Guest Ken Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Greetings Dave! You're entirely welcome and I thank you also. Glad you enjoyed the short narrative. Maybe American Road magazine will want to do a full feature article on the subject someday. I sure have mucho photos to go along with it. God Bless and Happy Trails. the landrunner --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, drivewdave@a... wrote: > > In a message dated 1/23/04 6:27:41 AM, thelandrunner@y... writes: > > << I can't seem to recall anyone ever posting about a visit to a town or > > village which had not one paved road, not one automobile, not one > > payphone, not one,...well, you get the picture. That alone brings the > > hiking post on topic, and makes one appreciate even more, the > > historic value and practical use importance of the 'paved' Two Lane > > Highways that each and everyone of us can enjoy everyday with the > > adventures that abound at the end of those paved roads. >> > > thanks for putting this in perspective, it is broadminded > to consider no-lane roads with no cars to be part of the > american road experience, it's more proof that there is > more to american roads than just the two-lanes. > > << Reservation Road #18 from Route 66 to the > > trailhead at the edge of the canyon's edge, called Havasupai Hilltop > > (called just "Hilltop" by the locals) is remarkable, traversing > > through numerous altitude changes which display various plants and > > tree life, and also passes through a "no zone" where practically > > nothing is growing. This 60 mile road is one of the most desolate 120 > > mile round trip that you can make. No facilities whatsoever. Zilch. > > You'll be lucky to pass two cars the whole time, not to mention the > > photo ops in the ghost town of Frazier Well's and well as the > > abandoned lodge that was never completed. >> > > this is a good example of descriptive writing that is > entertaining and informative, good going. > > a random thought just crossed my mind, > > do roads scholars attend Tulane Univ.?, just wondering, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehinge@magpage.com> Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 I clicked on this geocities/yahoo link for the Texas highway....it came back page not found. Should I copy and paste it into an address window, perhaps? Matt Smallwood On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 09:17:50 -0000 "bugo" <bugo@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, egyptianzipper@a... > wrote: > > > > New trivia question: > > > > What is the shortest distance that any US highway > spends in one state? > > > > US 340 crosses the Potomac River from Maryland into > Virginia. Less > than a > > half mile later, it goes into West Virginia. > > > > The other candidate might be US 60 in Illinois, > between the Ohio and > > Mississippi Rivers. > > US 62 is also cosigned with US 60 on the short portion > through Cairo, > Illinois. > > I think the winner would have to be easbound US 56-64-412 > and Texas. > Northeast of Clayton, NM, the highway barely clips the > northwest corner > of Texas. The corner is in the middle of the road, > so the eastbound > lanes enter Texas for a very short distance. > > This site has more information and some photos: > > http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby...TX_nw/hiplains_ > cor_TX_nw.htm > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > > > > > Business finance course > > > Business to business finance > > > Small business finance > > > > > Business finance consultant > > > Business finance schools > > > Business finance schools > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the > web. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email > to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehinge@magpage.com> Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 I know what you're talking about, roaddog. Ever been to Parker's BBQ in Wilson, NC.? It's very good, too. I may fly into Greensboro for the Merlefest music fest this spring...how far is Goldsboro from Greensboro? Matt Smallwood On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:44:39 -0000 "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Remember to check out some of that great eastern North > Carolina > barbeque, push it around with hushpuppies, and wash it > down with > sweet tea. > > On your way back, if you have time, take US 70 and stop > at Wilber's > BarbeQue on the US-70 bypass in Goldsboro, NC. Not > only is the bbq > superb, but the interior is pure southern dining at its > finest. > > Go downtown and check out the Record Rack which, sadly to > say, is > closing after operating since 1972. You can pick up > some Beach > Music CDs and Stan Hartley