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- Monday, July 6, 2020 at 9:43 AM
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Altitude: 725 ft
United StatesNorth Charlotte35°14’54” N 80°47’48” W
And we’re off!!
July 6, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
We just left Charlotte and are headed to Alabama today.
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- Monday, July 6, 2020 at 3:42 PM
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Altitude: 702 ft
- United StatesJordan-Hare Stadium32°36’7” N 85°29’14” W
Stop 1: Auburn, AL
July 6, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Pit stop in Auburn, AL before continuing to Montgomery. It was so good to see my old college stomping grounds after years away. War Eagle!
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- Monday, July 6, 2020 at 9:52 PM
- 🌧 75 °F
- Altitude: 217 ft
- United StatesHalcyon32°21’44” N 86°9’31” W
Stop 2: Montgomery, AL
July 6, 2020 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 75 °F
Stopped in Montgomery for the night. Will be heading to Mississippi and Louisiana tomorrow morning.
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- Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 12:00 AM
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Altitude: 128 ft
- United StatesFirst Baptist Church32°24’36” N 87°1’16” W
Stop 3: Selma, AL
July 7, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Quick pit stop this morning in historic Selma AL.
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- Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 12:00 PM
- 🌧 81 °F
- Altitude: 292 ft
- United StatesSmith Park32°17’52” N 90°10’60” W
Stop 4: Cypress Bald Swamp, MS
July 7, 2020 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
Lunch stop at the cypress-bald swamps outside of Jackson, Mississippi. We had some terrible storms right before this picture. Rain and Mississippi roads do not mix! Thankful for some sunshine again.
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- Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 5:47 PM
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Altitude: 374 ft
- United StatesCulkin32°21’30” N 90°50’39” W
Stop 5: Vicksburg, MS
July 7, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
This afternoon we drove through the Vicksburg national monument where the battle of Vicksburg was fought during the civil war. We also got to cross the Mississippi River.
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- Tuesday, July 7, 2020
- 🌧 79 °F
- Altitude: 217 ft
- United StatesShreveport Commerical Historic District32°30’48” N 93°45’4” W
Stop 6: Shrevport, LA
July 7, 2020 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 79 °F
Overnight in Louisiana! Headed off to Texas in the morning.
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- Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 10:00 AM
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: 548 ft
- United StatesTyler Rose Park32°20’45” N 95°19’19” W
Stop 7: Tyler, TX
July 8, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Quick stop for a morning walk in the Tyler Texas Rose Garden. The pictures don’t do it justice.
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- Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 1:00 PM
- ⛅ 90 °F
- Altitude: 443 ft
- United StatesKathy Ball Park31°33’10” N 97°7’45” W
Stop 8: Waco, Texas
July 8, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 90 °F
Visited Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Silos in Waco this afternoon. Got to check out the silos, their shop, and bakery.
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- Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 3:00 PM
- ⛅ 91 °F
- Altitude: 699 ft
- United StatesBelco31°8’21” N 97°19’50” W
Stop 9: Temple, TX
July 8, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
We had to stop in Temple just for Buc-Ee’s. Buc-Ee’s is the ultimate Texas experience. It’s a mix of sheetz, cracker battle, and Costco! If you can even imagine that. Their mascot is Buc-Ee theRead more
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- Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 7:32 PM
- ☀️ 93 °F
- Altitude: 1,726 ft
- United StatesAbilene32°27’14” N 99°43’53” W
Stop 10: Abeliene, TX
July 8, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
Made it to the other side of Texas! Calling it a night before we finally get to New Mexico tomorrow. Got to stop at my favorite Texas Barbecue. Feels good to be back in Texas!
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- Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM
- ☀️ 104 °F
- Altitude: 3,566 ft
- United StatesRoswell33°23’51” N 104°31’28” W
Stop 11: Roswell, NM
July 9, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 104 °F
After a 4.5 hour drive of the NOTHINGNESS of west Texas, we crossed into New Mexico. We stopped to check out the famous aliens which can be found everywhere in this town. We also stopped to see AuntRead more
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- Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 5:13 PM
- ☀️ 88 °F
- Altitude: 6,939 ft
- United StatesMescalero Lake33°17’48” N 105°41’15” W
Stop 12: Ruidosa, NM
July 9, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Impromptu stop in Ruidosa. Check out this view!!
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- Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 7:00 PM
- ☀️ 102 °F
- Altitude: 3,891 ft
- United StatesPreciado Park32°18’52” N 106°46’47” W
Stop 13: Las Cruces, NM
July 9, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 102 °F
We finally made it! We are officially at my grandmothers for the next week at her home in Las Cruces. She greeted us with my favorite green chili enchiladas. Feels good to be back in New Mexico.
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- Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 3:00 PM
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: 7,024 ft
- United StatesThe Santa Fe Plaza National Historic Landmark35°41’15” N 105°56’19” W
Stop 14 : Santa Fe, NM
July 16, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
After a week in Las Cruces, we are back on the road and heading East! We took it easy today only driving about 4 hours to Santa Fe. We took the longer scenic root through the turquoise trail. WeRead more
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- Friday, July 17, 2020 at 3:00 PM
- ☀️ 97 °F
- Altitude: 3,655 ft
- United StatesRattlers Civic Arena35°12’21” N 101°49’51” W
Stop 15: Amarillo, TX
July 17, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 97 °F
Pit stop in Amarillo to check out Cadillac Ranch. We also got to see Uncle Denis and Aunt Carolyn. It was so nice to catch up with them.
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- Friday, July 17, 2020 at 9:00 PM
- 🌙 88 °F
- Altitude: 1,214 ft
- United StatesMyriad Gardens35°28’8” N 97°31’11” W
Stop 16: Oklahoma City, OK
July 17, 2020 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 88 °F
After driving on Route 66 all day we are in Oklahoma City for the night. Resting up for a full day of driving tomorrow.
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- Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 3:00 PM
- ☀️ 91 °F
- Altitude: 289 ft
- United StatesLittle Rock34°44’56” N 92°16’32” W
Stop 17: Little Rock, AR
July 18, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Pit stop in Little Rock, Arkansas. Home of the Clinton’s. Don’t worry there is an actual “little rock” in Little Rock!
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- Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 6:00 PM
- ☀️ 93 °F
- Altitude: 305 ft
- United StatesCivic Center Plaza35°8’57” N 90°3’10” W
Stop 18: Memphis, TN
July 18, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
Pit stop in Memphis. Homeland of Elvis! Got a sneak peak of Graceland and crossed the Mississippi River for the second time.
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- Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 9:00 AM
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: 535 ft
- United StatesCapitol Hill36°10’3” N 86°46’43” W
Stop 19: Nasheville, TN
July 19, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Overnight in Nashville before the long haul back to Charlotte.
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- Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 8:00 PM
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Altitude: 699 ft
- United StatesDowntown Chalotte35°13’19” N 80°50’20” W
Stop 20: HOME
July 19, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Two weeks later and I am home sweet home!!!!
TravelerSafe travels! I