Day 9: (Joliet) to Rolla, MO
The day started out pretty wet and rainy – nothing severe, but some locally heavy rain. I left Morris, headed to Joliet and started down the road. I saw parts…
Day 8: Santa Monica to (Joliet)
At the end of Day 7, I found myself in LAX. I woke up on Day 8 in the sky over… somewhere… en route to ORD. I landed around 6AM,…
Day 7: Barstow to Santa Monica – West end!
Another Mel Blanc Day! But I’ll get back to that. I got a decent start from Barstow – I will say, the Barstow Days Inn was a bit nicer than…
Day 6: Kingman to Barstow
Definitely another day of breathtaking views. I got a late start out of Kingman because I needed (NEEDED) my sticker and magnet from the visitor center… AND had to smash…
Day 5: Flagstaff to Kingman
Woke up before my alarm again. Took advantage of the hotel breakfast, and then filled my coffee cup, and hit the road. Williams, AZ was first on my list, since…
Day 4: Gallup to Flagstaff
I woke up at 630 – well before my alarm went off. I could have gone back to sleep… but just decided to get moving. Nothing was open yet. I…
Day 3: Albuquerque to Gallup
My original plan was breakfast at the 66 Diner… but they didn’t open till 11. So we went to another place – GREAT food. From there, I decided it was…
Day 2: Amarillo to Albuquerque
I got an early-ish start in Amarillo. Side note – don’t stay at the “Yellow City Suites” in Amarillo… well.. unless you don’t mind stairs (the elevator was broke and…
Day 1: Shamrock to Amarillo
My original trip plan was to spend the day in Amarillo… drive from Weatherford, TX to Amarillo and spend the night. As I was starting off my journey, I realized…