[elky] Re: * Route 66 + northwest US road trip, 2011?
- From: faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 01:49:15 -0500 (EST)
Dan and Mary,
Sure appreciate your input ... thank you! I will take those suggestions into
consideration as I finalize the details.
Are either of you available to meet up when I come through your area, either
timeframe (early June 2011 or late June/early July 2011)???
ALTERNATE PLANS:
If the original plan for early June does not work out, then this is my
alternative itinerary.... I'll work on specific routes, etc., later. In the
meantime, please let me know if you want to meet up along the way!
Friday, 06/24/2011 ... Chicagoland IL - Smithville OH
~3p-midnite (9 hrs), lose hr, time change
via:
I-294 E
I-94 E
IN RT 49 S
US RT 30 E
Saturday, 06/25/2011 ... Smithville OH - Carlisle/York PA (GM/MC Nationals)
~6a-noon (6 hrs)
via:
OH RT 585
I-76 E
Sunday, 06/26/2011 ... Carlisle/York PA - Pontiac IL
~7a-7p (12 hrs), gain hr, time change
via:
I-76 W
US RT 30 W
US RT 31 S
US 24 W
Monday, 06/27/2011 ... Pontiac IL - Lebanon MO
~11a-7p
via:
I-55 S
I-255 S
I-270 W
I-44 W
...VISITS=
Route 66 Museum, Pontiac IL
Becky's Barn, just south of Springfield IL
Henry's Ra66it Ranch, Stanton IL
St Louis MO
others
Tuesday, 06/28/2011 ... Lebanon MO - Tulsa OK
~9a-6p
via:
I-44 W
US RT 66 (~Joplin MO to avoid tollway)
...VISITS=
Gary's Gay Parita Station
4 Women On The Route, Galena KS
Afton Station, Afton OK
others
Wednesday, 06/29/2011 ... Tulsa OK - Wichita KS
~10a-3p
via:
US RT 66 W (Tulsa OK - Oklahoma City OK)
I-35 N
...VISITS=
POPS
Edmond OK
Thursday, 06/30/2011 ... Wichita KS - Dallas TX
~9a-3p (6 hrs)
via:
I-35 S
Friday, 07/01/2011 ... Dallas TX - Oklahoma City OK - Amarillo TX
~9a-5p (8 hrs)
via:
I-35 N
I-40 W
...VISITS=
Oklahoma City OK (lunch)
various along US RT 66
Saturday, 07/02/2011 ... Amarillo TX - Denver CO
~9a-6p (10 hrs), gain hr, time change
via:
I-40 W
I-25 N
Sunday, 07/03/2011 ... Denver CO - Salt Lake City UT
~8a-5p (9 hrs)
via:
I-25 N
I-80 W
Monday, 07/04/2011 ... Salt Lake City UT - Sacramento CA
~8a-6p (11 hrs), gain hr, time change
via:
I-80 W
Tuesday, 07/05/2011 ... Sacramento CA - Eugene OR
~8a-5p (9 hrs)
via:
I-5 N
Wednesday, 07/06/2011 ... Eugene OR - Seattle WA
~10a-4p (6 hrs)
via:
I-5 N
US RT 20 W
US RT 101 N
Thursday, 07/07/2011 ... Seattle WA - Butte MT
~8a-7p (10 hrs), lose hr, time change
via:
I-90 E
Friday, 07/08/2011 ... Butte MT - Pierre SD
~7a-8p (12 hrs), lose hr, time change
via:
I-90 E
Saturday, 07/09/2011 ... Pierre SD - Bismarck ND
~7:30a-11a (3.5 hrs), w/1.5-hr lunch stop
via:
US RT 83 N
Saturday, 07/09/2011 ... Bismarck ND - St Paul MN
~12:30p-8:30p (8 hrs)
via:
I-94 E
Sunday, 07/10/2011 ... St Paul MN - Chicagoland IL
~8a-4p (8 hrs)
via:
I-94 E
US RT 20 E
(or)
I-35 S
US RT 20 E
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: elky <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Oct 15, 2010 11:04 am
Subject: [elky] Re: * Route 66 + northwest US road trip, 2011?
y'all come!
not much to see and do in the Olympics. Mostly just left alone.
Although it is the only rain forest in the continental US. We're 25 miles
sw of Mt. St. Helens. Interesting because the south side wasn't touched by
the eruption. Some of the visitors centers on the north side are closed
but the others are still open. It's 40 miles uphill and 40 miles downhill.
Sumpthin to see though. To see what she's doing today:
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/views/java-highdef.php
general info: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/
And she's dormant right now. (safe)
Mary
-----Original Message-----
From: Dann Keller <kwhale22@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Ray Buck et al <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Oct 15, 2010 1:07 am
Subject: [elky] Re: * Route 66 + northwest US road trip, 2011?
