Guest Alex Burr Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 As winter presses on, we find stories like this a torture - those of us who live up north in the frost belt. Cabin fever is beginning to set in and we know, especially us New Englanders (unless we have fled the snow country), have another 3, 4 or maybe 5, months of this interminable snow. Only way we are going to get out and do a road trip is with a 4wd truck, chains, winch, credit card and AAA!!! When we read these stories, ah, we long for summer weather. I mentioned some of us fled the snow country - I'm sitting here in Memphis, it's 37 degrees and overcast - but THERE'S NO DAMNED SNOW ON THE GROUND!!!!! So we're going to get out of the house in a day or two and explore some of the roads around here - at least finish up with the Millington - Memphis segment. Next week we'll be headed for West Arkansas to visit a buddy - if we time it right, maybe we'll run old U S 70 between Little Rock and Memphis on the way back. See you on the road sometime. Happy Traveling Hudsonly, Alex B --- Nicole <arizona66nms@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi all- > > I've been itchin' and itchin' and itchin' to hit the > road these past couple of months. I moved out here > to do exactly that, and it seems as though it's the > last thing I get to do these days! > > So instead of sleeping till the crack of noon on > Sundays like we normally do....we were up and going > at 9:00 a.m. this past Sunday, and my first thought > was "oh my gosh....we GOTTA go somewhere!!" After > hearing grumblings about Sunday football and "I'm > still tired" from Kevin we got ready and hopped in > the car and pulled out the map, and picked Sedona. > (He doesn't like it when I threaten to wander off on > the road on my own! ha ha!!) Well, of course we > couldn't take the superslab all the way > there.....that would take away from the whole > purpose of taking the trip in the first place. So > we left Bullhead City around 10 and hit Highway 68 > on through Kingman (gas is no longer cheaper there > like it used to be....in case any of you were > passing through figuring on gassing up there), and > hit I-40 until Ash Fork, then went South on through > Paulden, Chino Valley and touching the tip of > Prescott till we forked off on 89-A.....on through > Jerome, Camp Verde, Cottonwood, and finally Sedona. > I > absolutely LOVE that road. The windy, steep, > relaxing, and unbelievably scenic mountain road that > takes you there is really something else. I highly > recommend it for anyone traveling through Arizona > looking for a great road adventure. > > The higher up we went in elevation, the more patches > of snow you'd see. I miss the snow, and it's nice > to see it once in a while. I sure do appreciate it > more than I did before. Not to mention the over > abundance of green trees surrounding you as you take > this route. There is a spot along the road, just > before Jerome where the view can make one go off the > road if you aren't careful. It's so > awesome......you're up in the mountains, surrounded > by forest, and nothing but green.....and in front of > you way off in the distance is BAM.....the most > beautiful view of Red Rock country you'd ever see. > Just like at Sunset Crater north of Flagstaff when > you go over the bend while you're in the middle of > the forest, and in front of you is the Painted > Desert. Two terrains meeting as one, and the most > beautiful thing ever. It's COLD right now in these > parts, so I made sure to bring along the winter > coats and gloves (which Kevin laughed at me for > until we hit Sedona and started whining about > how cold it was). I also knew we'd be topping out > at Flag on the way home....and Flag is pretty much > Michigan with mountains right now, so I knew we had > to be prepared! So we mosey on down 89-A, through > Jerome, which we didn't make any stops at....and I > keep saying I have to get there and do some > exploring. What a cool little town that is. It was > too cold to do anything extensive in the outdoors > there, so I am determined to get back there this > summer. Then we finally reach Sedona as our ears > are popping on and off with the extreme ups and > downs in elevation. > > Sedona is almost depressing. It's so beautiful, in > fact beautiful is an understatement. The shops > there are so awesome, and sell the most beautiful > pieces of jewelry, pottery, and southwestern garb > I've ever seen. Kevin says it's just a tourist > trap, which I guess it is....but it's one to be > appreciated. We walked around all bundled and gloved > up, it was so nice! But what is depressing is how > freakin' expensive EVERYTHING is. There was this > piece of pottery in a shop, done in a southwestern > design....and I fell in love with it. Before we > looked at the price tag, we made dibs on how much we > each thought this piece of pottery was. I said $85 > (when I knew I could find a cheap imitation at > Wal-Mart for $25).....and Kevin said $100. This > thing was almost $200.....total rip off. And most > of that little town is like that. So the only thing > we bought was a couple of beers at a Cantina before > hitting the road continuing on to Flag. (If all > else fails....buy beer) > > So we continued on through Oak Creek, an excellent > future camping spot for us. I don't know which I > like more....Sedona or Oak Creek. Then on this > mountainous road up to Flagstaff, passing Slide Rock > State Park, and passing numerous Bed & Breakfasts, > campgrounds, and motels nestled in the woods.......I > look up on the huge walls of rock surrounding us and > there was this frozen trail of water where normally > there would be some water trickling down. It was so > beautiful, frozen in time basically. > Really......this state is by far THE most beautiful > and amazing state, and I know that is debatable due > to difference in opinion I'm sure.....but I just > can't imagine living anywhere else. > > Then of course Flag. If I ever miss the seasons > badly enough to where I have to move back into > them.....Flag is the only place I could imagine > going. Flag had the snow I was wanting to see that > day......a few inches sticking to the ground, > crunching underneath you as you're walking into the > restaurant, smell of woodburners and "winter" in the > air. I loved it!! We just stopped and hit the > Olive Garden before heading on the superslab back > home. It was already getting dark by this > time....so exploring around Flag is going to have to > wait for another