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- Day 22
- Friday, June 17, 2016 at 9:06 PM
- 🌙 28 °C
- Altitude: 5,190 ft
United StatesRoma Green35°5’7” N 106°36’20” W
Albuquerque: Downtown to Old Town 2
June 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
More pictures from the walking tour.
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- Day 22
- Friday, June 17, 2016 at 9:10 PM
- 🌙 28 °C
- Altitude: 4,980 ft
- United StatesLovelace Medical Library35°5’4” N 106°39’4” W
Albuquerque Original Townsite
June 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Once we arrived at the Old Town we toured the plaza and San Felipe de Neri Church.
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- Day 22
- Friday, June 17, 2016 at 9:18 PM
- 🌙 28 °C
- Altitude: 4,980 ft
- United StatesLovelace Medical Library35°5’4” N 106°39’4” W
Madonna of the Trails
June 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
On our way back to downtown we stopped at Albuquerque's Madonna of the Trails Monument. This is the second monument we've seen on the route. The first was in California. There are 10 others betweenRead more
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- Day 22
- Friday, June 17, 2016 at 9:24 PM
- 🌙 21 °C
- Altitude: 6,670 ft
- United StatesTajique34°45’6” N 106°17’16” W
Dog Head Fire
June 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Driving to Albuquerque yesterday we saw smoke from the Dog Head Fire. The fire has burned over 17,000 acres. These photos were taken today, several miles east of Albuquerque.
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- Day 22
- Friday, June 17, 2016 at 9:27 PM
- 🌙 27 °C
- Altitude: 4,980 ft
- United StatesLovelace Medical Library35°5’4” N 106°39’4” W
Albuquerque Flowers
June 17, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Flowers we saw on our walking tour.
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- Day 23
- Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 9:03 PM
- 🌙 24 °C
- Altitude: 7,001 ft
- United StatesBridge of the Hidalgos Historic Site35°41’13” N 105°56’16” W
Miraculous Staircase
June 18, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Yesterday, we took the pre-1937 alignment of Route 66 up to Santa Fe. This morning we stopped at the Loretto Chapel to view the Miraculous Staircase. It was constructed in 1878. The identity of theRead more
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- Day 23
- Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 9:07 PM
- 🌙 27 °C
- Altitude: 4,094 ft
- United StatesUnited Pentecostal Church35°10’18” N 103°43’30” W
Tucumcari
June 18, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
We then left Santa Fe to continue on Route 66. One of our stops was at Tucumcari, where we saw a Route 66 Monument.
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- Day 23
- Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 9:12 PM
- 🌙 28 °C
- Altitude: 3,852 ft
- United StatesGlenrio35°10’42” N 103°2’35” W
Glenrio
June 18, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
From Tucumcari, we continued on the route to Glenrio, which sits on the stateline between New Mexico and Texas. From what we could tell these buildings haven't been occupied in years.
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- Day 23
- Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 10:16 PM
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 4,029 ft
- United StatesAdrian35°16’29” N 102°39’55” W
Adrian
June 18, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Our last stop before continuing on to Amarillo was the small town of Adrian. This spot marks the midpoint between Los Angeles and Chicago on Route 66.
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- Day 24
- Sunday, June 19, 2016
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 3,642 ft
- United StatesAmarillo35°12’53” N 101°50’18” W
Cadillac Ranch
June 19, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Before continuing our drive we stopped at Cadillac Ranch.
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- Day 24
- Sunday, June 19, 2016
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 3,392 ft
- United StatesYarnall35°12’54” N 101°34’41” W
Bug Ranch
June 19, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Further down the road we stopped at Bug Ranch, an homage to Cadillac Ranch.
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- Day 24
- Sunday, June 19, 2016
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 1,952 ft
- United StatesCheyenne35°36’50” N 99°40’17” W
Washita Battlefield National Monument
June 19, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Towards the end of the day, we stopped at Washita Battlefield National Monument. On November 27, 1868, Custer's 7th Cavalry attacked the village of Peace Chief Black Kettle. The majority ofRead more
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- Day 24
- Sunday, June 19, 2016
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 3,241 ft
- United StatesGroom35°12’13” N 101°6’25” W
Route 66 Highlights
June 19, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
On our drive today, we saw a leaning water tower (Groom, TX) and the 66 Super Service Station (Alanreed, TX).
