Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hello again: I guess it would help if you had the phone number for the place: Stanton Motel: 573-927-2120 Sorry about that...Kip Welborn, cochair, motor tour committee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest timothy Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 hi everybody, thank you for accepting me to American_Road. i will be gone on vacation for 2 weeks, so i will not be avaliable to YIM (yahoo instant message), AIM, or e-mail. thanks, tim jerome tm_jerome@yahoo.com e-mail timcrp1 AIM screen name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bbhann1 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 thanks for being approved to American_Road. i am trying to put together a ride on my m/c from KC area to Florance OR. the first of august if anyone can give some good advice on touring roads from here to there would be of great appreciation. Was going to go to beartooth highway, but i understand it will be closed through this year. thanks again for acceptance and for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I have to say big welcome to our 77 new members this week...that is, without question, a record. My inbox was unexpectedly flooded with new member requests this morning! Don't be shy, step right up and share some road stories, ask questions about road travel and have fun! Jennifer Bremer American Road Yahoo Group Co-Moderator http://www.roadtripmemories.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krtntt Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Russell S. Rein" <Ypsi- slim@j...> wrote: > Hi Cindy, > > The Red Arrow Highway was Old US 12 before I-94 was opened. > It is called Red Arrow Highway starting approximately midway between > Oshtemo and Paw Paw. It runs into Territorial Rd. on the East side of > Benton Harbor, then a jog south on Water and continue west on Main > St., then another jog on Wayne to Port to continue south on Main St. > through St. Joseph. South of St. Joe town Main turns into Lakeshore. > This whole section is marked as Business I-94 and is easy to follow. > Further south of St. Joe the road turns back into Red Arrow Highway. > It crosses I-94 a couple of times and continues to New Buffalo > at the SW corner of the state, and eventually runs into the few miles > of original US 12 in the southwest corner of the state. > > Old US 12 started in Grand Circus Park in Downtown Detroit and > ran west with US 16 on Grand River until it split off at the eastern > beginning of Plymouth Rd. It went through Redford, Livonia, Plymouth, > Dixboro, Ann Arbor, Lima Center, Chelsea, Sylvan Center, Leoni, > Jackson, Sandstone, Parma, Albion, Marengo, Marshall, Battle Creek, > Lakeview, Galesburg, Comstock, Oshtemo, Paw Paw, Teapot Dome, > Lawrence, Hartford, Watervliet, Coloma, Twelve Corners, Benton > Harbor, St. Joseph, Shoreham, Glen Lord, Stevensville, Bridgman, > Shorewood Hills, Bethany Beach, Sawyer, Birchwood, Hazelhurst, > Harbert, Turner Shores, Lakeside, Lakeview, Union Pier, Gordon > Beach, Sokol Camp, New Buffalo and Grand Beach. Except for a > few jogs virtually the entire Old US 12 in Michigan is still there and > driveable. > > When I-94 was finished they decommissioned the old US 12 route > and redesignated the southerly US 112 route as US 12, in June of > 1961. This is very confusing to most people. Except for the last two > miles or so, everything in Michigan that now is marked as US 12 either > was Old US 112 or some other road or improvement. For more info. > on this see Marc Fannin's Michiana Roads web page at: > http://www.roadfan.com/michroad.html > Robert Droz's US Highway pages at > http://www.us-highways.com/ > And read the article on US 12 by the Federal Highway Administration's > Historian Richard F. Weingroff: > http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/us12.htm > > This New US 12 (old US 112) follows the route of the Old Chicago > Road and the Old Sauk Trail, and has recently been awarded Heritage > Trail Status by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). > For more info. about this see: > http://www.swmicomm.org/SWMC/US12.htm.. > > Three Oaks is on new US 12, about 5 miles east of the Red Arrow > Highway and New Buffalo. This section was never part of the > Original Old US 112 which jogged south into Indiana at Elkhart > (now MI 205 to Indiana 19) then ran west with US 20 through South > Bend and ended in Rolling Prairie, IN near the famous Bob's Barbeque. > US 20 / Old US 112 west of South Bend was also the Lincoln > Highway Route. So the original Old US 112 never went all the way > west across Michigan. > > I study and collect Old US 12 and Old US 112, and have a large collection > of ephemera, road maps, postcards and souvenirs of these two routes. > I have the domain names US12.org and US112.com and eventually plan on > having two web-sites to display my collection. I drive these routes all > the time. > > Everyone get out there and drive these roads now, there's lots to see, do > and > eat, and stay off that nasty I-94!! > > ypsi-slim Hi Russell, You've given me