Gettin' our kicks on Route 66....... Major 56k Warning.
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Gettin' our kicks on Route 66....... Major 56k Warning.
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So, couple month’s back I got a little ansy and decided my Mom needed a vacation.  \\;\\\\\\;My Mom’s been living with my family for about a year now since the o’ll man passed. \\;\\\\\\; Anyhow, she loves to ride\\\\\\; so I thought I’d take her for walkies.  \\;\\\\\\;She’s 77.  \\;\\\\\\;
Booked a couple e-tickets to Chicago from EuroLand and told her to put everything she needs for a month in a saddle bag, ….she laughed\\\\\\; ……then realised I wasn’t.  \\;\\\\\\;  \\;\\\\\\; Next day we were headed to Chicago.  \\;\\\\\\;
Get to Chicago\\\\\\; rent one of those huge freakin’ things with the suitcase thing on the back and a windshield. Damn, they’re nice for long haul.  \\;\\\\\\;
Bought a Route 66 map and told the honey on the desk we’d be back in a couple weeks, maybe more. \\;\\\\\\; (Oh, then engaged my brain and did something real smart, …….bought a Garmin Zumo 550.)  \\;\\\\\\;
I can’t even begin to go into this with words…… so I’ll just post some pics…… and throw in a few comments. \\;\\\\\\; Didn’t bother putting any “It’s me” pics in\\\\\\; as no one’s interested in our mugs. So I just threw in what I thought was pertinent to the route66. I think this is a pretty good summation of the road.  \\;\\\\\\;
Route 66 trip One way\\\\\\; Chicago L.A. ………….4 weeks.  \\;\\\\\\;
Total Stateside time……… almost 8 weeks. Just got back……..wife’s not too happy I stayed over a month but she’ll get over it.  \\;\\\\\\;
Route 66 Trip is about ~2400 miles. We somehow did 3,700. But we hit Vegas, GranCanyon, plus a load of other side trips.  \\;\\\\\\;
Second month rented a cage and did Toronto, New York, Florida, etc etc. Nice trip, but…..Nothing, and I mean Nothing compared to the Route 66 trip.  \\;\\\\\\;
I can’t get enough of the vintage cars…..  \\;\\\\\\;
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oakman
Amboy..... the town that was sold on ebay for the price of a normal house.......
The mother road........
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 \\;\\\\\\; Sedona….  \\;\\\\\\;
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Gran Canyon........
I'll whack some more up tomorrow, as it's getting late. \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\;  \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\; Awesome trip. ....... Makes me wanna do Sturgis and the 105th next month ..... \\;\\\\\\; hmmmm.
So, couple month’s back I got a little ansy and decided my Mom needed a vacation.  \\;\\\\\\;My Mom’s been living with my family for about a year now since the o’ll man passed. \\;\\\\\\; Anyhow, she loves to ride\\\\\\; so I thought I’d take her for walkies.  \\;\\\\\\;She’s 77.  \\;\\\\\\;
Booked a couple e-tickets to Chicago from EuroLand and told her to put everything she needs for a month in a saddle bag, ….she laughed\\\\\\; ……then realised I wasn’t.  \\;\\\\\\;  \\;\\\\\\; Next day we were headed to Chicago.  \\;\\\\\\;
Get to Chicago\\\\\\; rent one of those huge freakin’ things with the suitcase thing on the back and a windshield. Damn, they’re nice for long haul.  \\;\\\\\\;
Bought a Route 66 map and told the honey on the desk we’d be back in a couple weeks, maybe more. \\;\\\\\\; (Oh, then engaged my brain and did something real smart, …….bought a Garmin Zumo 550.)  \\;\\\\\\;
I can’t even begin to go into this with words…… so I’ll just post some pics…… and throw in a few comments. \\;\\\\\\; Didn’t bother putting any “It’s me” pics in\\\\\\; as no one’s interested in our mugs. So I just threw in what I thought was pertinent to the route66. I think this is a pretty good summation of the road.  \\;\\\\\\;
Route 66 trip One way\\\\\\; Chicago L.A. ………….4 weeks.  \\;\\\\\\;
Total Stateside time……… almost 8 weeks. Just got back……..wife’s not too happy I stayed over a month but she’ll get over it.  \\;\\\\\\;
Route 66 Trip is about ~2400 miles. We somehow did 3,700. But we hit Vegas, GranCanyon, plus a load of other side trips.  \\;\\\\\\;
Second month rented a cage and did Toronto, New York, Florida, etc etc. Nice trip, but…..Nothing, and I mean Nothing compared to the Route 66 trip.  \\;\\\\\\;
I can’t get enough of the vintage cars…..  \\;\\\\\\;
 \\;\\\\\\;
 \\;\\\\\\;
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oakman
Amboy..... the town that was sold on ebay for the price of a normal house.......
The mother road........
 \\;\\\\\\;  \\;\\\\\\;
 \\;\\\\\\; Sedona….  \\;\\\\\\;
 \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\;  \\;\\\\\\;
Gran Canyon........
I'll whack some more up tomorrow, as it's getting late. \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\;  \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\; Awesome trip. ....... Makes me wanna do Sturgis and the 105th next month ..... \\;\\\\\\; hmmmm.
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RE: Gettin' our kicks on Route 66....... Major 56k Warning.
Great Pics! \\; I'm heading out first of next month, I can't wait!! \\; We will not get to spend as much time on the road as you lucky folks, but we plan to make good use of the time. \\; Thanks for posting the pics. \\;
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FD
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FD
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RE: Gettin' our kicks on Route 66....... Major 56k Warning.
That is awesome that you thought of your mom. It shows how much you love her that you would take her on a trip of a lifetime. The pics are great. Thanks for sharing.
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RE: Gettin' our kicks on Route 66....... Major 56k Warning.
Awesome pics and how cool to take your Mum with ya! I live in Illinois about 90 miles south of Chicago on Rt. 66. I travel it most days and in the summer always see bikes with out of state plates traveling the Mother Road!
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RE: Gettin' our kicks on Route 66....... Major 56k Warning.
Kudos for taking your Ma on the trip.
But double-kudos to her for going along!
I would give a couple eye-teeth to take that Harley VL home.
But double-kudos to her for going along!
I would give a couple eye-teeth to take that Harley VL home.
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Awesome stuff there dude. SW part of the US is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Cant wait to move back to AZ. Glad you and your mom had a trip of a lifetime. Pretty big smile there on her at the grand canyon!