time, another adventure. > > Then.....as we approach Crookton Road Exit........I > was almost afraid to ask because I know Kevin just > wanted to get home at this point, we were both tired > and full........I begged to PLEASE take the Crookton > Road Exit (Route 66), promising that it ran just > parallel with the highway and it wouldn't make our > trip home any longer. So in this trip, I did get to > hop on the Mother Road afterall!! It was dark, but > it was still so great to be on 66.....passing slowly > through Seligman seeing Juan's and Angel's places > all closed up, the town as black as the night. I > got my fix, and we (if I had it my way we would of > continued on in the darkness with no traffic, all > alone on the Mother Road)....hopped back on the > Superslab from there and got home. > > What a great day trip! I needed that so > badly....now I just can't wait until summer in these > areas so we can camp, hike, and enjoy these places > for days at a time!! I'm tellin' ya....Arizona is > where it's at!! :-) > > Nicole > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" > Sweepstakes > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jenniferrt66 Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 > I mentioned some of us fled the snow country - I'm > sitting here in Memphis, it's 37 degrees and overcast > - but THERE'S NO DAMNED SNOW ON THE GROUND!!!!! So > we're going to get out of the house in a day or two > and explore some of the roads around here - at least > finish up with the Millington - Memphis segment. Next > week we'll be headed for West Arkansas to visit a > buddy - if we time it right, maybe we'll run old U S > 70 between Little Rock and Memphis on the way back. > I hear ya! I used to live in Connecticut, and in particular the town I lived in was at a high elevation and got LOTS more snow than anyone else. Plus the hills were pretty steep and getting around in the snow was scary. Now living in Indiana, it's cold (but not always as cold as CT) but it snows alot less. Not less enough to completely suit my tastes, but it's a vast improvement anyway! Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bakerhab2003 Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 There's an Enchanted Highway in North dakota off of I 94. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/NDREGenchant.html Helen Baker --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, drivewdave@a... wrote: > Wow that Sunday drive sounds awesome, I have long wanted > to drive on 89-A after I found postcards of it years ago. > > on I-5 southbound from Seattle there is a small sign > about a mile before the WA18 interchange that reads > > Enchanted Parkway > Next Right > > and whenever I notice it it usually puts me in a > reflective state of mind, what a name for a road. > The mundane explantion is because of the > amusement park, Enchanted Village, which > gained enough momentum to rename the road. > > Maybe some of you can come up with some > other interesting or unusual names of roads > > it's good to see all the traffic on the site, happy motoring, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bakerhab2003 Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Hi Nicole, We did this drive last summer. We were in Flag for a convention and took the Sedona - Jerome - Prescott - Williams - Kingman - Oatman route back to California. Jerome is hot in the summer, great views and interesting people, definately need a beer after climbing up all those streets. Agree totally with the assessment of Sedona, pretty, but way over priced, it's a been there, done that kind of place. I liked Prescott best of all the non Route 66 towns, it has a Route 66 feel to it. Helen Baker --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Nicole <arizona66nms@y...> wrote: > Hi all- > > I've been itchin' and itchin' and itchin' to hit the road these past couple of months. I moved out here to do exactly that, and it seems as though it's the last thing I get to do these days! > > So instead of sleeping till the crack of noon on Sundays like we normally do....we were up and going at 9:00 a.m. this past Sunday, and my first thought was "oh my gosh....we GOTTA go somewhere!!" After hearing grumblings about Sunday football and "I'm still tired" from Kevin we got ready and hopped in the car and pulled out the map, and picked Sedona. (He doesn't like it when I threaten to wander off on the road on my own! ha ha!!) Well, of course we couldn't take the superslab all the way there.....that would take away from the whole purpose of taking the trip in the first place. So we left Bullhead City around 10 and hit Highway 68 on through Kingman (gas is no longer cheaper there like it used to be....in case any of you were passing through figuring on gassing up there), and hit I-40 until Ash Fork, then went South on through Paulden, Chino Valley and touching the tip of Prescott till we forked off on 89-A.....on through Jerome, Camp Verde, Cottonwood, and finally Sedona. I > absolutely LOVE that road. The windy, steep, relaxing, and unbelievably scenic mountain road that takes you there is really something else. I highly recommend it for anyone traveling through Arizona looking for a great road adventure. > > The higher up we went in elevation, the more patches of snow you'd see. I miss the snow, and it's nice to see it once in a while. I sure do appreciate it more than I did before. Not to mention the over abundance of green trees surrounding you as you take this route. There is a spot along the road, just before Jerome where the view can make one go off the road if you aren't careful. It's so awesome......you're up in the mountains, surrounded by forest, and nothing but green.....and in front of you way off in the distance is BAM.....the most beautiful view of Red Rock country you'd ever see. Just like at Sunset Crater north of Flagstaff when you go over the bend while you're in the middle of the forest, and in front of you is the Painted Desert. Two terrains meeting as one, and the most beautiful thing ever. It's COLD right now in these parts, so I made sure to bring along the winter coats and gloves (which Kevin laughed at me for until we hit Sedona and started whining about > how cold it was). I also knew we'd be topping out at Flag on the way home....and Flag is pretty much Michigan with mountains right now, so I knew we had to be prepared! So we mosey on down 89-A, through Jerome, which we didn't make any stops at....and I keep saying I have to get there and do some exploring. What