quite a few sites to explore and hope you will keep us updated regarding the display of your collection. We visited an excellent bakery in Harbert and tried to tour the Cook Nuclear Plant in Bridgman. Apparently, the latter hasn't been giving tours for a while despite what my guidebook says. I'm assuming these tours were discontinued after 9/11. At one time, they had an interpretive center featuring atom splitting displays and hands-on exhibits. Was looking forward to the 3 mile hike and the Nipissing Dune Trails. Supposedly, some of the best views of Lake Michigan are from the observation decks. I did get a photo of the Cook sign, the date, and the temperature. It was a fun drive. I didn't realize the Red Arrow Highway was so extensive. If I visit Michigan again, I hope to take the entire route. Thanks again for your information. Cindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krtntt Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...> wrote: > Hi Cindy, > > I went to google and typed in Red Arrow Highway - > came up with several hits. This is just one > (Michigan): > > http://www.detnews.com/2003/entertainment/.../e06-293700.htm > > Happy and Safe Traveling. > > Hudsonly, > Alex B Thanks for the link Alex. Hope to check this and other tips I've been given during a more reasonable hour of the day. Cindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PJ Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 ~~OK all....3 days & counting....r u packed yet..??.. .. --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "PJ" <pj757x@y...> wrote: > > ..........Next Trip.... > http://www.newenglandforestry.org/nqw/sear...tail.asp?id=135 > Street: Athol rd > City, State, Zip: Orange, Mass. 01364 > Phone: ask me > Notes: Aug 2nd till..??.. > Road trip to north central Mass, Tully, Orange, Athol area....95n to > 91n to rt.2e...Copy & Paste the above link to view the map, not for > road navigation, but surrounding town locales...E-Mail me for more > details....I'll be leaving from the Va Beach area.....You > comming...???...That's rt 2"w" for you Melanie...lol... > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Melanie M Guerra > <dreambigarts@y...> wrote: > > hey everyone...i've got a few days all to myself next week...i'm > thinking i'll take a trip up from boston...to?? i'm thinking about > maine, probably along the coast. don't feel liek portland, don't know > if i'll make it to acadia...anyone have some ideas? places to stay? > kin dof want to do this one on the cheap, but it doesn't have to be > the no-tell motel...i want to be comfy! thanks..melanie > > > > > > > > > > melanie m guerra > > www.northernlightjewelry.com > > > > FREE JEWELRY! Host a trunk show at your home or office & you get > 20% of sales in jewelry for yourself! SWEET! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Karen Breen Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Hey All,first post,been a subscriber since issue one.My all time favorite mag,as I cannot put it down till finished and then pick over it till worn out!Anyway,I took my wife to Vegas and then drove to CA on 66,then on to Santa Barbara on The ONE as I went as far North as time allowed,was wonderful!I probadly wouldnt have done that part had in not been in the magazine.Anyway,as my wife really loves to travel now,it's tuff with 2 kids,(no kids on CA trip!!)but I have a business trip to Phoenix in Sept.where we will finish the 66 tour(the part we missed due to staying on Catalina Island 3 days longer than expected,dang!!!LOL) from Needles to Williams AZ,my qestion is I just booked a Flight to Chicago for a long weekend in about 2 weeks,as my wife is a school teacher,just a quick getaway,I have 1 free day with a rental car,I need a day trip?What to do?Should I do 66 down to Springfeild and back,or do ya'll road scholars have any good ideas?I would also send a big hey to Denny Gibson as I saw you were thru this neck'o woods recently,great web site.It would be great if American Roads would do a story on Route 60,which I live off of,funny how 60 was almost 66 when the naming came about.I take it west to Richmond alot as I 64 is crazy anymore and you get to some great scene's of this great state that I64 can never show! Thanks,Gary Breen in Williamsburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tracyaltman Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Hey Dan ... all the suggestions I've read so far have been great. Really, there's not many places to go in Oregon and Washington that aren't gorgeous. In addition to the big roads (101, 84, 20), be sure to drive on some of the smaller highways in Oregon ... get into Oregon's high dessert climate for the fantastic smell of sage in the heat. My favorite trip is taking Hwy 97 (off I84)South towards Shaniko, on down to Antelope, East to Fossil and Spray on Hwy 19, meeting up with Hwy 26 West through the Redmond/Bend area on to Portland or the Coast. You'll head through an amazing variety of landscapes in a remarkably short period of time. I could go on and on ... love my state! Happy trails! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 American Road magazine will soon (within a few days!) be unveiling its dynamic new website, with great new content and features including: - Calendar of Events (where you can submit events electronically!) - Road News (where you can submit news items electronically!) - A new and improved Hitching Post (Online store) - American Road podcasts - broadcasts that celebrate travel across the historic two-lane highways of North America. - the AMERICAN ROAD TRIP SWEEPSTAKES—offering you a chance to win great prizes! - a Reader Service card offering readers one quick and easy way to request information from AMERICAN ROAD advertisers. Also, we would like to announce that the forum will have a new home at the American Road website as well. We will make the transition an easy and gradual one for all members. When the new forum is ready, we will announce it here and provide a link and complete instructions for joining. The current Yahoo group will remain up for a short time (probably a couple of weeks), allowing all members time to join the new forum. After that, we will shut down the ability to post at the Yahoo Groups' site, but will keep all posts available in the archives for a specific period of time. That period of time will be as long as it takes for the posts to be transferred to an "archive" section of the new forum. Once all old posts have been transferred, the Yahoo Groups' site will be disabled. As to the new forum, we believe members will enjoy the new features. There's lots of technical features that we think will be helpful - like the ability to go back and edit or delete your own posts. The addition of "avatars" to your profile, as well as putting smilies and emoticons in posts are neat too! As far as content and navigation, that will be one of the best changes we'll have. We will have various separate subforums so we can have relevant, topical discussions...for example: the category Roads, Bridges & Tunnels will have subforums for discussing U.S. Highways (further broken out by different highways); Road Trails; State / County Roads, etc. The category Roadside Businesses would have separate subforums for discussion on Motels, Diners and other roadside businesses, etc....this is a short list of the categories and subforums, but hopefully that gets the idea across. This is where we would like your input...to suggest a subforum category, please send a note to either Pat or myself at: route66-owner@yahoogroups.com Subject: American Road Forum Categories Thanks! Pat and Jennifer Bremer American Road Moderators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark Kasprowicz Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Just a quick 'Hi' from another newcomer this time from Oxford England. Some seven years ago we first chanced on the US as a holiday and travelled from Chicago to Denver on the California Zephyr train. There we met some folks who were linked to our next door neighbours. We hired a car in Denver and travelled. We returned the following year and kept coming back since when we've covered CO, AZ. UT, NM, CA, OR, WA and MT. In the end we kept returning to Durango in the Four Corners of CO. Such friendly people and beautiful scenery. So we bought a condo outside of town in the Animas Valley. Now we travel offroad in our Ford Explorer locally. So this is just a thanks for 'take me home, country roads' from a 'foreigner. Great site Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James L Wolcott Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 just got approved and anted to post an hello! Thanks,Jim James Leonard Wolcott American Coating Systems P.O.Box 2675 Champaign,il.61825 http://profiles.yahoo.com/american_coating_systems http://il.local.yahoo.biz/americancoatingsystems61825 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeff daniels Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I will be in Charolette Nc for business-- for three days-- I will have some time-- I like history, art - gardens- sports-- What would you see in Charolette thanks for responding cedarstm@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Durango is a beautiful area. I travel there a couple times a year from Utah for work. Friends of mine live in Hesperus and camp often above Mancos. Chris --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Kasprowicz" <marowicz@a...> wrote: > Just a quick 'Hi' from another newcomer this time from Oxford England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chet Nichols II Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Dear Friends, I have had numerous requests from roadies to purchase some of my Route 66 and other Road Songs on-line as MP3 files.....so I have done the following to answer their requests..... You can now purchase many of my Route 66 and other road songs as MP3 files for $0.99 at......http://www.broadjam.com/chetnichols.... Hate to be self-promoting but many people from the e=groups have contacted me.......about this. Hope everyone is well. My heart situation has improved a lot and I am losing weight and looking good....thanks for all your prayers. God Bless..... Chet Nichols http://www.broadjam.com/chetnichols http://LastRidersOn66.itog.com http://www.MagicGarageProductions.