Guest Pat B. Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > The creator is airfrogusmc. Display the album in list mode and it show this > and some other stuff. BTW, looks like quite a few of the pictures in that > album still have fairly large full size copies. Plus they all show pretty > recent modified date. Is that your doing or airfrog's? > > --Denny Thanks to both, Denny. Sometimes at lunch when I'm going through the pics, I'll do a little housecleaning and delete full size images. The rest have been "downsized". Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keepitreal08628 Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Anyone cancel, alter or delay a road trip this summer due to the price of gasoline? No, in fact, I am trying to plan a short road trip for October. While I do not know much about economics and world trade, nor how we got ourselves into such a bind relating to using foreign oil/gas, I think at this point, we Americans are too attached to our cars to seriously curtail using them. Finances are a factor, especially for those on fixed incomes--but probably most people try to conserve gas during times like now when prices are soaring. My car is an extension of myself, and a top priority in our budget. When I lived in Brooklyn (NY), you didn't need a car--though most people have them and traffic and parking are a nightmare. Here in central NJ, however, the public transportation systems are totally inadequate, so you need a car just to live your life. I am at the point in my life where I feel my "biological clock is ticking"...not the one where you are getting older and worry about having children, but the one where I'm trying to do as much as I can before the slowdown of old age. If gas prices go high, well (aside from however we can get this bear off our back politically) I will give up other things in order to be able to hit the road! They will have to pry my hands from the steering wheel when "that time" comes. Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Rita, old age is a state of mind - I'm 68, and yes, I've slowed down a little bit. But I'm still moving and I still enjoy a long road trip. However, that said, the days of 24 and 30 hour long runs are long, long gone, along with being able to do same on the old 2 lanes, like we used to. So don't slow down yet - and when you get older, hell girl, put a turbo-charger on the wheel chair. LOL Happy and Safe Traveling. Hudsonly, Alex B --- keepitreal08628 <keepitreal08628@yahoo.com> wrote: > Anyone cancel, alter or delay a road trip this > summer due to the price of gasoline? > > No, in fact, I am trying to plan a short road trip > for October. > > While I do not know much about economics and world > trade, nor how we > got ourselves into such a bind relating to using > foreign oil/gas, I > think at this point, we Americans are too attached > to our cars to > seriously curtail using them. Finances are a > factor, especially for > those on fixed incomes--but probably most people try > to conserve gas > during times like now when prices are soaring. > > My car is an extension of myself, and a top priority > in our budget. > When I lived in Brooklyn (NY), you didn't need a > car--though most > people have them and traffic and parking are a > nightmare. Here in > central NJ, however, the public transportation > systems are totally > inadequate, so you need a car just to live your > life. > > I am at the point in my life where I feel my > "biological clock is > ticking"...not the one where you are getting older > and worry about > having children, but the one where I'm trying to do > as much as I can > before the slowdown of old age. If gas prices go > high, well (aside > from however we can get this bear off our back > politically) I will > give up other things in order to be able to hit the > road! > > They will have to pry my hands from the steering > wheel when "that > time" comes. > > Rita > > > > > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Reese Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 My car, Ford Contour SVT, takes premium for the engine I love to listen to, so I am taking my wife's Subaru for most local driving. Fortunately I retired in June, so I am not driving to work, or out to accounts like I did when I was doing 30k to 40k per year. When on vacation we are normally flying to the destinations this summer, and I have been renting Corollas, so the gas price has not been a detriment on the vacations either. We will see in the next few years as more trips are planned as road trips... Dave Reese Allentown PA Home of Brooklands Speedway and Cherrington Park http://www.geocities.com/brooklandsspeedway/ http://www.summerharmony.com -----Original Message----- I have a question for everyone here at the American Roads group. Anyone cancel, alter or delay a road trip this summer due to the price of gasoline? I will make more judicious choices when I drive locally, but I ENJOY driving and seeing this big, beautiful country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest laurelrk66@aol.com Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 In a message dated 9/24/2005 11:51:20 PM Central Daylight Time, patsyterrell@yahoo.com writes: > You gave me a little trip down memory lane. When I was in college at UK in > the early 80s I lived on Village Drive. I drove by Bondurants Drug Store > every day, to and from my apartment at 1261 Village Drive. Funny how things like > a giant mortar and pestle shaped drug store don't affect you the same way > when they're part of your "normal." > Patsy, Your response, in turn, gave ME a little trip down memory lane. I was a student at U.K. in the late 60s. I lived just a few blocks from Bondurant's, and in fact one of my sorority sisters was a member of the Bondurant family. I always loved that crazy building. I wonder if that giant mortar and pestle was a catalyst that nudged my appreciation of programmatic architecture. Laurel Kane Tulsa, OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beckyrepp Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Hello David, Things have been hopping here at American Road headquarters so I haven't had time to post until now. We are very glad to hear that you are enjoying American Road. I just wanted to say thank you for your very kind words about the magazine. We sure do appreciate them! All my best, Becky Repp becky@mockturtlepress.com > Your ole pal, 66 Willy - Aurora, CO > P.S. Read my American Road latest on the way home - another > outstanding edition. The color and flavor of the magazine outshines > many prints out there, bar none. I am a magazine expert junky - we > do the fundraising at girl scouts and middle school thing...so many > mags at our house for so many years.....Jim, Thom, Becky, Dick and > the contributing gang - Great Job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beckyrepp Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Bob, Hi. Enjoyed your post. One thing that you missed in Georgetown since you took OH 125 to the belt way, is an old "See Rock City" barn on the north side of town along US 68. Next time your in the area it's another nice photo op. Also, a bit further north (roughly 10 - 12 minutes) just off on the west side of the road as you travel on 68 is a great old covered bridge. I love driving 68 in that part of the country--it's beautiful at this time of year. Sincerely, Becky Repp, General Manager & Coordinating Editor American Road becky@mockturtlepress.com Our route was US 52 through Ripley, then a > stretch of old US 68 to Georgetown. From there we took Ohio 125 west > to the beltway. On the way, we ran across no fewer than *five* Mail > Pouch barns! <Mail Pouch barn 01-05> *Big* tobacco country here:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, laurelrk66@a... wrote: > In a message dated 9/24/2005 11:51:20 PM Central Daylight Time, > patsyterrell@y... writes: > > > > You gave me a little trip down memory lane. When I was in college at UK in > > the early 80s I lived on Village Drive. I drove by Bondurants Drug Store > > every day, to and from my apartment at 1261 Village Drive. Funny how things like > > a giant mortar and pestle shaped drug store don't affect you the same way > > when they're part of your "normal." > > > > Patsy, > > Your response, in turn, gave ME a little trip down memory lane. I was a > student at U.K. in the late 60s. I lived just a few blocks from Bondurant's, and > in fact one of my sorority sisters was a member of the Bondurant family. I > always loved that crazy building. I wonder if that giant mortar and pestle was > a catalyst that nudged my appreciation of programmatic architecture. I'm sure glad I was able to stir up good memories for you both! > > Laurel Kane > Tulsa, OK > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "beckyrepp" <becky@m...> wrote: > Bob, > > Hi. Enjoyed your post. One thing that you missed in Georgetown > since you took OH 125 to the belt way, is an old "See Rock City" > barn on the north side of town along US 68. Next time your in the > area it's another nice photo op. Also, a bit further north (roughly > 10 - 12 minutes) just off on the west side of the road as you > travel on 68 is a great old covered bridge. I love driving 68 in that > part of the country--it's beautiful at this time of year. > > Sincerely, > Becky Repp, General Manager & Coordinating Editor > American Road > becky@m... > > Thanks for the info! Maybe next time we'll continue up US 68 and then head for the Queen City on Ohio 32. Or, preferable, the old alinement of 32:) BTW, if you're heading north on new 68 out of Ripley and hang a right on North Pole Road, there's a very nice covered bridge out that way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest annemargo@webtv.net Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 It might be worth mentioning that Union City, California, just anounced it was throwing out most of its camera-recorded red light tickets for the past few months. Seems there was a timing problem with the traffic signals and the yellow light duration was _way_ too short, much shorter than state regulations require. So a lot of people who started crossing the intersection legally ended up with a ticket because the light changed while they were in the intersection. Good thing they weren't in Alberquerque, huh? Anne --"Both DWI and running red lights KILL innocent people. New Mexico has one of the worst DWI problems in the nation. They have a reason to be strict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: ... although I've been to Ripley > several times, I've not yet been inside the Rockin' Robin. It's not on the main drag. It's a couple of blocks south on Front Street. I took my brother to Rockin' Robin's and he fell in love with it. In fact, like me, he fell in love with the whole town. We took a walk down Front Street and he said, "Bob, it's like we're back in the 18th century." But the biggest revelation (and maybe I should be embarrassed about > this) is all those chimney pots. I had no idea. Why be