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- Day 25
- Monday, June 20, 2016
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 1,394 ft
- United StatesDarlington Township35°38’4” N 98°3’57” W
Fort Reno
June 20, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
During today's drive we stopped at Fort Reno. The fort began as a military camp in 1874 during the Indian Wars. It was later used as a POW camp for captured Italian and German soldiers during WWII.
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- Day 25
- Monday, June 20, 2016
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 1,243 ft
- United StatesMyriad Gardens35°28’3” N 97°30’59” W
Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial
June 20, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We continued on the route to Oklahoma City, where we visited the memorial and museum dedicated to the victims of the Oklahoma City Bombing.
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- Day 25
- Monday, June 20, 2016
- ☀️ 33 °C
- Altitude: 988 ft
- United StatesArcadia35°40’0” N 97°19’36” W
Route 66 Highlights
June 20, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
During our drive we stopped in Arcadia, Oklahoma. There, we stopped in at POPS, a roadside attraction with over 700 kinds of soda. We also saw an historic round barn constructed in 1898.
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- Day 26
- Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 10:03 PM
- 🌙 25 °C
- Altitude: 1,155 ft
- United StatesShepherd Airport36°59’43” N 94°18’58” W
George Washington Carver Monument
June 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Most of today we spent driving, but we did have time to stop in to visit the George Washington Carver National Monument. Carver was the first African American to be recognized with a nationalRead more
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- Day 26
- Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 10:09 PM
- 🌙 27 °C
- Altitude: 814 ft
- United StatesRiverton37°4’30” N 94°42’17” W
Route 66 Highlights
June 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
While driving on the route today we stopped in Riverton, Kansas at the Rainbow Bridge. Built in 1923, it's the sole Marsh Arch Bridge remaining on the route.
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- Day 27
- Wednesday, June 22, 2016
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 1,043 ft
- United StatesFanning38°2’5” N 91°28’5” W
World's Largest Rocking Chair
June 22, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Traveling along 66 today we stopped in at the US 66 Outpost and General Store in Fanning, Missouri to see the World's Largest Rocking Chair.
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- Day 27
- Wednesday, June 22, 2016
- ☀️ 33 °C
- Altitude: 413 ft
- United StatesSt. Louis Arch38°37’27” N 90°11’7” W
St. Louis, MO
June 22, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
After arriving in St. Louis, we took an evening trip to the Gateway Arch.
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- Day 28
- Thursday, June 23, 2016
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Altitude: 482 ft
- United StatesForest Park38°38’18” N 90°17’3” W
Forest Park
June 23, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Before leaving St. Louis we stopped at Forest Park. In 1904, the park hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (World's Fair) and the Summer Olympics. We hiked one of the trails and saw the World'sRead more
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- Day 28
- Thursday, June 23, 2016
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Altitude: 394 ft
- United StatesCahokia Mounds State Historic SIte38°39’18” N 90°3’43” W
Cahokia Mounds
June 23, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
In the afternoon we visited Cahokia Mounds. At one time this was the largest city in North America, with a population of nearly 40,000. It's now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While there, we sawRead more
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- Day 29
- Friday, June 24, 2016
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 577 ft
- United StatesIles Park39°46’54” N 89°39’1” W
Old State Capitol, Springfield, IL
June 24, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We started off our final day of the trip with a visit to the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Our tour guide explained the history of the structure and some of its contents. We also heard aRead more
Hi Stepanie & mom - Looks like you had a great trip. Great Photographs and memories to match. Can we get together for lunch. I'd like to hear more about your travels. See you soon. Diana J
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- Day 29
- Friday, June 24, 2016
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 705 ft
- United StatesOdell41°0’13” N 88°31’31” W
Standard Oil Station
June 24, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Continuing on to Chicago, we briefly stopped at a restored Standard Oil Station in O'dell, Illinois.
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- Day 29
- Friday, June 24, 2016
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 617 ft
- United StatesFort Dearborn Addition41°52’42” N 87°37’27” W
End of the Route
June 24, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After 2,190 miles and 21 days, we arrived at the eastern terminus of the route in Chicago -- Jackson Street and Michigan Avenue. We also continued on to the route's pre-1937 end on Lake Shore Drive.Read more