a cool little town that is. It was too cold to do anything extensive in the outdoors there, so I am determined to get back there this summer. Then we finally reach Sedona as our ears are popping on and off with the extreme ups and downs in elevation. > > Sedona is almost depressing. It's so beautiful, in fact beautiful is an understatement. The shops there are so awesome, and sell the most beautiful pieces of jewelry, pottery, and southwestern garb I've ever seen. Kevin says it's just a tourist trap, which I guess it is....but it's one to be appreciated. We walked around all bundled and gloved up, it was so nice! But what is depressing is how freakin' expensive EVERYTHING is. There was this piece of pottery in a shop, done in a southwestern design....and I fell in love with it. Before we looked at the price tag, we made dibs on how much we each thought this piece of pottery was. I said $85 (when I knew I could find a cheap imitation at Wal-Mart for $25).....and Kevin said $100. This thing was almost $200.....total rip off. And most of that little town is like that. So the only thing we bought was a couple of beers at a Cantina before hitting the road continuing on to Flag. (If all else fails....buy beer) > > So we continued on through Oak Creek, an excellent future camping spot for us. I don't know which I like more....Sedona or Oak Creek. Then on this mountainous road up to Flagstaff, passing Slide Rock State Park, and passing numerous Bed & Breakfasts, campgrounds, and motels nestled in the woods.......I look up on the huge walls of rock surrounding us and there was this frozen trail of water where normally there would be some water trickling down. It was so beautiful, frozen in time basically. Really......this state is by far THE most beautiful and amazing state, and I know that is debatable due to difference in opinion I'm sure.....but I just can't imagine living anywhere else. > > Then of course Flag. If I ever miss the seasons badly enough to where I have to move back into them.....Flag is the only place I could imagine going. Flag had the snow I was wanting to see that day......a few inches sticking to the ground, crunching underneath you as you're walking into the restaurant, smell of woodburners and "winter" in the air. I loved it!! We just stopped and hit the Olive Garden before heading on the superslab back home. It was already getting dark by this time....so exploring around Flag is going to have to wait for another time, another adventure. > > Then.....as we approach Crookton Road Exit........I was almost afraid to ask because I know Kevin just wanted to get home at this point, we were both tired and full........I begged to PLEASE take the Crookton Road Exit (Route 66), promising that it ran just parallel with the highway and it wouldn't make our trip home any longer. So in this trip, I did get to hop on the Mother Road afterall!! It was dark, but it was still so great to be on 66.....passing slowly through Seligman seeing Juan's and Angel's places all closed up, the town as black as the night. I got my fix, and we (if I had it my way we would of continued on in the darkness with no traffic, all alone on the Mother Road)....hopped back on the Superslab from there and got home. > > What a great day trip! I needed that so badly....now I just can't wait until summer in these areas so we can camp, hike, and enjoy these places for days at a time!! I'm tellin' ya....Arizona is where it's at!! :-) > > Nicole > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Alex, Be careful where you go to escape the snow. I have posted some pix of the "Great Las Vegas Snow" last week at the site below. We got 2 inches and it actually lasted for a few hours. Glenn Adams glenninvegas@juno.com http://www.lasvegasregion.com -- Alex Burr <hester_nec@yahoo.com> wrote: As winter presses on, we find stories like this a torture - those of us who live up north in the frost belt. Cabin fever is beginning to set in and we know, especially us New Englanders (unless we have fled the snow country), have another 3, 4 or maybe 5, months of this interminable snow. Only way we are going to get out and do a road trip is with a 4wd truck, chains, winch, credit card and AAA!!! When we read these stories, ah, we long for summer weather. I mentioned some of us fled the snow country - I'm sitting here in Memphis, it's 37 degrees and overcast - but THERE'S NO DAMNED SNOW ON THE GROUND!!!!! So we're going to get out of the house in a day or two and explore some of the roads around here - at least finish up with the Millington - Memphis segment. Next week we'll be headed for West Arkansas to visit a buddy - if we time it right, maybe we'll run old U S 70 between Little Rock and Memphis on the way back. See you on the road sometime. Happy Traveling Hudsonly, Alex B --- Nicole <arizona66nms@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi all- > > I've been itchin' and itchin' and itchin' to hit the > road these past couple of months. I moved out here > to do exactly that, and it seems as though it's the > last thing I get to do these days! > > So instead of sleeping till the crack of noon on > Sundays like we normally do....we were up and going > at 9:00 a.m. this past Sunday, and my first thought > was "oh my gosh....we GOTTA go somewhere!!" After > hearing grumblings about Sunday football and "I'm > still tired" from Kevin we got ready and hopped in > the car and pulled out the map, and picked Sedona. > (He doesn't like it when I threaten to wander off on > the road on my own! ha ha!!) Well, of course we > couldn't take the superslab all the way > there.....that would take away from the whole > purpose of taking the trip in the first place. So > we left Bullhead City around 10 and hit Highway 68 > on through Kingman (gas is no longer cheaper there > like it used to be....in case any of you were > passing through figuring on gassing up there), and > hit I-40 until Ash Fork, then went South on through > Paulden, Chino Valley and touching the tip of > Prescott till we forked off on 89-A.....on through > Jerome, Camp Verde, Cottonwood, and finally Sedona. > I > absolutely LOVE that road. The windy, steep, > relaxing, and unbelievably scenic mountain road that > takes you there is really something else. I highly > recommend it for anyone traveling through Arizona > looking for a great road adventure. > > The higher up we went in elevation, the more patches > of snow you'd see. I miss the snow, and it's nice > to see it once in a while. I sure do appreciate it > more