will be happy to assist you in > your > selection. I hate to see another of the mom and pop > record stores > closing. > > You might be wondering just what Beach Music is. > Most of you > probably immediately thought of the Beach Boys or Jan and > Dean. > That would be very wrong. It is R&B and many > other influences > dating from the 50s to the present. It has a very > distinct beat you > can dance to. The dance is called the Shag (NC's > state dance), and > I'm not talking about the shag in England. It is > sort of like a > slow bop. > > To get a good idea of it, and you go to beachshag on the > internet > and listen to Fessa John Hook's Endless Summer > network. > http://www.beachshag.com > > Also, check out the Fort Fisher Museum near the end of > 421. This is > a little-known, but very pivotal battle near the end of > the Civil > War. Right now, they have an Armstrong 100 pdr. > cannon on temporary > loan from West Point as well as a Whitworth cannon, one > of the most > advanced pieces of artillery at the time. You can > also learn about > the blockade and blockade-running. > > > Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway and a Happy New > Year.--RoadDog > > > > > -- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Bob > Reynolds" > <roustabout@s...> wrote: > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Russell > S. Rein" > > <Ypsi-slim@j...> wrote: > > > > > > I can't remember but I believe I was on it > today. This is day 3 > of > > my US > > > 421 trip. > > > Started out Thursday in Michigan City, IN and > made it into > > Wilmington, NC > > > tonite. > > > I left Bristol, VA this morning - the first > part of the trip > today thru > > > TN was a crazy > > > rollercoaster mountain drive. More on > this later. > > > > > > Happy new year everyone!! > > > > > > ypsi-slim > > > > > > On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:36:32 EST > egyptianzipper@a... writes: > > > In a message dated 12/31/05 9:58:34 AM Eastern > Standard Time, > > > hester_nec@y... writes: > > > I have a trivia question for everyone this > morning - where doe U > S > > > highways 60, 61 and 62 intersect??? > > > > ==================================================================== > > > And where to US routes 221, 321 and 421 > intersect? > > > > > > Tom Hoffman > > > Pearisburg VA > > > > > > > > > > > That would be Boone, NC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the > web. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email > to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bugo Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <rudkip@s...> wrote: > > I actually knew this...the reference was more aimed at its status as a total > mystery route south of the Turrell Twist (intersec of 63, 55 and 61) (was > through there in October; it is still not marked) > > However two things: 1) 63 and 61 piggyback 55 to the I-40 interchange; > enroute it pickes up 64 at Marion...I don't know how 70 and 79 fit into the > time space conundrum but you have at least three US routes intersecting at > Marion....Tsingtao Kip Now here's the strange part: The highway continuing east from the I- 55/US 64 interchange is signed as US 64. According to signage, 64 ends at AR 77. Also, US 79 is signed to 'disappear' at I-40 instead of piggybacking US 70 towards West Memphis which is US 79's official route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spencerowens Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I'm going to be travelling from Kansas City to Phoenix in a couple of weeks. I plan on heading down to Oklahoma City via the I-35, and then west on I-40. I don't have a TON of time, but I would like to take advantage of the trip. This'll be my first time to drive over that part of the country rather than fly over it. Like I said, I don't have a ton of time, but I do want to see the highlights along the way. Can anyone provide any advice as to what I should DEFINITELY see, and things that I SHOULD see if I have extra time? Thanks in advance for any replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bugo Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@y...