yeah, we're usually around. Dan only works when the bot doesn't but he spend a ridiculous amount of time on the phone trying to talk it into working. He usually takes vacation towards the end of June to make sure it doesn't rain the whole time.
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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 ESaturday, 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 Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |*** MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "A long white line stretching out on the road ahead" ... Vince Gill ... 'The Radio'-----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.phpgeneral 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 <mailto:elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [elky] Re: * Route 66 + northwest US road trip, 2011? From: faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx <mailto: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 seeOther 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? MCs.CC + CHD.models.HO.legos.RadioShows + RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's like trying to catch a falling star" ... The Heights ... 'How Do You Talk To An Angel?'-----Original Message-----From: faithcubsmc2691 <faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx <mailto:faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx>>To: elky <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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 TXFrom 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?Cort | 36.m.IL | 5 Monte Carlos.1 Caprice Classic | pig valve.pacemaker ** Chicagoland Meets, 2011? MCs.CC | models.HO.legos.CHD.RadioShows | RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can" ... Allman Brothers Band ... 'Ramblin' Man'