than I did before. Not to mention the over > abundance of green trees surrounding you as you take > this route. There is a spot along the road, just > before Jerome where the view can make one go off the > road if you aren't careful. It's so > awesome......you're up in the mountains, surrounded > by forest, and nothing but green.....and in front of > you way off in the distance is BAM.....the most > beautiful view of Red Rock country you'd ever see. > Just like at Sunset Crater north of Flagstaff when > you go over the bend while you're in the middle of > the forest, and in front of you is the Painted > Desert. Two terrains meeting as one, and the most > beautiful thing ever. It's COLD right now in these > parts, so I made sure to bring along the winter > coats and gloves (which Kevin laughed at me for > until we hit Sedona and started whining about > how cold it was). I also knew we'd be topping out > at Flag on the way home....and Flag is pretty much > Michigan with mountains right now, so I knew we had > to be prepared! So we mosey on down 89-A, through > Jerome, which we didn't make any stops at....and I > keep saying I have to get there and do some > exploring. What a cool little town that is. It was > too cold to do anything extensive in the outdoors > there, so I am determined to get back there this > summer. Then we finally reach Sedona as our ears > are popping on and off with the extreme ups and > downs in elevation. > > Sedona is almost depressing. It's so beautiful, in > fact beautiful is an understatement. The shops > there are so awesome, and sell the most beautiful > pieces of jewelry, pottery, and southwestern garb > I've ever seen. Kevin says it's just a tourist > trap, which I guess it is....but it's one to be > appreciated. We walked around all bundled and gloved > up, it was so nice! But what is depressing is how > freakin' expensive EVERYTHING is. There was this > piece of pottery in a shop, done in a southwestern > design....and I fell in love with it. Before we > looked at the price tag, we made dibs on how much we > each thought this piece of pottery was. I said $85 > (when I knew I could find a cheap imitation at > Wal-Mart for $25).....and Kevin said $100. This > thing was almost $200.....total rip off. And most > of that little town is like that. So the only thing > we bought was a couple of beers at a Cantina before > hitting the road continuing on to Flag. (If all > else fails....buy beer) > > So we continued on through Oak Creek, an excellent > future camping spot for us. I don't know which I > like more....Sedona or Oak Creek. Then on this > mountainous road up to Flagstaff, passing Slide Rock > State Park, and passing numerous Bed & Breakfasts, > campgrounds, and motels nestled in the woods.......I > look up on the huge walls of rock surrounding us and > there was this frozen trail of water where normally > there would be some water trickling down. It was so > beautiful, frozen in time basically. > Really......this state is by far THE most beautiful > and amazing state, and I know that is debatable due > to difference in opinion I'm sure.....but I just > can't imagine living anywhere else. > > Then of course Flag. If I ever miss the seasons > badly enough to where I have to move back into > them.....Flag is the only place I could imagine > going. Flag had the snow I was wanting to see that > day......a few inches sticking to the ground, > crunching underneath you as you're walking into the > restaurant, smell of woodburners and "winter" in the > air. I loved it!! We just stopped and hit the > Olive Garden before heading on the superslab back > home. It was already getting dark by this > time....so exploring around Flag is going to have to > wait for another time, another adventure. > > Then.....as we approach Crookton Road Exit........I > was almost afraid to ask because I know Kevin just > wanted to get home at this point, we were both tired > and full........I begged to PLEASE take the Crookton > Road Exit (Route 66), promising that it ran just > parallel with the highway and it wouldn't make our > trip home any longer. So in this trip, I did get to > hop on the Mother Road afterall!! It was dark, but > it was still so great to be on 66.....passing slowly > through Seligman seeing Juan's and Angel's places > all closed up, the town as black as the night. I > got my fix, and we (if I had it my way we would of > continued on in the darkness with no traffic, all > alone on the Mother Road)....hopped back on the > Superslab from there and got home. > > What a great day trip! I needed that so > badly....now I just can't wait until summer in these > areas so we can camp, hike, and enjoy these places > for days at a time!! I'm tellin' ya....Arizona is > where it's at!! :-) > > Nicole > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" > Sweepstakes > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ken Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Press on Alex! Without Winter there would be no Summer. Roadtrips would be boring without each. Ken --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...> wrote: > As winter presses on, we find stories like this a > torture - ... < > See you on the road sometime. Happy Traveling > > Hudsonly, > Alex B > > --- Nicole <arizona66nms@y...> wrote: > > Hi all- > > > > I've been itchin' and itchin' and itchin' > > > > Nicole > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" > > Sweepstakes > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest William Cashman Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 ----- Original Message ----- From: jim Did you say bicycle as in BIKE? Well this is good timing as I am assisting the Chief of the Moscow Police Academy and a few of his friends ride from NYC to Chicago to LA. They are planning on taking 6 to 8 weeks for the entire trip. Would you pass this on to your bicycle friends? We need some assistance and support. I'll pass this on to my friends as they are VERY involved in bicycling in the LA area. They are Nancy & Richard Wedeen, maybe you've run across them if you're involved in bicycling, they live in North Hollywood. Jean and I did a bike & hike tour in Russia about 10 years ago, right after the iron curtain came down. Although we were in Moscow for several days (and didn't get to meet the chief) we did our cycling in Siberia, based out of the city of Chelyabinsk, about 1000 miles east of Moscow.....up into the Ural Mountains. By the way Dmitry is doing research and is going to write a book on the Bunion