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dennis Karlstad Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 The free live webcast of the 2005 Steinbeck Awards Luncheon is a go, thanks to the encouragement and support of David Knudson, Pete Scott, Ken Turmel, David Willman, Croc Lile, Swa Frantzen, Helen Baker and others. Thank You! It will begin between 11am and 1pm Pacific time Friday, Sept. 16th. In a couple of days the link to watch will be on the home page of www.route66today.com (Anyone is free to put a link on their site to the webcast) The stream will be for the Quicktime 6 player and a free download is available if you don't have it. Anyone with a 256k connection and above can see it. I will try to minimize glitches but be aware that if my connection from the hotel is interrupted and I have to re-start, you will have to re- connect to continue watching. If you can't attend, hope you enjoy. Dennis in Minneapolis - headed there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JWM Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Hate to be an alarmist, but I received this message last night. If you feel so inclined, please consider writing the city with your concerns. JWM http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/swautotrails *** The historic El Vado motel on Central between Old Town and the Rio Grande is under contract to a local buyer who has requested a zone map amendment from C-2 (Community Commercial) to R-T (Residential- Townhouse). His intent is to demolish the motel and build ten townhouses in a gated development. The re-zoning application (Project 1004639) is on the agenda of the Environmental Planning Commission's October 20, 2005 public hearing. El Vado Motel is listed in the New Mexico Register of Cultural Properties and National Register of Historic Places. It's also is the most widely recognized Route 66 motel in Albuquerque, judging from its frequent appearance in Route 66-related publications. It appears in calendars, books, and other commercial products available locally, nationally, and inter-nationally. Examples: Route 66 Souvenirs by Alan Rose (die-cut buildings and postcards in book form),1999 Car Culture Calendar (photography by Lucinda Lewis). Seen on many Route 66 websites, too, El Vado's combined exposure amounts to free-of- charge heritage tourism promotion for Albuquerque. See the following sites (among many at Google that mention and/or show El Vado): www.theroadwanderer.net/66NMex/albuq www.cart66pf.org/66caravan www.sylviastuurman.nl/stories/newmexico/dag4/ www.national66.com/66hstry www.wtv-zone.com/moe/moesmemorabilia/page11 http://zv.3web.cz/vancis/r55nmex www.btwmagazine.com/archive/arch_200205 www.geocities.com/route66honeymoon/day09 www.unm.edu/~honors/route66/syllabus www.internettes.fr/decouv/8meetape www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/motelnewmexico El Vado's listing in the State Register of Cultural Properties and National Register of Historic Places does not protect it from demolition by a private-sector owner. Even if it were designated a City Landmark (it isn't) under City of Albuquerque zoning authority, its protection would not necessarily be assured. Ultimately, protecting such a building requires that the City find a way to preserve it if its owner will not do so. Written comments to the EPC can be submitted for the record at City Planning, 600 2nd St. NW, 3rd Floor, Albuquerque NM 87102. Comment at the public hearing is welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest annemargo@webtv.net Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I don't think you'll be too far from Death Valley, and in February you won't get broiled when you visit. Anne What I would like to know is...is there anything within the state line at that point that would be fun to see without having to go all the way to LA? I don't want to get too far from Vegas, being as we'll have to turn around and go back to the hotel that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dorothy Thompson Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Thanks, Anne! Now THAT would be interesting! I did some estimation and it seems to me, if I can remember right, that it would take about 3 hours to get there from Vegas. Am I right on that? Dorothy annemargo@webtv.net wrote: I don't think you'll be too far from Death Valley, and in February you won't get broiled when you visit. Anne Dorothy Thompson ROMANCING THE SOUL Do you believe in soul mates? http://www.dorothythompson.net http://www.overthehillchick.