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My notes and photos of the trip in June 2011 Note that due to space restrictions the wedding and subsequent days are on: http://morebighroute66.blogspot.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wah7MqEHFg
Something about St Louis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-al-Emb9TY
Something about roadkill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UejelYnVI3U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UaXI0Zaquw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCtbgWL8xHU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Zha3BWbl8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QynK5IDalmA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2zdJ7UBP3U (for Liz)
And the one you've all been waiting for:
We made it through the Wilderness (no that’s not a link to a Madonna sound clip) but that’s what it felt like by the time we reached Santa Fe.
We left our hotel at 8 am and headed into the West Texas flat and very dry pasturelands. Our first stop was to see the avant garde sculpture of several cars half buried in the ground. Shortly afterwards we stopped for coffee at Adrian which was officially the half-way point of Route 66.
Much of the original Route 66 has been by-passed with modern freeways and at Glenrio, just before the Texas – New Mexico Border we visited a ‘ghost town’ of old motels and garages which had died once the traffic had been re-directed.
Continuing on our way we were quite taken aback when driving through a gorge to emerge into classic barren and rocky 'cowboy cattle country'. We had a short break at Tucumcari and rode on through the wilderness to Santa Rosa for lunch and a Route 66 Museum with some amazing classic cars.
We headed north towards Santa Fe and began gaining height. The scenery changed to more hilly, less barren vistas with trees becoming more common. We approached the Pecos river in the Sangre de Chritos range and stopped at an historic missionary site.
A few more miles saw us in Santa Fe with welcome greenery and very pleasant quarters for the night. We had a group meal in a nearby restaurant and looked forward to a rest day tomorrow and an exploration of Santa Fe.
Soundclips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRae5mRoRE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK_TXfKfyag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvCvsRp5ho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyPYM5uUViI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xx5IvDW9S0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLXQltR7vUQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww5GXbk58R0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlFNA4EfexQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zuhxfrXocw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlIpbSTWyx4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzae_SqbmDE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6zC-4sMWwo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRY361U3A5Y
Dear Readers,
Just so you don't feel left out, BigH has been sifting through the archives to bring you a Virtual Las Vegas Showtime experience:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUmi46hVh9U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyrQqmc5UT8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7K4jH7NqUw
Really enjoying these travels with you, brilliant! Bike- scary, Id have to take the bus or horse!! love Kaye
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