Run of 1928. This is the first time I have mentioned it to anyone. What is this Bunion Run??? What area do you live in and do you plan on traveling the road any time soon? Being that you are now a roadie we have to teach you the secret handshake. HA! HA! Which by the way is a hug. Thanks for the "O".......We live in SE AZ right along the Mexican border....we recently returned from a six week, 5000+ mile RV trip to Jacksonville, FL....now we are just planning on more or less local trips with our RV club until September when we're heading up to the PNW. Cya l8r, Bill There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Thanks Bill, The Bunion Run was a foot race from LA to Chicago to NYC. From LA to Chicago it was run on Route 66 the year was 1928. We will have to set up a meeting with Dmitry and you when he comes over. Sounds as if you have much to talk about and share with each other. Are you aware that Bob Waldmire also lives, sometimes, in your area? See you on the road, James M. Conkle CEO Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org -----Original Message----- From: William Cashman [mailto:theoakman@theriver.com] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 9:55 AM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Maybe off topic; was Re: Road Trips 2004 ----- Original Message ----- From: jim Did you say bicycle as in BIKE? Well this is good timing as I am assisting the Chief of the Moscow Police Academy and a few of his friends ride from NYC to Chicago to LA. They are planning on taking 6 to 8 weeks for the entire trip. Would you pass this on to your bicycle friends? We need some assistance and support. I'll pass this on to my friends as they are VERY involved in bicycling in the LA area. They are Nancy & Richard Wedeen, maybe you've run across them if you're involved in bicycling, they live in North Hollywood. Jean and I did a bike & hike tour in Russia about 10 years ago, right after the iron curtain came down. Although we were in Moscow for several days (and didn't get to meet the chief) we did our cycling in Siberia, based out of the city of Chelyabinsk, about 1000 miles east of Moscow.....up into the Ural Mountains. By the way Dmitry is doing research and is going to write a book on the Bunion Run of 1928. This is the first time I have mentioned it to anyone. What is this Bunion Run??? What area do you live in and do you plan on traveling the road any time soon? Being that you are now a roadie we have to teach you the secret handshake. HA! HA! Which by the way is a hug. Thanks for the "O".......We live in SE AZ right along the Mexican border....we recently returned from a six week, 5000+ mile RV trip to Jacksonville, FL....now we are just planning on more or less local trips with our RV club until September when we're heading up to the PNW. Cya l8r, Bill There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest William Cashman Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 ----- Original Message ----- From: jim We will have to set up a meeting with Dmitry and you when he comes over. Sounds as if you have much to talk about and share with each other. That sounds interesting.....we'll have to work out the details.....when will he be around?? Are you aware that Bob Waldmire also lives, sometimes, in your area? I assume he is another member of American Road, do you know where he would be in this area and if he is here now?? We are actually in the Sierra Vista area.....20 miles or so south of town. Cya l8r, Bill There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicole Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Interesting article Bob.....I've always been interested in the Bonnie & Clyde stories and history. Nicole Bob Worley <bwcobra15@yahoo.com> wrote: --- mike shadman wrote: > Bob, I just join this group. What route went over the bridge, if any? Can > you give me more details? > > George Here is the entire text of the article -- answer is Hwy 83. History buffs look to save bridge that almost doomed Bonnie and Clyde 12:50 PM CST on Friday, February 6, 2004 By BRIAN ANDERSON / Dallas Web Staff It’s the Texas bridge that almost did what dozens of lawmen couldn’t – end the crime spree of Bonnie and Clyde. Now, the historic truss bridge spanning the Salt Fork of the Red River is on the Texas Department of Transportation’s most-wanted list. “That bridge means a lot to the people of Collingsworth County,” said Darwin Lankford, a bridge engineer with the transportation department’s Childress office. “It means a lot to us, but it’s a liability to us, too.” State officials say the Panhandle bridge must undergo extensive – and expensive – repairs or it faces demolition. However, residents are forming their own posse to chase down the dollars needed to save the historic span. Washed out Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, along with Barrow’s brother Buck, were no doubt keeping a sharp lookout for the law the night of June 10, 1933, as they raced along what is today U.S. 83 north of Wellington, Texas. They should have been watching the road. Floodwaters had washed out the bridge ahead, but the outlaws failed to realize the approaching danger. Their car careened over the embankment. Bonnie became pinned in the wreckage and suffered severe burns to her legs. Historic Wellington, Inc. Inspections on the bridge have determined it to be in worse shape than originally thought. From their home on a nearby bluff, farmer Sam Pritchard and his family witnessed the accident. They helped pull Bonnie to safety and took her to their home, where the outlaws held them at gunpoint. Responding to reports of an accident, the county sheriff and another lawman arrived at the Pritchard home, only to become hostages themselves. Using the sheriff’s car, the outlaws fled to Oklahoma with the captive officers, eventually releasing them unharmed. Expensive repairs More than 70 years later, state officials fear motorists cruising over the old crash site could meet a similar fate. “Sooner or later, it’s going to fall over,” Lankford said of the bridge, explaining that the structure’s crumbling concrete deck and lead-based paint pose significant danger. According to Lankford, state officials had hoped to bypass the old bridge with a new $2 million structure for carrying automobile traffic across the river. The old bridge, which has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was to be preserved and converted for pedestrian access at a cost of $400,000 to $500,000 in federal highway money, the same amount that would have been spent to demolish it. However, subsequent inspections have determined the bridge is in far worse shape than initially thought and renovations actually would cost closer to $1 million. With a $500,000 projected shortfall, officials admit that demolition seems a far more likely fate. “There’s no doubt that the bridge can be fixed up,” Lankford said. “It’s just a matter of who’s going to pay for it.” Bridging the gap The three-span bridge, built in 1939 as part of a federal works program, isn’t the same structure from which Bonnie and Clyde took their Red River plunge, though it stands near the former location of its wooden predecessor. A historical marker nearby recounts the harrowing events of 1933, and the splintered ruins of the Pritchard farmhouse remain a few hundred yards away. Also Online Bonnie and Clyde: Reality less romantic than outlaw legend “From very early childhood, I heard about Bonnie and Clyde going through there,” said Wes Reeves, an Amarillo communications consultant who grew up in Wellington. “It all happened right about there where the bridge is. People always associate Bonnie and Clyde with the bridge.” For that reason, Reeves and his nonprofit group, Historic Wellington, Inc., are organizing to save the bridge from the wrecking ball. On Thursday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded the group a grant to hire its own experts to examine the endangered bridge’s condition. “We want them to do an independent study and come to our own conclusions,” Reeves said. Though demolition contracts were tentatively scheduled for this summer, Lankford said his office is willing to delay those plans while preservationists work to win grant funding. A point of pride Beyond its role in the Bonnie and Clyde saga, the bridge over the Salt Fork also holds significance as one of the state’s few remaining truss bridges, Reeves said. The design, which uses a steel framework constructed above and over the roadway, fell out of favor with state engineers long ago. But at the time of its construction, the bridge represented modern innovation to the rural residents of Wellington. “The closest thing we had to industrial was cotton gins,” Reeves said. “It was kind of a coming of age for the county. It’s always been a point of pride.” E-mail briananderson@dallasnews.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Online at: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw.../020604dnwebbon nieclydebridge.88995df5.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! 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Guest Bob Worley Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 --- Nicole <arizona66nms@yahoo.com> wrote: > Interesting article Bob.....I've always been interested in the Bonnie & > Clyde stories and history. > Nicole Well here's a little more B&C trivia: Since I was raised and still live near south Dallas I have had a few brushes with the legend: On the old town square in Cedar Hill, my hometown and suburb of Dallas, there is an old bank building. Sometime in the '30s it was robbed by Ray Hamilton, who was in the Barrow gang. Clyde and Buck even busted Ray out of the state Pen. But Hamilton found his way back into the jail and into the electric chair in Huntsville, Texas. The bank building in Cedar Hill is now a gift shop; the vault is still there and on the walls they have framed black and white pictures of Hamilton and the bank back in the day. Read about the robbery here: http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Cedar_Hi..._Hill_Texas.htm Also, my paternal grandfather grew up in south Dallas county and lived in west Dallas for a time in his early years as a sharecopper. He passed away in 1990, but my grandmother has recently told me a few tales about my grandfather being a real rascal when he was a young boy and that he ran with Clyde Barrow before Barrow had got into real trouble. Thankfully my grandfather moved back to my great-grandparents farm in south Dallas county and away from west Dallas. Thats all I know ) Bob __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Mailman trudged thru ice and snow here in the icebox today and delivered a couple of my recent ebay purchases. First was a small U S highway map from 1940 - great item to take out and look at. Appears to have come from some sort of large b&w atlas, similar to the 1937 Memphis street map I got a little ways back. The other was a collection of state road maps dating from the 1930's to the 1970's. Of note: Bay Petroleum Company - Nebraska, 1950 (this is one I've never heard of before); Conoco - Arkansas - 1940's (shows a small map of Mempis with U S 61, 64, 70, 79 and 63 crossing the Hernando Bridge - so 63 did go into Memphis at one time); Conoco - Ohio - 1940's; Iowa - 1950's; Oklahoma - early 1950's Sinclair - Kansas - late 1933, early 1934 (according to census date); Gulf - Colorado-Nebraska-Wyoming - 1936 (census date); Philips 66 - Wisconsin - 1936 (census date); Gulf - Pennsylvania - late 1930's (PA turnpike not shown); Those are the oldies (to me anyway). There was also a AAA Texas-Oklahoma 1966-1967 issue and a Standard Nebraska with a 1960 census date. Lot of fun pouring over all these old maps and seeing the U S before it was bound up in the Interstates. Happy Traveling. Hudsonly, Alex B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ken Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Greetings Bill and Jim, Yep, Andy Payne won the first year's Bunion Run debut race in 1928, completing the L.A. to N.Y.C. course in 573 hours, 4 minutes, 34 seconds. What's even more amazing, is that Johhny Salo won the following year's Bunion Run, completing the reverse direction course in 525 hours, 57 minutes, 20 seconds. God Bless. the landrunner --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "jim" <jim@c...> wrote: > Thanks Bill, > > The Bunion Run was a foot race from LA to Chicago to NYC. From LA to Chicago > it was run on Route 66 the year was 1928. > > We will have to set up a meeting with Dmitry and you when he comes over. > Sounds as if you have much to talk about and share with each other. > > Are you aware that Bob Waldmire also lives, sometimes, in your area? > > See you on the road, > > James M. Conkle > CEO > Route 66 Preservation Foundation > P O Box 290066 > Phelan, CA 92329-0066 > 760 617 3991 cell > 760 868 3320 > 760 868 8614 fax > jim@c... > www.cart66pf.org > -----Original Message----- > From: William Cashman [mailto:theoakman@t...] > Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 9:55 AM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Maybe off topic; was Re: Road Trips 2004 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jim > > > Did you say bicycle as in BIKE? Well this is good timing as I am assisting > the Chief of the Moscow Police Academy and a few of his friends ride from > NYC to Chicago to LA. They are planning on taking 6 to 8 weeks for the > entire trip. Would you pass this on to your bicycle friends? We need some > assistance and support. > > > I'll pass this on to my friends as they are VERY involved in bicycling in > the LA area. They are Nancy & Richard Wedeen, maybe you've run across them > if you're involved in bicycling, they live in North Hollywood. > > Jean and I did a bike & hike tour in Russia about 10 years ago, right > after the iron curtain came down. Although we were in Moscow for several > days (and didn't get to meet the chief) we did our cycling in Siberia, based > out of the city of Chelyabinsk, about 1000 miles east of Moscow.....up into > the Ural Mountains. > > > By the way Dmitry is doing research and is going to write a book on the > Bunion Run of 1928. This is the first time I have mentioned it to anyone. > > What is this Bunion Run??? > > What area do you live in and do you plan on traveling the road any time > soon? Being that you are now a roadie we have to teach you the secret > handshake. HA! HA! Which by the way is a hug. > > > Thanks for the "O".......We live in SE AZ right along the Mexican > border....we recently returned from a six week, 5000+ mile RV trip to > Jacksonville, FL....now we are just planning on more or less local trips > with our RV club until September when we're heading up to the PNW. > Cya l8r, > > Bill > There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285- 5434 WITH > YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD- owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@y... POST a message via e-mail, send it > to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest William Cashman Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 ----- Original Message ----- From: Alex Burr <First was a small U S highway map from 1940 - great item to take out <and look at. Appears to have come from some sort of large b&w atlas, <similar to the 1937 Memphis street map I got a little ways back. <The other was a collection of state road maps dating from the 1930's <to the 1970's. Of note: My one and only old map is a Shell Oil map of South Central United States, circa 1957. On the back is a smaller US map. The only "freeways" are some of the turnpikes. Are you doing anything to preserve the old maps? Mine is still in pretty good shape and I'd sure like to keep it that way.... Cya l8r, Bill There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Ward Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Those interested in old road maps should take a look at the web site for the Road Map Collectors Association at www.roadmaps.org<http://www.roadmaps.org/>. There's a wealth of information there, even for non-members. There's also a yahoo e-group for road map/atlas aficionados at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mapsandatlases/<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/maps andatlases/> Mike Ward ----- Original Message ----- From: William Cashman<mailto:theoakman@theriver.com> To: <mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Old Road Maps ----- Original Message ----- From: Alex Burr <First was a small U S highway map from 1940 - great item to take out <and look at. Appears to have come from some sort of large b&w atlas, <similar to the 1937 Memphis street map I got a little ways back. <The other was a collection of state road maps dating from the 1930's <to the 1970's. Of note: My one and only old map is a Shell Oil map of South Central United States, circa 1957. On the back is a smaller US map. The only "freeways" are some of the turnpikes. Are you doing anything to preserve the old maps? Mine is still in pretty good shape and I'd sure like to keep it that way.... Cya l8r, Bill There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. Visit our homepage at: <http://www.mockturtlepress.com/> To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12ci1d6a4/M=268585...74/D=egroupweb/ S=1707284507:HM/EXP=1076449319/A=1950448/R=0/*http://ashnin.com/clk/muryutaitake nattogyo?YH=4521611&yhad=1950448> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERI CAN_ROAD/> b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoo groups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Bill, Bob is the legendary 'pencil artist' of Route 66. He used to own Hackberry's General Store. And in fact I think that he might be in that area right now, I will check on that and get back to you. Not sure yet when Dmitry is coming but it should be this year. James M. Conkle CEO Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org -----Original Message----- From: William Cashman [mailto:theoakman@theriver.com] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 10:29 AM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Maybe off topic; was Re: Road Trips 2004 ----- Original Message ----- From: jim We will have to set up a meeting with Dmitry and you when he comes over. Sounds as if you have much to talk about and share with each other. That sounds interesting.....we'll have to work out the details.....when will he be around?? Are you aware that Bob Waldmire also lives, sometimes, in your area? I assume he is another member of American Road, do you know where he would be in this area and if he is here now?? We are actually in the Sierra Vista area.....20 miles or so south of town. Cya l8r, Bill There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest William Cashman Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 ----- Original Message ----- From: jim <Bob is the legendary 'pencil artist' of Route 66. He used to own Hackberry's <General Store. And in fact I think that he might be in that area right now, <I will check on that and get back to you. Boy that's not quite my area......338 miles north west as the bussard flies......We'll kind of be in that area in September...but still a hundred miles east of there and we'll be on a fairly tight schedule (as this would be just near the start of our trip to PNW) and probably I wouldn't be able to fit in a 200+ mile side trip. <Not sure yet when Dmitry is coming but it should be this year. We'll be coming home through Califunia on the way home in October so if he happens to be around then would be happy to meet him (and you!) Cya l8r, Bill There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest William Cashman Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken <Yep, Andy Payne won the first year's Bunion Run debut race in 1928, <completing the L.A. to N.Y.C. course in 573 hours, 4 minutes, 34 <seconds. What's even more amazing, is that Johhny Salo won the <following year's Bunion Run, completing the reverse direction course <in 525 hours, 57 minutes, 20 seconds. Now people are cycling (RaceAcrossAmerica, San Diego to Atlantic City) in 7+ days......but people running the distance......back in 1928????....now those were "iron men"!! Cya l8r, Bill There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Bill, Sorry about that what I meant was he used to own Hackberry's. He now owns property in the Southeast corner of Arizona. As well as a place back in Springfield, ILL. James M. Conkle CEO Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org -----Original Message----- From: William Cashman [mailto:theoakman@theriver.com] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 6:27 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Maybe off topic; was Re: Road Trips 2004 ----- Original Message ----- From: jim <Bob is the legendary 'pencil artist' of Route 66. He used to own Hackberry's <General Store. And in fact I think that he might be in that area right now, <I will check on that and get back to you. Boy that's not quite my area......338 miles north west as the bussard flies......We'll kind of be in that area in September...but still a hundred miles east of there and we'll be on a fairly tight schedule (as this would be just near the start of our trip to PNW) and probably I wouldn't be able to fit in a 200+ mile side trip. <Not sure yet when Dmitry is coming but it should be this year. We'll be coming home through Califunia on the way home in October so if he happens to be around then would be happy to meet him (and you!) Cya l8r, Bill There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R.V. Droz Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 There is an excellent book out on Bonnie and Clyde - On the Trail of Bonnie and Clyde Then and Now by Winston G. Ramsey of After the Battle, I supplied scans of historic (1930's era) maps for the publication. Their website is: http://www.afterthebattle.com/home.htm The book is here: http://www.afterthebattle.com/imagetest.htm -- ___________________________________________________________ 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Piotrowski Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I received an email today from a friend who was concerned about my website being down. It has been temporarily removed by myself and Julie while we work on updating it. There was some old information on it that was inaccurate that we wanted to remove from circulation. We hope to have the new site up soon. It WILL have the same URL, though, so no need to remove links to my site if you have them. But since I'm not sure how long it will be down, anyone who has a link to my site might want to make mention of it being temporarily down. I'll let you know when it is back up. Scott Piotrowski, Director 66 Productions www.66productions.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Johnsen Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I recently web-published a journal and photos from my road trip to Texas last March. I drove thousands of miles through the Lone Star State, covering all but the northern panhandle. En route, I collected 220 counties and did five bike rides. My journal also pays tribute to Texas musicians along the way. http://www.djwriter.com/cycling/tx2003/index.html --Dave Johnsen Chicago, IL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brownwho63 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Tonight's (March 9th) show is supposed to visit and tour the Vette manufacturing plant in Bowling Green, KY. The plant tour is just excellent, as is the museum. This program is a must-see for all fibreglass flyer fans.....Bliss > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Glenn Adams <gfa77@e...> wrote: > > I have always been attracted to factory tours and this show is a > great idea. > > > > > > Glenn Adams > > gfa77@e... > > www.lasvegasregion.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brownwho63 Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roadmaven" <roadmaven@a...> wrote: > Greetings and Happy Easter to one & all! Has it already been 6 1/2 > months since this list was created? My, how time certainly flies. > We're currently at 99 members, and we haven't even had the first > issue in our hands! Some of you may have forgot, but the reason we're > here is because of AMERICAN ROAD magazine. So with that in mind, I'm > here to inform you the first issue has gone to press and will begin > its journey through the US Postal Service on April 28! > > Pat & Jennifer Bremer > List Hosts We're really looking forward to the first issue, Pat. Always appreciate a good road mag. And to the guys whose mom tossed their stuff -- yep, been there. Seems it was worthless and taking up space. Stuff like comics, metal toys, etc. My most regretted loss, though, was several personal IL license plates that were nailed to the garage door. Got replacements years later from Gramps, a guy who nailed up every plate he ever had. Still have most of them in my garage and have never lost the fascination for them. Cruisin', Bliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shellee Graham Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 RE: Razing of La Casa Grande Motel on Watson Road, Route 66 Hi Route 66 friends, If anyone is interested in addressing the morons of Marlboro (aka the village idiots, I do not even capitalize moron or spell their town Marlborough correctly...) Here is the info - Village of Marlborough - Population: 2,235 ------------------------------------------------------ 7826 Wimbledon Drive Marlborough, MO 63119-5405 Phone 314/962-5055 Chairman of Trustees --------------------- Riordan L. Timmons (quoted in the STL Post-Dispatch) Board of Trustees ------------------ Roy Bornmueller Ruth H. Elloit (that's how it's spelled in the directory...) Charles Harr Elizabeth M. Mohr ------------------------------------------ Sorry, CAN'T FIND EMAIL addresses yet... Thanks. Shellee Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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