our trip. Every we met

welcomed us

> warmly.

>

> This was really wonderful journey. We enjoyed driving American two-

lane

> highways,

>

> US Highways, State Highways, County Roads and some backroads.

>

> We created two slideshows of this trip. URLs are as follows. Please

give me

> your

>

> comment.

>

> Part-1: Antique Cars On Parade & Route 66

>

> http://www.isao-net.com/slide/americanroads1/index.htm

>

> Part-2: Driving The Yellowstone Trail Today

>

> http://www.isao-net.com/slide/americanroads2/index.htm

>

> Toshio Koshimizu,

>

> Yokohama Japan

>

> e-mail: t-koshi@n...

>

December 7, 2005

Denny,

Thanks for another one of your great trip reports, this time on your drive

through my old stomping grounds, Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Having lived in

Buffalo twice "way back when", taught at a school up near Niagara Falls on the

Love Canal (remember THAT fiasco?), and on weekends haunted the old steel mill

sites in South Buffalo and Lackawanna with my camera, I fully appreciate the

nuances of your description of the US 62 as it pierces through that metro area.

It's not much to look at in some places, but it's essentially unspoiled in

others. Buffalo is one of my very favorite cities in the whole world, and I

think one of the reasons is that the hardworking folks there seem to appreciate

what they once had. They've stuck it out through area economic downturns,

and the city reflects their appreciation of the past. I haven't been back there

for several years, but now I'm inspired to return soon. Thanks!

Laurel

December 7, 2005

----- Original Message -----

From: "Brian and Kerri Wolters" <brianwolters@cebridge.net>

To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 10:48 AM

Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: US 67

> Yes...the Walnut Ridge bypass is easy to miss as well and it is very

> odd but it appears it is just a future section to make it 4 lanes from

> Newport to there in a divided highway.

The Walnut Ridge bypass is kind of strange because it's a "double" bypass of

sorts. You have the US 63 bypass around Hoxie to the south which intersects

the US 67 bypass. 63 was completed 4-5 years ago (I think) and 67 was tied

into it.

The railroad crosssings are still there in Hoxie, and pretty much still

active. I stopped for the night there a couple months ago when I was taking

a weekend roadtrip. The trains come and go at all hours and it can be really

tough on a light sleeper (like me).

December 7, 2005

Welcome aboard Gel - from Oklahoma 66 went east to

Chicago, and west to Santa Monica, CA. A lot of it is

still there - you just have to find it. I drove 66

from the middle of Illinois to California, once, back

in 1953. Was fun - a buddy of mine went with me. We

were driving a 1937 Dodge coupe.

Happy travels.

Hudsonly,

Alex B

--- Brenda & Angelica <angelicabrewer@sbcglobal.net>

wrote:

> Hi everyone. I wanted to introduce myself. My name

> is Angelica, but

> everyone calls me GEL. My partner Brenda and I have

> a 13 year old son

> named Tyler. We love to travel! We specifically

> like short trips on

> the country backroads. I thought this group would

> be a nice place to

> meet others who enjoy traveling. We do not have a

> camper (though I

> dream of getting one someday) so for now we are

> sticking to the closest

> spots. I've never traveled route 66 (except through

> the city). Does

> anyone have an idea of where this road would lead?

>

> We live in Del City, Oklahoma. (near Route 66)

>

> GEL

>

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but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

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December 7, 2005

>From: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

>On Behalf Of Brian and Kerri Wolters

>Sent: Tuesday, 12 July 2005 8.29

> I am a huge fan of US 67. I grew up "going to grandma's" from Little

>Rock to St. Louis (Maryville, IL) on US 67. And I am very happy that

>I archived via audio tape my travels up and down US 67. I recently

>pulled out a tape from 1981. There were many things to be seen and

>look for on US 67. To name a few:

Mention of the old Lion Gas station signs reminded me that as late as last

year there was still one in Bald Knob, Arkansas. I was through there this

weekend and discovered that a brand-spanking new Shell station has replaced

it. But Kelly's and the Bulldog restaurants are still there. Kelly's had a

major re-vamp 10 years ago, but most of the Bulldog looks just like it did

in 1960.