> wrote: > > Remember to check out some of that great eastern North Carolina > barbeque, push it around with hushpuppies, and wash it down with > sweet tea. Now you're speaking my language here! > On your way back, if you have time, take US 70 and stop at Wilber's > BarbeQue on the US-70 bypass in Goldsboro, NC. Not only is the bbq > superb, but the interior is pure southern dining at its finest. Does anybody know any good BBQ joints in Little Rock, Arkansas? I'm in the process of moving there, and the place I used to get BBQ from, Jo-Jo's, has closed. (While I was writing this post, I typed "Jo-Jo's" into Yahoo Yellow Pages, and a listing came up for a Jo-Jo's in Sherwood. I'll have to check it out next time I'm up there. Stay tuned for details). I've lived in Arkansas most of my life, and Jo-Jo's was the only place I ever went to in Little Rock because it was so good. I went to Whole Hog BBQ once, but the BBQ was too salty. There's an excellent BBQ joint in Conway, Smitty's. They have several different sauces: regular mild, shack, sweet, and several different levels of hot. One day, I decided to try the hot sauce, and I couldn't eat more than 3 bites. I later found out it was flavored with habanero pepper, which explans the heat. There is also a Corky's in LR, but I always found Corky's a bit bland. Shorty Smalls' sauce is Jack Daniels whiskey based, but I don't really like BBQ that tastes like liquor. Anyway, does anybody have any BBQ joints in Little Rock to recommend? I lived in Kansas City for a couple of years, and I ended up gaining about 40 pounds that I have since lost, which can partially be blamed on the excellent BBQ available in KC. I would recommend Gates and LC's if you're ever in the area and hungry for BBQ. Now I'm hungry for BBQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bugo Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <thehinge@m...> wrote: > > Anyone know if MO 94, which runs along the Missouri River, > used to be signed as a US highway? I'm pretty sure it wasn't, but its southern counterpart, MO 100, was once signed as US 50 east of the US 50/I-44 split. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bugo Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "David Backlin" <us71@s...> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <rudkip@s...> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:05 AM > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Road Trips Trivia Question > > > >I actually knew this...the reference was more aimed at its status as a > >total > > mystery route south of the Turrell Twist (intersec of 63, 55 and 61) (was > > through there in October; it is still not marked) > > > > However two things: 1) 63 and 61 piggyback 55 to the I-40 interchange; > > enroute it pickes up 64 at Marion...I don't know how 70 and 79 fit into > > the > > time space conundrum but you have at least three US routes intersecting at > > Marion....Tsingtao Kip > > > 70/79 run parallel to I-40 just to the south. They merge with I- 55 just > before the Mississippi River, creating the 61/64/70/79 multiplex. Although US 79 is unsigned along this stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Backlin Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 ----- Original Message ----- From: "bugo" <bugo@hotmail.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:44 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Road Trips Trivia Question > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <thehinge@m...> wrote: >> >> Anyone know if MO 94, which runs along the Missouri River, >> used to be signed as a US highway? > > I'm pretty sure it wasn't, but its southern counterpart, MO 100, was > once signed as US 50 east of the US 50/I-44 split. Also US66 from 1926-1932 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 The entire road system between the turrell twist and Memphis is just plain complicated...thank god you can still pick up a pecan log at Stuckeys (along with a FREE map of Memphis) to calm the nerves! Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "bugo" <bugo@hotmail.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:45 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Road Trips Trivia Question > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "David Backlin" <us71@s...> > wrote: > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <rudkip@s...> > > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:05 AM > > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Road Trips Trivia Question > > > > > > >I actually knew this...the reference was more aimed at its status > as a > > >total > > > mystery route south of the Turrell Twist (intersec of 63, 55 and > 61) (was > > > through there in October; it is still not marked) > > > > > > However two things: 1) 63 and 61 piggyback 55 to the I-40 > interchange; > > > enroute it pickes up 64 at Marion...I don't know how 70 and 79 > fit into > > > the > > > time space conundrum but you have at least three US routes > intersecting at > > > Marion....Tsingtao Kip > > > > > > 70/79 run parallel to I-40 just to the south. They merge with I- > 55 just > > before the Mississippi River, creating the 61/64/70/79 multiplex. > > Although US 79 is unsigned along this stretch. > > > > > > 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 Rudyard Welborn Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 If you are going to make it on 40 to the TX/NM border, make a stop in Glenrio (I think it is the last exit in TX; it is BR 40)...it is probably one of the great lonesome stretches you'll drive and Glenrio is one of the coolest ghost towns you will ever encounter...not far off the interstate and worth the diversion! Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "spencerowens" <spennyd@hotmail.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 4:23 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] First Timer > > > > I'm going to be travelling from Kansas City to Phoenix in a couple > of weeks. I plan on heading down to Oklahoma City via the I-35, and > then west on I-40. I don't have a TON of time, but I would like to > take advantage of the trip. This'll be my first time to drive over > that part of the country rather than fly over it. Like I said, I > don't have a ton of time, but I do want to see the highlights along > the way. > > Can anyone provide any advice as to what I should DEFINITELY see, > and things that I SHOULD see if I have extra time? > > Thanks in advance for any replies. > > > > > > > > > > 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 Denny Gibson Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 On Wednesday I left home and headed toward Memphis. The next step turned out to be US-61 north to St Louis with a jog through Dexter and stretch of MO-25. Then it was Historic 66 to a bit beyond Rolla and US-50 home. I met up with group member Alex Burr in Memphis and spent New Year's Eve in Rolla with some local roadies and some Indiana travelers including this group's moderators. I'm back home now and ready (cough, cough) to return to work tomorrow. The six day trip is up at www.dennygibson.com/memphis2005 Denny Gibson Cincinnati, OH www.DennyGibson.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I really like Burgs book; I like the fact that he talks about the trees, plants, flowers etc. he comes across as well as everything else...his website is pretty excellent too! Tsingtao, Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike shadman" <mike_shadman@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] US-50: THE LONELIEST ROAD Wulf Berg's site a very good one. I been on it a few times! Alex Burr <hester_nec@yahoo.com> wrote:A great trip across U S 50 is Wulf Berg's journey. And, yes, he wrote a book about it. Neat thing about Wulf's book is you can read a chapter a day and it's like driving it yourself. I'm not sure if copies are still available, but his web site is: http://www.route50.com/ Hudsonly, Alex B --- chris wrote: > A couple good reads, enjoy! . . . Chris, NJ Exit 7-A > > _____________________________________ > > Love Notes and Ghosts on a Lonely Road > By CHRIS DIXON > > Published: February 20, 2004 The New York Times > > . . . Highway 50, a transcontinental road that, in > the era of the > interstate, stands largely forgotten. The > 400-mile-long stretch from Carson > City to the Great Basin National Park (one of > America's least visited and > most remote National Parks) has been nicknamed > America's Loneliest Highway. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/20/automobiles/20LONE.html > > > _____________________________________ > > > US-50: THE LONELIEST ROAD > Road Trip USA > > Running coast-to-coast through the heart of America > on a 3,200-mile odyssey > from sea to shining sea, US-50 passes through a > dozen different states and > four state capitals, as well as the nation?s > capital, Washington, D.C. Along > the route are some of the country?s most magnificent > landscapes: the > Appalachian, Rocky, and Sierra Nevada mountains, the > endless farmlands of > the Great Plains, and the desiccated deserts of Utah > and Nevada. It follows > the footsteps of pioneers along the Santa Fe Trail > and the route of the Pony > Express, and gives an uncannily consistent time line > of national > development. Heading west to east, you can travel > back in history from the > cutting-edge high tech of contemporary Silicon > Valley, across the Wild West > frontier of the mid-1800s, and through lands the > likes of Daniel Boone and > countless others pioneered in the 1700s, before > arriving at the Atlantic > Ocean near some of the oldest and best-preserved > colonial-era landscapes in > the USA. > > http://www.roadtripusa.com/us_50/index.html > > > > > > > _____________________________________ > > NASCAR Fans, Get Up On The Pit Wagon! > Visit... http://www.experiencenascar.com/ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools 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 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. 