Cort, even as tentative as it is, if you're time limited in WA I would
recommend Mt. Rainier NP rather than Olympic and work in the North Cascades
Highway on the way to your next stop. IMMHO.
Dan
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [elky] Re: * Route 66 + northwest US road trip, 2011?
From: faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:01:06 -0400
A CLARIFICATION:
I have been to Washington/Oregon, etc., before as part of our family road trips
(Dad, Mom, sister and I) in 1985 and 1991 during which we did a lot of
sightseeing; I just haven't been to the northwest US as part of one of my solo
road trips....
The PRIORITY of this road trip, as all of my other road trips, is...people!
IMHO, life is way too short to NOT meet up with people....
That noted, 3 National Parks I MAY visit, if time allows...
...Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, E of I-5)
...Crater Lake NP (OR, E of I-5)
...Olympic NP (WA, northwest corner)...long shot to see
Other NPs mentioned to me (Great Basin NP in NV, Rocky Mountan NP in CO, and
Glacier NP in MT) are either too far off course or ones to which I have been in
the past.
ALSO:
If the opportunity to travel with my friends along US Route 66 does not work
out, I will slightly re-schedule this trip. Details TBD....
AND:
Even with this trip to the northwest US, a slight possibility exists that I
could still make a VERY QUICK trip to York & Carlisle PA for the MC & GM
Nationals respectively....
Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |**
Chicagoland Meets, 2011?
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-----Original Message-----
From: faithcubsmc2691 <faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx>
To: elky <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, Sep 18, 2010 7:25 am
Subject: [elky] * Route 66 + northwest US road trip, 2011?
Yes, I'm ALREADY looking to my 2011 road trip.
While I know about 2 car shows the last weekend of June 2011 in PA (GM
Nationals, Carlisle; MC Nationals, York)...and the irony of the 2 shows being
so close together with many people I know attending at least 1 of the 2 shows,
it does not appear (at this point) that I will be able to go, due to lack of
vacation time. Instead, since I have yet to travel to the northwest section of
the United States during any of my road trips, that is where I'm heading....
In early June 2011, I may have the opportunity to travel with a Route 66 friend
of mine along part of US Route 66 from Chicagoland to Amarillo TX. If that
works out, the POSSIBLE itinerary is....
Saturday, 06/04/2011 ... Chicagoland to Springfield IL
Sunday, 06/05/2011 ... Springfield IL to west of STL Missouri
(possible going as far as Lebanon MO)
Monday, 06/06/2011 ... W of STL MO to Joplin MO
Tuesday, 06/07/2011 ... Joplin MO to Tulsa OK
Wednesday, 06/08/2011 ... Tulsa OK to Clinton OK
(potential side trip up to Wichita KS while we stop in Oklahoma City OK)
Thursday, 06/09/2011 ... Clinton OK to Amarillo TX
Friday, 06/10/2011 ... stay in Amarillo TX
From Amarillo, then, I will head to the northwest.... Unless I opt to travel a
bit farther west across the southern US, THIS is the tentative outline for the
rest of my trip....
Saturday, 06/11/2011 ... Amarillo TX - Denver CO
~9a-6p (10 hours), gain hour per time change
via I-40 W ... I-25 N
Sunday, 06/12/2011 ... Denver CO - Salt Lake City UT
~8a-5p (9 hours)
via I-25 N ... I-80 W
Monday, 06/13/2011 ... Salt Lake City UT - Sacramento CA
~8a-6p (11 hours), gain hour per time change
via I-80 W
Tuesday, 06/14/2011 ... Sacramento CA - Eugene OR
~8a-5p (9 hours)
via I-5 N
Wednesday, 06/15/2011 ... Eugene OR - Seattle WA
~10a-4p (6 hours)
via I-5 N ... US RT 20 W ... US RT 101 N
Thursday, 06/16/2011 ... Seattle WA - Butte MT
~8a-7p (10 hours), lose hour per time change
via I-90 E
Friday, 06/17/2011 ... Butte MT - Pierre SD
~7a-8p (12 hours), lose hour per time change
via I-90 E
Saturday, 06/18/2011 ... Pierre SD - Bismarck ND
~7:30a-11a (3.5 hours), w/1.5-hr stop for lunch
via US RT 83 N
Saturday, 06/18/2011 ... Bismarck ND - St Paul MN
~12:30p-8:30p (8 hours)
via I-94 E
Sunday, 06/19/2011 ... St Paul MN - Chicagoland IL
~8a-4p (8 hours)
via I-94 E ... US RT 20 E
(or)
via I-35 S ... US RT 20 E
Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? Anyone want to meet up along the way?
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