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kevin Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Dorothy, You could, also, leave the freeway at California's first exit @ Tipton Rd. Follow some easy directions to Route 66 & Roy's in Amboy. Then take 66 & I40 to Barstow, see the Harvey House Train Depot & other sights in Barstow. Then head back to Vegas, maybe a stop in Baker to admire the world's largest thermometer. Kevin --- Dorothy Thompson <thewriterslife@yahoo.com> wrote: --------------------------------- Thanks, Anne! Now THAT would be interesting! I did some estimation and it seems to me, if I can remember right, that it would take about 3 hours to get there from Vegas. Am I right on that? Dorothy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dennis Steinert Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Death valley - It's a long day with sightseeing, but definitely worth it. Total driving would be 300 miles. There are some stretches of road where you can open it up and make tracks, if you get my meaning. (This is from memory, check a map first) South on I-15, exit at Blue Diamond road (NV-160). Go west through Pahrump. About 5 miles past Pahrump, turn left onto Bell Vista Road. This will become Ash Meadows Road, and later State Line Road in California. Jog right then left in Death Valley Junction, ending up on CA-190. You can stop at Zabriskie point along the way. I would probably skip Dante's view, it takes some time to get there and back. Continue on to Furnace Creek Ranch. There is a museum, gift shop, gas station, cafe and restaurant. The main visitor center is about 1 mile further north. Return south from Furnace Creek Ranch for 1 mile, turn right on Badwater Road. If you have time and the road is not crowded, take artist's drive. Stop at Badwater, then continue south onto CA-178. The highway makes a jog in Shoshone, traveling with the road to Baker for about 2 miles. Do not plan on getting gas in Shoshone. This station is usually the highest priced gas in California. CA-178 will become NV-372 in Nevada. Once you're in Pahrump, retrace your steps back to Las Vegas. - Dennis -----Original Message----- From: [mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of annemargo@webtv.net Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 06:53 To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Las Vegas to California information please I don't think you'll be too far from Death Valley, and in February you won't get broiled when you visit. Anne What I would like to know is...is there anything within the state line at that point that would be fun to see without having to go all the way to LA? I don't want to get too far from Vegas, being as we'll have to turn around and go back to the hotel that night. 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 tux@tuxtravels.net Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I did a drive along I15 from San Diego, CA to Las Vegas, NV this summer. There is alot of nothing out there. But I guess if you're going to go as far as Baker, CA, you might as well see the infamous zzyzx road off of I15. You don't really need to stop, just to say, "yea I saw it." > You could, also, leave the freeway at California's > first exit @ Tipton Rd. Follow some easy directions > to Route 66 & Roy's in Amboy. Then take 66 & I40 to > Barstow, see the Harvey House Train Depot & other > sights in Barstow. Then head back to Vegas, maybe a > stop in Baker to admire the world's largest > thermometer. -- http://www.tuxtravels.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Tom, One of my most enjoyable drives on Skyline Drive was back in the mid-60's. I was on my way to Eglin AFB (you'll find Coasties going most anywhere - I was going to HU/SA-16 school). I stayed overnight in Front Royal, and being an early bird, was at the North Entrance at around 6AM - well, it was open, even if there wasn't anybody at the booth. So I carried on. What a contrast to later in the day. Little if no traffic for over an hour, coming around curves and finding herds of deer and other animals grazing beside the road. Quiet, peaceful, the sun coming up to the east. I hated to leave the drive, but left at Route 211 west. Great way to start the day. Hudsonly, Alex B egyptianzipper@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 1/18/06 1:09:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, harmon@mvn.net writes: People who are convinced that the travel itself *should* be part of the enjoyment are the people who become the "roadies." ==================================================================== As I said in an earlier post, my love of old-fashioned car travel (I'm also a railroad buff BTW) springs from family trips in the early sixties, both day trips and summer vacations. I'll never forget the time when I was 13 and I got my own room at a motel! It was in Hillsboro, Ohio, and it was one of those old fashioned "cabins." I don't know how it worked out that I got my own room; normally it was one for the three kids and one for our parents. But it felt like I was on my very own road trip! My first car was a green 1970 Volkswagen Beetle and it was off to the races big time. I must have gone to Shenandoah National Park (most people call it Skyline Drive) to hike ten times that first year. We often went to the Drive on family trips, but my parents weren't interested in hiking and they didn't want to stop long enough for me to take one. And of course I stopped at every other place my parents wouldn't stop at when they were driving. I decided