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 Rudyard Welborn Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 If Stewart did a book on 50 let us know how to get it! Have seen Stewarts book on 40--very cool! Tsingtao, kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred M. Cain" <fcain@forestriverinc.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 12:10 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: US-50: THE LONELIEST ROAD Uh, Ken? Wasn't George Stewart's book about U.S. 40? I didn't know he ever wrote a book about U.S. 50. However, Stewart's U.S. 40 is a wonderful book! I finally got a copy after almost 20 years. It's a wonderful piece of Americana that really gives you a flavor of what cross-country travel was like before the Interstates came on the scene. I found my copy on Abe's books. It's in pretty good shape, too. -Fred M. Cain --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <thelandrunner@y...> wrote: > Greetings, > > Would like to get a copy of Berg's book. Has anyone read George > Stewart's US 50 book? Stewart has put together quite a number of > books related to early american travel, trails and roads. One of my > favorites is Ordeal by Hunger, the story of the ill fated Donner > Party who traversed the mentioned area by wagon train in the 1800's. > > Will have the pleasure of spending three days along Nevada's portion > of US50/US93/LH during the last week of May. Sure hoping that Mount > Wheeler will still have some snow atop, for the signage along US6 in > that area still uses the shield shaped signs, and Wheeler makes for a > super great background photo op. > > God Bless and Happy Trails. > > the landrunner > <http://www.postmarkart.com/links.htm> > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...> > wrote: > > A great trip across U S 50 is Wulf Berg's journey. > > And, yes, he wrote a book about it. Neat thing about > > Wulf's book is you can read a chapter a day and it's > > like driving it yourself. I'm not sure if copies are > > still available, but his web site is: > > > > http://www.route50.com/ > > > > Hudsonly, > > Alex B > > > > --- chris <chris@e...> wrote: > > > A couple good reads, enjoy! . . . Chris, NJ Exit 7-A > > > > > > _____________________________________ > > > > > > Love Notes and Ghosts on a Lonely Road > > > By CHRIS DIXON > > > > > > Published: February 20, 2004 The New York Times > > > > > > . . . Highway 50, a transcontinental road that, in > > > the era of the > > > interstate, stands largely forgotten. The > > > 400-mile-long stretch from Carson > > > City to the Great Basin National Park (one of > > > America's least visited and > > > most remote National Parks) has been nicknamed > > > America's Loneliest Highway. > > > > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/20/automobiles/20LONE.html > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________ > > > > > > > > > US-50: THE LONELIEST ROAD > > > Road Trip USA > > > > > > Running coast-to-coast through the heart of America > > > on a 3,200-mile odyssey > > > from sea to shining sea, US-50 passes through a > > > dozen different states and > > > four state capitals, as well as the nation?s > > > capital, Washington, D.C. Along > > > the route are some of the country?s most magnificent > > > landscapes: the > > > Appalachian, Rocky, and Sierra Nevada mountains, the > > > endless farmlands of > > > the Great Plains, and the desiccated deserts of Utah > > > and Nevada. It follows > > > the footsteps of pioneers along the Santa Fe Trail > > > and the route of the Pony > > > Express, and gives an uncannily consistent time line > > > of national > > > development. Heading west to east, you can travel > > > back in history from the > > > cutting-edge high tech of contemporary Silicon > > > Valley, across the Wild West > > > frontier of the mid-1800s, and through lands the > > > likes of Daniel Boone and > > > countless others pioneered in the 1700s, before > > > arriving at the Atlantic > > > Ocean near some of the oldest and best-preserved > > > colonial-era landscapes in > > > the USA. > > > > > > http://www.roadtripusa.com/us_50/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________ > > > > > > NASCAR Fans, Get Up On The Pit Wagon! > > > Visit... http://www.experiencenascar.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! 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Guest Pat B. Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 > > Still, I hope I'll be able to make it. I just don't get to Ohio and it would > be fun to see that part of the U.S.A. > > Regards, > > Shellee G. Ms. Graham, "When" you decide you're going to Springfield, let us know when it'll be. I think we could probably escort you along The National Road to Springfield from Indy. :-) Pat B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldsigns52 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 The reflector's are known as "Bott's Dot", invented in England. Mark --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <rudkip@s...