Quite a bit of the original US67 is still in use, mostly as AR367 and US67B

south of Bald Knob. North of Newport, like many areas in the delta, the

original paving is between the current highway and the railway. The lack of

development in these little towns has preserved some good road-a-bilia. The

lack of traffic makes the trip kind of pleasant (that's quite unlike what it

used to be like in 1968).

___________________________________

john@jecorcoran.org is John Corcoran

Horn Lake, MS http://jecorcoran.org

December 7, 2005

Well, after much procrastination (about 2 years!), I finally put up

the photos from our Route 66-themed wedding up on my website for

those of you who might be interested. The honeymoon photos should be

forthcoming shortly!

Enjoy!

Jennifer Bremer

American Road Yahoo Group Co-Host

http://www.roadtripmemories.com/trips/wedding.htm

December 7, 2005

Hi All,

I think I may have been in the Palms Krystal Lounge back in the early 90's, can

someone refresh my memory as to what it looks like? Is it a burnt orange color

decor with lots of stainless and porthole windows in the doors?

Thanks

Jabba

December 7, 2005

What is even stranger about the WR bypass is that there is no

indication of it extending toward Newport at all. It is nice if you

are in a hurry but sometimes I miss seeing the small towns. At least

we still go through Tuckerman! Beautiful residental portion of the

town.

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "David Backlin" <us71@s...>

wrote:

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Brian and Kerri Wolters" <brianwolters@c...>

> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 10:48 AM

> Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: US 67

>

> > Yes...the Walnut Ridge bypass is easy to miss as well and it is

very

> > odd but it appears it is just a future section to make it 4 lanes

from

> > Newport to there in a divided highway.

>

> The Walnut Ridge bypass is kind of strange because it's a "double"

bypass of

> sorts. You have the US 63 bypass around Hoxie to the south which

intersects

> the US 67 bypass. 63 was completed 4-5 years ago (I think) and 67

was tied

> into it.

>

> The railroad crosssings are still there in Hoxie, and pretty much

still

> active. I stopped for the night there a couple months ago when I

was taking

> a weekend roadtrip. The trains come and go at all hours and it can

be really

> tough on a light sleeper (like me).

December 7, 2005

On our last day of a fabulous 10 day circle from Albequerque-Royal

Gorge-Durango-Telluride-Mesa Verde-Black Canyon of the Gunnison-Sante Fe-Taos,

we dropped my mom and sister off for their flight home and ours was the next

day. So we took off from Albequerque to see the Painted Desert. Somewhere past

Gallop, where we stopped at that old hotel that John Wayne and all the stars

stayed in when they were there making the old westerns, we passed Indian depot

after depot, finally pulled over to a little dinky one so my husband could get a

pack of cigarettes. We are from Baton Rouge, BTW. We were in there just a

minute and I was looking at the post card rack when someone said, "Barry?",

"Hoda?". It was my first cousin, Little Tim from Truman, Arkansas, a truck

driver running east-west to California with a load who had also stopped to get a

pack of cigarettes. What do ya know? What's the chance of that? (And, I'm not

advocating cigarettes here, folks.) So, we climbed up in his rig

and took videos of him saying hello to my mom at the end of our video trip.

When we got back home and mom watched the video of the trip (we didn't tell her

we saw Tim). At the end, she saw Little Tim saying, "Hello, Aunt Maxine", and,

well, you know, she couldn't believe it, and what was Tim doing in our trip

video, and where did that come from and all that...

Good trip story, huh?

Hoda, new member from Greensburg, Louisiana, 30 miles from Baton Rouge, in the

woods at the hunting camp with deer, wild hogs, etc. Ya'll come.

Hoda

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December 7, 2005

Hoda

That is a wonderful story! What are the chances? lol Thanks for the tale..

cant wait to hear more stories from others.

GEL

Hoda Allen <allen_hoda@yahoo.com> wrote: