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    Birthplace of Route 66

    August 12, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    In 1925, Tulsa businessman Cyrus Avery began a campaign to create a road linking Chicago to Los Angeles by establishing the U.S. Highway 66 Association in Tulsa, earning the city the nickname the "Birthplace of Route 66".Read more

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    East meets west

    August 12, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    The 40-foot bronze sculpture titled "East Meets West" is dedicated to Cyrus Avery, known as the "Father of Route 66" for his pivotal role in establishing the US Highway 66 Association.

    The phenomenal statue shows the Avery family in a 1926 Ford encountering an oil cart. It is the work of Robert Summers and was dedicated in 2012.Read more

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    The building in the center is a miniature of the World Trade Center.

    We were both enamored by Tulsa, OK

    August 12, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    Known as the "Oil Capital of the World" for most of the 20th century, the city's success in the energy industry prompted construction booms in the popular Art Deco  style of the time. Profits from the oil industry continued through the Great Depression, helping the city's economy fare better than most in the United States during the 1930s.Read more

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    Boston Avenue United Methodist Church

    August 12, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, located in downtown Tulsa, was completed in 1929. It is considered to be one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical art deco architecture in the United States and has been designated by the Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark. It is also an international United Methodist Historic Site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Read more

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    Day is done. God is nigh.

    August 12, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Mena, AR-Booneville, AR-Mount Magazine State Park, AR- Mount Magazine scenic Biway, AR-Osark, AR-Pigtrail Scenic Highway AR 23-Fayette, AR-Lake Wedington Loop Trail- Cherokee Territory-Tulsa, OK

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    Ozark Trail obelisk

    August 13, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    The Stroud oblisk is a 21-foot-tall concrete obelisk, one of the only two surviving original Ozark Trail obelisks in Oklahoma. Originally erected in downtown Stroud along the intersection of Highway 66 and Highway 99, it was moved to its current offroad location because it had become a traffic hazard when vehicular traffic increased in the late 1920s.  😄Read more

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    Pops66 Soda Ranch

    August 13, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Using a theme of soda pop, Pops66 is marked by a giant neon sign in the shape of a soda pop bottle. The glass walls of the restaurant are decorated with shelves of over 700 different types of soda pop bottles arranged by beverage color. Many of the bottles are rare or otherwise difficult to obtain. Many bottles are available for purchase inside with some available cold from the huge refrigerator at the western end.Read more

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    Oklahoma City bombing

    August 13, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C

    On the morning of April 19, 1995, an ex-Army soldier and security guard named Timothy McVeigh parked a rented Ryder truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City.

    Within moments, the surrounding area looked like a war zone. A third of the building had been reduced to rubble, with many floors flattened like pancakes. Dozens of cars were incinerated, and more than 300 nearby buildings were damaged or destroyed.

    The pictures shown around the world were heartbreaking. particularly of the children who were lost.

    They've done a good job with the memorial. It is beautiful, serene, and thought-provoking.    Read more

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    Day is done. God is nigh.

    August 13, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

    Tulsa, Oklahoma-Golden Driller Statue-Ozark Trail Obelisk-Pops on 66-Oklahoma City-Tuckers Onion Burgers- Oklahoma City National Memorial-Bricktown-Historic Route 66-McClean, Texas (restored 1929 Route 66 Gas Station)- Amarillo, Texas-The Big Texan Steak Ranch and BreweryRead more

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    The Blue Hole

    August 14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

    With temperatures up to 100° F, we sure were glad we had our swimsuits along. That said, easing into 61° F took our breath away.

    The Santa Rosa blue hole, once known as Blue Lake, is one of seven sister lakes connected underground by a vast system of water.Read more

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    Day is done. God is nigh.

    August 14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Amarillo, Texas-Midpoint Cafe, Texas-Russels Travel Center, New Mexico-La Cita Restaurant-Tucumcari, New Mexico-Santa Rosa, New Mexico-The Blue Hole-Albuquerque, New Mexico

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    Breakfast at Lindsy's

    August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    Lindy's began its life as Coney Island Cafe in 1929, making it one of the oldest continually operating restaurants on Route 66. In 1960, it was renamed Lindy's Diner, but the classic dishes and vintage atmosphere lived on. Mindy's Diner has been recently featured in over 30 movies and TV shows, including "Roswell" and "Goldfinch".

    Named best dinner in New Mexico by Food Network Magazine.    Read more

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    We've got wheels

    August 16, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Haukur is all smiles and geared up for the Colorado off-roads – rolling with a Motoz Tractionator Adventure on the rear and a Motoz RallZ up front. At least, that’s what he thinks they’re called … but let’s be honest: whatever the name, as long as they grip better than his morning coffee mug, he’s ready to roll!Read more

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    Old coal mine museum

    August 16, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    As best I can understand, there was a lot of stuff on the property, and they continued to hoard whatever they found.

    Stuff is laying around everywhere. You can pick up whatever you like and take a good look at the contraptions. For instance, a 1917 motiograph, an old switchboard ...

    Take a look at the 1929 Oakland with original wood-spoked tires.

    How they brought in a stream engine, I can't imagine.    Read more