> wrote: > In the near future when you are travelling Missouri's highways, you will see fewer and fewer raised reflectors dotting the middle of the road. MoDot is going to phase them out because of several accidents being caused by the reflectors coming loose and crashing through windshields...here's hoping that this makes your travels down the blue highways of Missouri a better and safer experience! Tsingtao Kip > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "jerrymc66" <jerrymc66@p...> wrote: > Press Release > > 2-25-2004 > > Announcing the coming of a brand new Guidebook to Route 66! > Any approximate dates on the release date of this book, Jerry? Ron Warnick Belleville, IL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 $5,000 needed to move sign By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer 2/26/2004 The Gold Meadow sign, a Route 66 relic, was to be restored, not moved. But new ownership of the building it sits atop has changed those plans. The restoration of a Route 66 icon has hit a roadblock, sending preservationists in search of $5,000 in donations. The rusty, old Meadow Gold sign that sits on top of an abandoned building at 11th Street and Lewis Avenue was set to be restored to its original grandeur. But the building, where the sign has advertised door-to-door dairy deliveries since the 1930s, has been purchased, and the sign must be removed. The Tulsa Foundation for Architecture had hoped to restore the sign at its current location in time for the International Tulsa Route 66 Festival, a four-day event in June that is expected to attract tens of thousands of international and domestic travelers. Lee Anne Zeigler, executive director of the foundation, said the business owner will donate the sign so that it can be relocated elsewhere in Tulsa along Route 66. The foundation, assisted by the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, is seeking any public donations to help transfer the sign to a location where it can be restored. "We can't afford to lose another Route 66 icon, especially when the new property owner is willing to give us this wonderful piece of history," said Rick Schmigle, eastern vice president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association. Schmigle said there is an immediate need to raise money for the move, a cost not factored into the initial restoration project. "Time is of the essence. We need to raise $5,000 now," he said. The building owner has agreed to put his expansion plans on hold, giving preservationists about four weeks to remove the sign, Schmigle said. Bennett Steel has agreed to move the sign intact to Claude Neon Federal Signs, where the restoration will take place, he added. The foundation is a nonprofit agency that took on the restoration of the sign with the help of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association. The Route 66 Association also is a nonprofit group dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and economic development of Route 66 in the state. Zeigler said the restoration project has received a $15,000 grant as one of 13 recipients of 2003 cost-sharing grants from the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program administered through the National Park Service. The foundation is raising an additional $35,000 to match the grant and to cover the estimated $50,000 restoration, which also will include neon lighting and two working clocks. The grant money can be used only for restoration and can't be used for removing or relocating the sign, Zeigler said. Michael Taylor, manager of the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program with the National Park Service, said the Meadow Gold sign is unique in size and design, setting it apart from other historic neon signs that have been restored along the historic stretch of road in other states. Restoring it to working condition will be an important catalyst in reminding Tulsans and Route 66 travelers that "Tulsa was and still is a vital link in the transportation route that John Steinbeck called the Mother Road," Taylor said. Donations can be made to TFA/Save the Sign, c/o Tulsa Foundation for Architecture, 2210-R S. Main St., Tulsa, OK 74114. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Back in August okydokey89 (a.k.a. Jabba) asked about motels near Zanesville, OH. The discussion was sort of steered toward Baker's near the National Road/Zane Grey Museum. I don't recall any subsequent report and it appears that okydokey89 is no longer a member of the group - at least not by that name. Has anyone (including Jabba) learned anything about Baker's since August (or before, even)? From the web, it looks promising and, unless I hear something here to dissuade me, I'll probably stay there some time this spring. Denny Gibson Cincinnati, OH www.DennyGibson.