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Route 66 Trip Update

Now that I am back home, I went back and made some minor updates to ALL the posts but most importantly, I added ALL the pictures to each post. Feel free to go back and take a look. It was just too difficult on the road with the crappy WIFI

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Route 66 - Day 24

This is my FINAL day of the trip. I will reach my house this afternoon and what a ride it has been. The Crossville KOA was the nicest so far. So quiet. Slept like a baby. I was not in a rush since Knoxville was only an hour away and

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Route 66 - Day 23

One nice thing about the Memphis KOA is they have a cafe. I woke up and began getting things together. The café does not open until 7am. Once it hit 7, I walked over and got an egg mcmuffin of sorts and coffee. Cooked fresh on the spot. Delicious. I

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Route 66 - Day 22

I slept like a rock last night. So quiet and comfortable. I got up at 6 and looked at the forecast. No Wind! Finally. But the heat remains. Going to be in the 90's. Todays ride only has me going thru Little Rock and since it is Saturday,

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Route 66 - Day 21

Stayed in a KOA cabin again last night and really enjoyed having the bathroom vs the bathhouse. I knew I would be tired and I was. It was also nice having the bar at the campground for a few beers. After waking up, made coffee and had a Pro Meal

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Route 66 - Day 20

We woke up in our cabin, made coffee, and ate a protein bar since the office is not open yet (we got up early). Today is when we split up. Kirk goes north and I continue east. I lose an hour today and have over 450 miles to go. Kirk

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Route 66 - Day 19

We woke up in our TeePee to bright sunny skies and cool temperatures (50). It will warm up very quickly. Today our destination is Albuquerque. We will be staying in a cabin at the KOA near there. Figure we would give them a try. Has to be quieter than a

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Route 66 - Day 18

Woke up this am and went down to the office to get coffee. No free breakfast here so we ate a protein bar. Today we need to go the drug store but also visit the turquoise shop in town. Kingman is know for this stone and we wanted to give

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Route 66 - Day 17

Today will be a short day. About 200 miles or so (we hope). It will be tough as we need to go through the desert again but this time it is MUCH hotter. We got up and got our free breakfast and coffee. We packed and hit the road about

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Route 66 - Day 16

We woke up as soon as it got light. We wanted to get out of our hosts home ASAP. It was disgusting. We packed and said our goodbyes and headed for the sign. We wanted to leave early to avoid traffic. It was a good plan. We did not have

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Route 66 - Day 15

After a good nights sleep in out hosts living room, we got up, got cleaned and packed. For breakfast we ate a protein bar. The funny part with these hosts is that they have a McDonalds Grimace cage. They want all their bikers to get in it for a picture.

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Route 66 - Day 14

We both slept pretty hard last night. The wind from the day before really wiped us out. Woke up and did our morning routine of coffee, breakfast, clean up, etc. We got all packed up and were ready to go about 9am. We left on our way to the California

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Route 66 - Day 13

Cool temperatures again last night but it was so much quieter than the last campground (we are not near any interstates). After getting up, made coffee and breakfast. It is going to be a another VERY windy day. The temperatures will hover around 70 but not a cloud in the

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Route 66 - Day 12

I am writing this and our day is not over. Trying to take advantage of GOOD WIFI. We are staying at a KOA for the next two days and not sure what the internet will be like. The last KOA was not very good. Last night was colder than we

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Route 66 - Day 11

We woke up rested to a beautiful day. Got up and did our morning routine. Walked down to the porch and got some coffee and spoke with the hosts. A bit later they made us breakfast....Egg McMuffins. Fantastic. After eating and final preparations for todays ride, we said our

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Route 66 - Day 10

We woke up and got our free breakfast and started the morning routine of cleaning up, packing, looking at today's ride, etc. The hotel was quiet and clean. We got all packed up and headed down the road to Albuquerque. Today we have two options for routes to

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Route 66 - Day 9

Got a really good sleep last night. We were exhausted. Kirk went for a run and I went for breakfast. We left a bit later than usual but we were not going to ride as far. Albuquerque is just a bit too far so we were going to stop in

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Route 66 - Day 8

We stayed with another Bunk a Biker and it was quite pleasant experience. First, we both had our own rooms. The host kicked her kids from their own rooms and put us there.....felt bad but got over it quickly. The first thing we noticed when we got there was

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Route 66 - Day 7

Last night we stayed in Miami, OK (pronounced Mi-Am-Ma). Our host, Jenny, was fantastic. We hoped for her to ride with us for a few hours but work got in the way. We did take her to breakfast a a local Miami joint (Buttered Buns Cafe). Food and company were

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Route 66 - Day 6

We were sorry to leave our hosts in Richland. We got up and packed and were able to get out by 9:30am. Today was another great weather day. After leaving there house, Route 66 was only about 7 miles away. With both our GPS units running, we hit the

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Route 66 - Day 5

Today was a rest day. Not that we really needed it but more because our hosts are so much fun. Both Kirk and I are guests in their basement but they also have another couple (Glen and Wendy) staying in their RV on a cement pad on their property. This

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Route 66 - Day 4

Woke up in the hotel after a good nights sleep. It was not long enough since we got in really late but it was dry and comfortable. The weather was going to be fantastic. Went downstairs to the free breakfast and coffee then headed upstairs to start packing. We got

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Route 66 - Day 3

Our hosts last night were fantastic. This am, we woke up to fresh coffee from a French press. Come to find out, there is a local coffee bean roaster (Mr. Pete) and it was fantastic. We did not leave early. We spent a lot of time talking to Linda our

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Route 66 - Day 2

After our long and very wet first day, we woke up to great weather. We spent some time getting packed and cleaned up as we knew we were going to Bob Evans with our host for breakfast at 9 am. What we did not know was that THIS Bob Evans

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Route 66 - Day 1

So today we started our big trip which is based around driving the entire Route 66 mother road. We met at 8am at my house, went over a few things and took off. Once we hit the highway, I we set our cruise and boom, first problem. My cruise would