embarrassed? I would have never thought of them either if Kevin hadn't forwarded that newspaper article to me. That's what makes this group so great. No one person can see it all. We all look at the road through different eyes and when we share our different views, we enrich each other. > Happy motoring, BabyBoomerBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Ahha. I believe the time I've spent on Front Street has been either looking at the river or indulging in an adult beverage. There's a bar on Front with a patio area that I've stopped in but I can't recall the name. I'll do a bit more exploring on the next trip. I just checked and it looks like we both missed this year's Tobacco Festival in Ripley. It was August 25-28. Maybe next year. Since you can't see my face (and that's certainly a blessing) it wasn't apparent that my "embarrassed" comment was made tongue in cheek. We really do need to meet sometime. Maybe at the camel in Lexington. --Denny > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Reynolds [mailto:roustabout@starband.net] > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 9:48 AM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Labor Day weekend road trip (long) > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > ... although I've been to Ripley > > several times, I've not yet been inside the Rockin' Robin. > > It's not on the main drag. It's a couple of blocks south on Front > Street. I took my brother to Rockin' Robin's and he fell in love with > it. In fact, like me, he fell in love with the whole town. We took > a walk down Front Street and he said, "Bob, it's like we're back in > the 18th century." > > But the biggest revelation (and maybe I should be embarrassed about > > this) is all those chimney pots. I had no idea. > > Why be embarrassed? I would have never thought of them either if > Kevin hadn't forwarded that newspaper article to me. > > That's what makes this group so great. No one person can see it all. > We all look at the road through different eyes and when we share our > different views, we enrich each other. > > > > Happy motoring, > > BabyBoomerBob > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I kinda like that barn, too. There's a (not particularly good) picture of it here: http://www.dennygibson.com/DayTrips/Trip7/index.htm#section3 I've actually seen Rock City since I took that picture so I guess I ought to do an addendum thing sometime. I should also know that bridge but can't recall it just now. Must be time for a drive to Ripley:) --Denny > -----Original Message----- > From: beckyrepp [mailto:becky@mockturtlepress.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 9:16 AM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Labor Day weekend road trip (long) > > > Bob, > > Hi. Enjoyed your post. One thing that you missed in Georgetown > since you took OH 125 to the belt way, is an old "See Rock City" > barn on the north side of town along US 68. Next time your in the > area it's another nice photo op. Also, a bit further north (roughly > 10 - 12 minutes) just off on the west side of the road as you > travel on 68 is a great old covered bridge. I love driving 68 in that > part of the country--it's beautiful at this time of year. > > Sincerely, > Becky Repp, General Manager & Coordinating Editor > American Road > becky@mockturtlepress.com > > > > Our route was US 52 through Ripley, then a > > stretch of old US 68 to Georgetown. From there we took Ohio > 125 west > > to the beltway. On the way, we ran across no fewer than *five* > Mail > > Pouch barns! <Mail Pouch barn 01-05> *Big* tobacco country > here:) > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehinge@magpage.com> Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Kip, Gulf stations exist in the northeast largely attached to Cumberland Farms convenience stores. Are there any oil companies that don't operate with convenience stores these days? Not that I can think of. Valero Energy, and I'm not sure if they're a consolidation of oil companies, have recently purchased all the Shore Stop convenience stores here in DE. Matt Smallwood On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 06:41:12 -0500 <rudkip@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > There are several in the St. Louis area...and Dino makes > his presence known > (I think there is one down by St. Clair and there is one > at a Station just > off of I-44 on Big Bend)...I noticed a few Pure stations > on my trek to > Wisconsin....speaking of where are they now, are there > many Gulf stations > left? They used to be all over the country but the last > time I remember > seeing one was out in Pennsylvania--I know there are some > out east, but > anyplace else? Tsingtao, Kip > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patsy Terrell" <patsyterrell@yahoo.com> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:04 PM > Subject: Sinclair was: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Phillips 66 > stations > > > > Sinclair stations still exist, complete with dinosaur > logo. > > > > There are a few that have the large fiberglass > dinosaurs outside the > stations. There are two in Salina, KS one along I-70 and > one along Crawford. > The one on !-70 is mounted on their sign so you can > easily see it as you > drive by. There's also one in Colorado Springs, as far as > I know - there was > years ago. There's one in St. Louis on Butler Hill Road. > I'm sure there are > others. > > > > There are other Sinclair stations that do not have a > dino that are still > in business. There's one in Kansas City along I-70 near > Grain Valley/Blue > Ridge - somewhere in that vicinity. > > > > Patsy > > http://www.patsyterrell.com for blog, art, cookbook > reviews, and more > > > > "The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, > in times of great > moral crisis, maintain their neutrality." Dante > Alighieri > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Put more honey in your pocket. (money matters made easy). > http://us.click.yahoo.com/r7D80C/dlQLAA/cosFAA/bgxwlB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > 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 > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 David Backlin Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 ----- Original Message ----- From: <thehinge@magpage.com> > Valero Energy, and I'm not sure if they're a consolidation > of oil companies, have recently purchased all the Shore > Stop convenience stores here in DE. > Valero used to be Diamond Shamrock. All the D-S stations have been or are being converted to Valero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > Ahha. I believe the time I've spent on Front Street has been either looking > at the river or indulging in an adult beverage. There's a bar on Front with > a patio area that I've stopped in but I can't recall the name. Snapper's, perhaps? > We really > do need to meet sometime. Maybe at the camel in Lexington. > > --Denny > > Agreed! the question is when? > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Thanks, I was just curious...when we take 66 through Santa Rosa, there is an old abandoned Gulf station on the east side of town--they used to be everywhere! Tsingtao, Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: <thehinge@magpage.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 1:01 PM Subject: Re: Sinclair was: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Phillips 66 stations > Kip, > > Gulf stations exist in the northeast largely attached to > Cumberland Farms convenience stores. Are there any oil > companies that don't operate with convenience stores these > days? Not that I can think of. > > Valero Energy, and I'm not sure if they're a consolidation > of oil companies, have recently purchased all the Shore > Stop convenience stores here in DE. > > Matt Smallwood > > > On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 06:41:12 -0500 > <rudkip@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > There are several in the St. Louis area...and Dino makes > > his presence known > > (I think there is one down by St. Clair and there is one > > at a Station just > > off of I-44 on Big Bend)...I noticed a few Pure stations > > on my trek to > > Wisconsin....speaking of where are they now, are there > > many Gulf stations > > left? They used to be all over the country but the last > > time I remember > > seeing one was out in Pennsylvania--I know there are some > > out east, but > > anyplace else? Tsingtao, Kip > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Patsy Terrell" <patsyterrell@yahoo.com> > > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:04 PM > > Subject: Sinclair was: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Phillips 66 > > stations > > > > > > > Sinclair stations still exist, complete with dinosaur > > logo. > > > > > > There are a few that have the large fiberglass > > dinosaurs outside the > > stations. There are two in Salina, KS one along I-70 and > > one along Crawford. > > The one on !-70 is mounted on their sign so you can > > easily see it as you > > drive by. There's also one in Colorado Springs, as far as > > I know - there was > > years ago. There's one in St. Louis on Butler Hill Road. > > I'm sure there are > > others. > > > > > > There are other Sinclair stations that do not have a > > dino that are still > > in business. There's one in Kansas City along I-70 near > > Grain Valley/Blue > > Ridge - somewhere in that vicinity. > > > > > > Patsy > > > http://www.patsyterrell.com for blog, art, cookbook > > reviews, and more > > > > > > "The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, > > in times of great > > moral crisis, maintain their neutrality." Dante > > Alighieri > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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Guest Hank Hallmark Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 I read Emily's weBLOG after she sent that "Shameless Self-promotion" email and thought her idea about "the roadies" supporting her efforts to raise funds for preservation projects in Oklahoma was unique and self-less--unless she's a masochist. She is documenting her efforts on http://www.save66.com/ to help the Mother Road by running the Oklahoma Marathon as a fundraiser for preservation projects on Route 66. She is soliciting per-mile donations (either for the marathon itself or for the marathon and all the training runs leading up to it) to the Oklahoma Route 66 Association's historic preservation committee. Emily says--on her blog! http://journals.aol.com/sundayjohn66/26for66/ "Here's the deal: I go run the Oklahoma Marathon in November. You pledge per-mile donations to the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, to be earmarked for preservation. You can make your pledge based on the marathon itself (26.2 miles) or on the marathon and all the training runs leading up to it (as much as I can cram into my schedule). I will post a record of my training runs here. So Kris and I decided to pledge $1.00 per mile during her training runs and $4.00 per COMPLETED mile during the marathon. That means she will probably raise about $100-$150.00 from our pledge if she completes the entire race. It's not much--and it is tax deductible.... So let's give her a little incentive to continue when she "hits the wall"!!!! I encourage all you "roadies" to consider pledging whatever feels comfortable for you by sending Emily an email @ sundayjohn66@mac.com and letting her know you support her efforts.... Hank Hallmark Wrightwood, Ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Yesterday I wrapped up the third day of an extended weekend drive. Saturday was a visit to "A Summer Place" north of Indianapolis, Sunday was spent in Parke County, Indiana, at the Covered Bridge Festival, and I followed US-50 home on Monday. Pictures etc. from all three days are now posted at www.dennygibson.com/parkeco Attentive readers will recognize "A Summer Place" as the site of our moderators' wedding and it was Pat & Jennifer who invited me to join a group outing with them on Saturday. So, in addition to a good road trip, I got in some good chat time with the Bremers. Denny Gibson Cincinnati, OH www.DennyGibson.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hank Hallmark Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 A proposed skywalk extending over the south rim of the Grand Canyon, is to be built on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park. The $30 million all-glass Skywalk will hover 4,000 feet above the Colorado River over a rim of the Grand Canyon, allowing tourists to stroll on a semicircular platform 80 yards beyond the canyon rim, surrounded by Plexiglas that will provide a spectacular view of the canyon floor directly below. The Skywalk's opening is planned for early 2006, the attraction being part of a new Grand Canyon West resort on the Hualapai reservation at the western edge of the park, about 120 miles from Las Vegas. As the Arizona Republic noted, the Skywalk is part of an effort by the Hualapai tribe to create a multi-faceted tourist resort and revenue stream not dependent upon casino gaming: Levi Esquerra, program director for Northern Arizona University's Center for American Indian Economic Development, said the Hualapais are one of the few tribes to have a bustling economy without casino gaming as a linchpin. "They've been able to exploit their natural beauty and become a tourist destination," Esquerra said. "What we've normally seen in the past between the tribes and national Park Service is like the Blackfeet in Montana appealing to get free access to Glacier National Park. But the Hualapais have a new and aggressive attitude to develop markets on their own land." The Hualapai's Grand Canyon Resort Corp. already has completed the first phase of an adjoining Indian village, where Navajo, Hopi, Hualapai and Havasupai craftsmen constructed traditional dwellings surrounding an amphitheater that hosts daily Native American dances. The first phase of a nearby Old West village also has been completed, and plans are on the drawing board to construct a tram from the canyon rim to the floor. Ditto for an anticipated high-end resort and a campground, which will house about 50 cabins and be able to accommodate 200 campsites and 200 recreation vehicles. Route 66 provides easy access to the reservation - 16 miles of the stretch between Kingman and Seligman pass through the southern part, including the tribal headquarters town of Peach Springs. The Hualapai Indian Reservation is located north of Route 66. The turn-off is just before Peach Springs. DEPENDS AND AIR SICKNESS PILLS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE CONCESSION STAND. Hank New Grand Canyon Sky walk * Scheduled to open Jan. 1, 2006 Hualapai Indian Reservation * Juts about 70 feet into the canyon, 4000 ft above the Colorado River * Will accommodate 120 people comfortably * Built with more than a million pounds of steel beams, and includes dampeners that minimize the structure's vibration. * Designed to hold 72 million pounds, withstand an 8.0 magnitude earthquake 50 miles away, and withstand winds in excess of 100 mph * The walkway has a glass bottom and sides...four inches thick THIS MAY HELP YOU PS DEPENDS AND AIR SICKNESS PILLS, WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE CONCESSION STAND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hank Hallmark Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Let's try again with an attachment. If it doesn't come thru go to http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/skywalk.asp for the artist's rendering and diagrams. Hank A proposed skywalk extending over the south rim of the Grand Canyon, is to be built on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park. The $30 million all-glass Skywalk will hover 4,000 feet above the Colorado River over a rim of the Grand Canyon, allowing tourists to stroll on a semicircular platform 80 yards beyond the canyon rim, surrounded by Plexiglas that will provide a spectacular view of the canyon floor directly below. The Skywalk's opening is planned for early 2006, the attraction being part of a new Grand Canyon West resort on the Hualapai reservation at the western edge of the park, about 120 miles from Las Vegas. As the Arizona Republic noted, the Skywalk is part of an effort by the Hualapai tribe to create a multi-faceted tourist resort and revenue stream not dependent upon casino gaming: Levi Esquerra, program director for Northern Arizona University's Center for American Indian Economic Development, said the Hualapais are one of the few tribes to have a bustling economy without casino gaming as a linchpin. "They've been able to exploit their natural beauty and become a tourist destination," Esquerra said. "What we've normally seen in the past between the tribes and national Park Service is like the Blackfeet in Montana appealing to get free access to Glacier National Park. But the Hualapais have a new and aggressive attitude to develop markets on their own land." The Hualapai's Grand Canyon Resort Corp. already has completed the first phase of an adjoining Indian village, where Navajo, Hopi, Hualapai and Havasupai craftsmen constructed traditional dwellings surrounding an amphitheater that hosts daily Native American dances. The first phase of a nearby Old West village also has been completed, and plans are on the drawing board to construct a tram from the canyon rim to the floor. Ditto for an anticipated high-end resort and a campground, which will house about 50 cabins and be able to accommodate 200 campsites and 200 recreation vehicles. Route 66 provides easy access to the reservation - 16 miles of the stretch between Kingman and Seligman pass through the southern part, including the tribal headquarters town of Peach Springs. The Hualapai Indian Reservation is located north of Route 66. The turn-off is just before Peach Springs. DEPENDS AND AIR SICKNESS PILLS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE CONCESSION STAND. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Hey Gang: I found a bunch more material about the upcoming Route 66 movie, "Cars," including interesting screen shots from the film. You can go to my web site, www.route66news.org, to see it, or if you have trouble redirecting because of your browser, you can go directly to: http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/ Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Hey Denny, thanks for making the trip! I wish everyone had a chance to see that place. Definitely a "playground" for retro types. As for the Michigan Road sign near Holton, you helped solve something for me. I hadn't explored that road between Napoleon and New Carrollton, but often wondered if that was an early alignment of US 421. If you notice on a map, the path of 421 appears to go out of its way so it can run through Versailles. Michigan Road connects Napoleon and New Carrollton, both on 421. My years of studying highway alignments under Professors Ross & McClanahan gave me the hunch that the road between those two towns might have been the main route north & south...even though it may have pre-dated 1926 and was possibly never 421. Once you found out that it was called Michigan Road, I knew that this particular section WAS the main route, since 421 heading out of Indianapolis is also Michigan Road. I know several other towns in Indiana call 421 "Michigan Road" and also where 421 once ran, as evidenced in Shelbyville where 421 now is co-signed on I- 74, but its old alignment through town is MI Road. Thanks for doing my leg work! Now I just have to head down there & see what's on this little 18 mile stretch. Pat B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hank Hallmark Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Well from reading her latest "blog" entry it appears Emily has run 72.1 training miles since 10/2/05. [ I made my commitment on 9/25/05 so I need the number of training miles between that date and 10/2/05!] Looks like if she completes the marathon I will be sending her a check for at least $176.90--way to go Emily!!!! Hank Hallmark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hank Hallmark" <thehallmarks@earthlink.net> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:09 PM Subject: Emily's Blog & marathon efforts I read Emily's weBLOG after she sent that "Shameless Self-promotion" email and thought her idea about "the roadies" supporting her efforts to raise funds for preservation projects in Oklahoma was unique and self-less--unless she's a masochist. She is documenting her efforts on http://www.save66.com/ to help the Mother Road by running the Oklahoma Marathon as a fundraiser for preservation projects on Route 66. She is soliciting per-mile donations (either for the marathon itself or for the marathon and all the training runs leading up to it) to the Oklahoma Route 66 Association's historic preservation committee. Emily says--on her blog! http://journals.aol.com/sundayjohn66/26for66/ "Here's the deal: I go run the Oklahoma Marathon in November. You pledge per-mile donations to the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, to be earmarked for preservation. You can make your pledge based on the marathon itself (26.2 miles) or on the marathon and all the training runs leading up to it (as much as I can cram into my schedule). I will post a record of my training runs here. So Kris and I decided to pledge $1.00 per mile during her training runs and $4.00 per COMPLETED mile during the marathon. That means she will probably raise about $100-$150.00 from our pledge if she completes the entire race. It's not much--and it is tax deductible.... Hank Hallmark Wrightwood, Ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 You can read about it on www.route66news.org, or go here to the direct link: http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/2005/10/26...-el-vado-motel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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