a long time ago that I'm going to drive like a civilized human being. None of this 16 hours at a stretch. What amazes me is that people do that when they're on VACATION. I think I'd rather stay at work! I seldom drive more than 250 miles in a day. And I stay off the interstates as much as I can. I absolutely cannot stand I-81 here in southwestern Virginia. I've developed alternate routes that I use instead. And I'm always on the lookout for reminders of the old days. A blue roof means it used to be a Stuckey's' a red roof, Howard Johnson's. You can spot a lot of old gas stations by the telltale overhanging porch. I always look for mom and pop motels. They're cheaper, for one thing. Did you know that the more you pay for a room, the further you'll have to hike from your car? Well, it's true. I can park right in front of my door at a mom and pop. If I go to a chain off the interstate, I'll have to lug my stupid bags inside and maybe upstairs, and the room will cost twice as much. Also, I like having my car right there where I can keep an eye on it. You might not know what you're getting with a mom and pop, but just use common sense. If the paint's peeling, if the grass is long, or if there are rough looking characters hanging around, I'll move on. Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA 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. --------------------------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and we’ll bind it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest D Gardner Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Hi All, Reading some of these posts got me inspired... so I went digging in my computer and found some pictures of two of our most memorable *road trips* that my wife and I took recently... the first to Yosemite (it was on the spur of the moment--and the only place we found to stay was a campsite that had *yurts*... and yup, we stayed in one... just for the *experience*)... the second was a run through the redwoods and to the coastal highway up Northern California to Mendocino...we'd never been there before... and instead of using our truck--a Toyota beater--we used our Chevy Prizm... nice drive ... great scenery... not much traffic... I've posted the pictures in the *pictures* area (in the panel to the left on this website)... under "DaveGuamAndRoadTrips" ... As for "driving *MILES*" in one day... I guess back east you can find enough stops and places to stay every 20 miles or so (or even more frequently)... but when driving down the central California valley or through southern Arizona on through New Mexico and Texas or going across northern Montana... places are far and few between. So, sometimes, to get to *civilization*, you have to drive quite a while just to find a *rest area*. An interesting drive is going from Albuquerque NM to Alamogordo NM via the *back roads*... the way to do this is to leave Albuquerque East on I-40 until you get to Moriarty (and the huge truck stop there), turn off the freeway and go south-east on a two-lane road to Corona, then turn south on another two-laner to Carrizozo. I believe Carrizozo is Highway 52... from Carrizozo, its a straight shot through Tularosa to Alamogordo. These backroads will allow you to see deer, skunks, owls (big ones!), porcupines, roadrunners, hawks, coyotes, rattlesnakes, and other critters along with some rugged country. You definitely don't want your car to break down anywhere between these tiny outposts... Albuquerque has a population approaching 600,000 folks... and Alamogordo has perhaps 20,000 folks... but all the places in between might be able to accumulate 4000 folks if they were all called at the same moment and put in one place... Regards, Dave Gardner Senior Specialist/Writer-Editor Pacific Consultants Group http://www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/davidgardner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cristy Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Greetings... I am a new member to the group. My passion is exploring historic roads and trails. My photos and experiences are vast but I still have yet to scratch the surface of what there is to discover in this great land. My love started with the National Trail/Road, mainly because I grew up less than a half a block away from it and was lucky to live in a part of Ohio where the original milestones were generally cared for and protected. I have since traveled the entire road from Cumberland to Vandalia and photographed as much as I could to commemorate that piece of history. I posted a photo album that is not yet complete. I am on a mission from God to visit all of the Madonnas of the Trail. The DAR and the National Old Trails Association placed 12 statues along the route of the National Old Trails Highway in the 1920's. They stretch across the country from Maryland to California. I've been to nine of them, traveling east to west. I still need Arizona, New Mexico, and Calif. I'm looking forward to participating in this group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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