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Ward Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Actually, Botts Dots aren't reflectors, but the rounded white objects glued on the pavement lines. Also, Dr. Elbert D. Botts was a Caltrans engineer who created the markers back in 1953: http://www.its.berkeley.edu/techtransfer/r...99/genesis.html<ht tp://www.its.berkeley.edu/techtransfer/resources/pub/nl/fall99/genesis.html> Mike Ward ----- Original Message ----- From: oldsigns52<mailto:oldsigns52@yahoo.com> To: <mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 12:38 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: raised reflectors on the out in MO The reflector's are known as "Bott's Dot", invented in England. Mark --- In <mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>, <rudkip@s<mailto:rudkip@s>...> wrote: > In the near future when you are travelling Missouri's highways, you will see fewer and fewer raised reflectors dotting the middle of the road. MoDot is going to phase them out because of several accidents being caused by the reflectors coming loose and crashing through windshields...here's hoping that this makes your travels down the blue highways of Missouri a better and safer experience! Tsingtao Kip > > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Denny Gibson Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Cool. Maybe we can have a Rendez-Indy-Cincy-Vous. Plus, the south end of Ohio 66 is only about 25 miles from Springfield. That's 25 miles as the buzzard flies (when not heading toward Hinckley). --Denny -----Original Message----- From: Pat B. [mailto:roadmaven@aol.com] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 10:22 AM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Exhibit in Springfield, OHIO > > Still, I hope I'll be able to make it. I just don't get to Ohio and it would > be fun to see that part of the U.S.A. > > Regards, > > Shellee G. Ms. Graham, "When" you decide you're going to Springfield, let us know when it'll be. I think we could probably escort you along The National Road to Springfield from Indy. :-) Pat B. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 I remember being told, during a visit to the Coleman in Miami, OK, That the suitcase (makeup kit?) that killed Tom Mix had been displayed at the theater. I believe that it was a temporary thing and that it is not there now but I'm not really sure. Can anyone clear up the story of the case's visit (or move)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Welcome to your Lincoln Highway E-Newsletter Vol. 4, 2005 Spring is almost here..........yeh right! I'm eating crudites (cut up raw veggies), watching Antiques Roadshow, and writing this newsletter.........ah multitasking. More Craig Harmon, Lincoln Highway Memorial Fire- Truck Inaugural Parade News http://xrl.us/e5gt ......and featuring Mickey Rooney: http://xrl.us/e5gm From the Chicago Trib. - in Aurora, IL a picnic shelter that was part of a camping area along the old Lincoln Highway in Aurora will get a facelift this spring thanks to a State Grant: http://xrl.us/e5gr and: http://xrl.us/e5g3 From the Jersey Journal - it's the 75th Anniversary of Lincoln Park in Jersey City, NJ and the original LHA had a lot to do with it: http://xrl.us/e5gy It's great to have some Jersey news to report! Adam Prince has updated his PA LH site, Relics of the Lincoln Highway: http://xrl.us/e5g8 Google has a new on-line map program with nice looking maps. Works by dragging the whole map with your mouse, double-click to center, and a meter on the left to move in and out - pretty slick and you can save your results with the Internet address: http://maps.google.com/maps LHA Member pipe in: That Man from Utah, Rollin Southwell, reports that there will be two special postal cancellations at this summer's LHA National Conference - one in Ely and one in Eureka. I'm trying to help out by publishing one or two postcards featuring great images from the past. I am looking for the real photo postcard of the Ely billboard that looked like a giant open book. If you have this or any other great LH image from Eastern Nevada please contact slim (contact info at the bottom of this page). Jan Shupert-Arick sent out a teaser about the LHA Indiana Chapter's spring thing at the new Marshall County Transportation Museum in Plymouth, IN this April 30 - more info to follow in future newsletters. New Feature Anyone whose every been to one of the LHA's National