roadhound Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Unfortunately for me there were no teepees available when I passed through but it is on the list for next time. http://www.rwphotos.com/blog/?p=904 Roadhound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mga707 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Stayed at the Holbrook Wigwam January 1/2, 1993. Even with the space heater cranked up, it was COLD!! Icy wind blew all night and all the next day while at Petrified Forest National Park. Felt colder then than I did in Barrow, Alaska, a couple of years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennyG Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 I've stayed in all three and all three are quite different. Though it isn't often mentioned, the one in Kentucky is on the Dixie Highway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhound Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Stayed at the Holbrook Wigwam January 1/2, 1993. Even with the space heater cranked up, it was COLD!! Icy wind blew all night and all the next day while at Petrified Forest National Park. Felt colder then than I did in Barrow, Alaska, a couple of years ago! Note to self: Bring arctic gear when spending New Years in Holbrook Arizona. Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeMike Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Unfortunately for me there were no teepees available when I passed through but it is on the list for next time. http://www.rwphotos.com/blog/?p=904 Roadhound On our most recent trip just completed a couple of weeks ago we stayed in all three. Cave City, KY on May 30th, June 8th in Holbrook, AZ (first time there) and June 10th in Rialto/San Bernardino, CA. They are all fun in their own way, but I can also confirm that a wigwam in Kentucky in February is mighty cold as well! My trip blog, if you're interested is http://mecurtis.blogspot.com Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennyG Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 I noted your radiator problems via the Route 66 Yahoo group but didn't realize that BlueRidgeMike was one half of Mike & Sharon. Didn't realize there was a blog, either. Guess I wasn't paying sufficient attention. I just now scrolled through it and can see you had a good time. Having a new Texas radiator for a souvenir is pretty cool but I think I'll stick to key chains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeMike Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Hi Denny, I forget that I go by a different screen name here and that I know both you and Cort from both places. The radiator was the most expensive souvenir I ever bought, especially when you add in 8 days of renting a car, but all turned out well. The biggest disappointment was that we had to abort our return trip along US-80 though we were able to capture a chunk of the Lee Highway. Another real high point was getting to stay in the newly restored Boots Motel in Carthage, MO. It's a must for anyone passing through there. I also got some great shots of an old abandoned section of the Jefferson Highway in Carthage that used to be North Main Street. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the Show on the Road! Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Mike, I enjoyed the blog and the photos! You hit just about every highlight on 66 and then some. What i didn't see was shots of the Ford, like in front of places you stop. Dave Keep the Show on the Road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeMike Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Thanks Dave. There were several shots of the Ford, but they were all east of Amarillo. I think there are some in front of the Boots Motel, the Wagon Wheel Motel, and right under the Route 66 "Begin" sign at Adams & Michigan in downtown Chicago. I had planned to get pictures at the two 66 wigwams in Holbrook and Rialto, plus I especially wanted to get one under the Blue Swallow Motel sign in Tucumcari and in front of the Santa Monica Pier. Oh well, maybe another time or another car. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the Show on the Road! Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Mike, Now i see it! Red and cream. A sweet ride....Thanks! Dave Keep the Show on the Road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfan26917 Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 I noted your radiator problems via the Route 66 Yahoo group but didn't realize that BlueRidgeMike was one half of Mike & Sharon. I forget that I go by a different screen name here and that I know both you and Cort from both places *face palm* Somehow ... I missed that, too, Denny. Mike ... sorry I didn't make the connection between "BlueRidgeMike" and "Mike & Sharon". My goodness ... can't believe I missed that. As to the Wigwam ... during my September 2009 Route 66 trip, I slept in BOTH Wigwams in AZ and CA! I took a BUNCH of pictures at both places, too. Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Beginning to think that I'm wasting time" __ Dobie Gray __ 'Drift Away' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeMike Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Hi Cort, You'll have to stay in the Wigwam Village #2 in Cave City to finish the trifecta. I think I'd skip the winter months though, unless you have a warm set of pajamas. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfan26917 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hey Mike, LOL! I do have a warm set of pajamas ... and some flannel sheets, too. Still ... I'd rather visit in the spring, summer, or fall months.... Maybe someday I'll get to that Wigwam Village! Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "So tired that I couldn't even sleep" __ Soul Asylum __ 'Runaway Train' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeMike Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I hope so, but more importantly, I hope you get to feeling better very soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfan26917 Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 *nods* Thank you, Mike ... much appreciated. I'm feeling OK ... just a little anxious to see the Xray (to be done Saturday AM) results next week..... As for the village in KY, sad thing is ... I've driven by there on I-65 a few times back'n'forth to Nashville TN. Aye. Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Someday slowly turns to never" __ Tanya Tucker __ 'Soon' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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