Conferences nows that I enjoy sharing my LH finds.........therefore I have created for your pleasure.... * slim's Art O' Facts * go to: www.LincolnHighway.info for some of my recently unearthed treasures Ebay Auctions: More and more treasures are being unearthed due to this on-line auction. I can't afford (literally) to keep up: An early real photo of Bill's Place on the LHA in PA went for $52.75: http://xrl.us/e5he An even earlier view sent for $173.49!: http://xrl.us/e5hh A 1/2 pint cream bottle from the Lincoln Highway Dairy in Delphos, OH went for $67.66!: http://xrl.us/e5hf A real photo of the Cove Mountain Tea Room on the LHA in PA went for $96.99!: http://xrl.us/e5hi I missed out on the Log Cabin Tourist Camp in Wooster, OH at $52.99: http://xrl.us/e5hj Anyone have a spare? On my top ten want list! A business card from the famous Coffee Pot in Bedford, PA went for $32: http://xrl.us/e5hm A nice real photo of the LH thru Berwyn, PA went for $51: http://xrl.us/e5ho A pennant for the Maxwell car as winner of the 1905 Glidden tour closed tonight at $178 http://xrl.us/e5hq A Diamond Coast to Coast Auto Camp enameled sign closed tonight at $229: http://xrl.us/e5hr Still 2 minutes left to place your minimum bid of $1,000 on this rather beat-up LH pennant: http://xrl.us/e5hs And finally......some nut paid $255 for a one penny check!!: http://xrl.us/e5hp More about this check next issue............ Thanks for your attention.........feel free to send me anything for inclusion, your comments, suggestions, criticisms, corrections, etc. Thanks! your loyal e-editor ypsi-slim Russell Russell S. Rein ypsi-slim@juno.com 522 Maulbetsch Ave. Ypsilanti, MI 48197 734-669-7534 days-work, 734-434-2968 cell-home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cristy Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 I was not a member during the original discussion so I don't know if I am repeating anything. I stayed at the Baker a couple of years ago. It is a standard motel, was clean and reasonably priced. There is a restaurant very near the motel but it changes hands frequently and can be open or closed. I'm not sure of its current status. The museum is nice but small. I love the history of the National Road but only spent an hour there. The location is great. Its close to Zanesville where you can explore all of the potteries (bypass the tourist outlet ones on the freeway and go in town to the real working potteries). Of course you have the national road, with some mile markers still there and s-bridges if you go north toward New Concord. The John Glenn home is open in New Concord also. Cristy London, Ohio --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@...> wrote: > > Back in August okydokey89 (a.k.a. Jabba) asked about motels near Zanesville, > OH. The discussion was sort of steered toward Baker's near the National > Road/Zane Grey Museum. I don't recall any subsequent report and it appears > that okydokey89 is no longer a member of the group - at least not by that > name. Has anyone (including Jabba) learned anything about Baker's since > August (or before, even)? From the web, it looks promising and, unless I > hear something here to dissuade me, I'll probably stay there some time this > spring. > > Denny Gibson > Cincinnati, OH > www.DennyGibson.com > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 I am taking "Molly's Route 66 Adventure" to my daughters day care today...hope to educate the wee ones while they are impressionable! Tsingtao, Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 9:47 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Read Across America > Every year, the National Education Association sponsors a Read > Across America Day. This year's is March 2. > > The ability to read is one of the most basic things in a child's > educational life. > > I am a teacher myself. I thought it was just people getting dressed > up like the Cat in the Hat or having special guest readers come into > your rooms. Until now, that is. > > John Piechocinski, the head custodian at Timber Ridge Middle School > in Plainfield, Illinois, last year had the children trace the Lewis > and Clark Expedition, a very timely thing these days. They moved > Lewis and Clark along a giant map in a hallway. Every page read, > was another mile. > > This would lend itself very nicely to our old roads. If you know an > educator you should contact them and suggest your favorite road. > > I plan on doing Route 66 this year, if I can get the mileages > between cities. > > For more information, go to: > > www.nea.org/readacross > > Keep on Reading Down that Two Lane Highway, --RoadDog > > > > > > 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...
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