Wizard of Oz
Staked Plains
Monument Valley
Arches
Salt Lake
Yellowstone
Black Hills
Field of Dreams
2013
Road Trip
updated 5/28/2013
Orginally constructed 2001
Updated in 2008/09 update
2011 Recreated to reflect using our RV instead of the Van
Proposed
Routing
Alternate Routing
Route 66 Itinerary
Maybe
New
Mexico & Eastern Arizona
Interactive Route 66 Map
The above map was modified from the
original by
Swa.Frantzen@advalvas.be
Illinois || Missouri
|| Kansas || Oklahoma
Texas || New Mexico || Arizona || California
Nevada || Utah || Colorado || Nebraska
Iowa || Illinois || Indiana || Ohio
A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike.
And all plans, safeguards, policies and coercion are fruitless.
We
find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip . . . . .
a trip takes us.
- John Steinbeck |
Please be patient
the plans for
are "fluid" at best
Many of links may not work
I will update the site as time allows.
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I am going to do my best to do the following
(in ranked order):
see the mentioned sights
total (round) trip ??? days
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Please note distances and driving times
DAY 1 - Lodi, OH -Springfield, IL
479 miles @ 50 mph = 10.40 hours
Map
Campground
DAY 2 - Springfield, IL - Pratt, Ks
588
miles @ 50 mph = 11.00 hours - Map
Map
Campground - Pratt, KS
DAY 3
Pratt, Ks - Tucumcari, NM
340 miles
@ 40 mph = 8.4 hours
Map
Sights
Staked
Plains
Oklahoma
Texas
Tuccumcari, NM - lots of Route 66 stuff.
Campground
- Cactus
RV Park
Alternative
Lodging - Blue Swallow Motel
- Phone: (505) 461-9849
DAY 4 & 5 - TUCUMCARI, NM via Rte. 104
to Santa Fe
176.00
miles @ 40 mph = 4.5 hours
Sights
New Mexico
Route 104 (Map) (Picture)
Santa Fe,
NM
Albuquerque
Continental Divide
Gallup
Depends
on routing
Arizona
Petrified Forest / Painted Desert (get there BEFORE sunset !!!)
Lodging Holbrook,
AZ - - Wigwam
Motel -
phone: (520) 524-3048
Day
6 - Campground - Chama, NM
Santa Fe to Chama, NM (map)
118 miles @ 45 mph = 2.6 hours
DAY 7- Campground - Gouldings
Chama to Monument Valley, UT (map)
275 miles @ 40 mph = 6.8 hours
Sights
Alternative
Routing Santa Fe to Holbrook, AZ
"Click" for Printable
Map
Sights
- Drive as much as original Rt. 66 as possible (time)
- Jack Rabbit Trading Post (Exit 269)
- Winslow - Harvey
House (?)
- Meteor Crater (Exit 233)
- Two Guns Ruin (Exit 230) & old Route 66 bridge across Canyon
Diablo.
- Twin Arrows Trading Post (Exit 219)
- Flagstaff (Exit 211) through Winona (immortalized by Bobby Troup).
Enter Flagstaff the scenic way with Mt.
Humphreys in front of you.
Monument Valley
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Day 8 - Monument Valley, UT
miles @ 40 mph = hours
Sights
Lodging - Gouldings
Day 9- Monument Valley
DAY 10 - Monument Valley
, UT to Moab, Utah
300 miles @ 35 mph = 8.5 hours
Sights
Utah National Parks
Lodging . . - - - Apache Motel
phone: (1-800-228-6882)
Day 11 - Moab, UT
Day 12 - Moab, UT
Canyonlands National Park (???)
Day
13
- Salt Lake City - 237 miles
Day 14 - Yellowstone N.P
383 miles @ 38 mph = 10 hours
Day 14, 15 & 16
Yellowstone N.P
Lodging
- Fishing Bridge (map
[long download])
Day 17 - Little Bighorn
262
miles
Day 18 - Devil's Tower - KOA
237 miles
Day 19, 20 & 21 - Black Hills
77 miles
Day 22 - Holstein,
Iowa
Day 23 - Dyersville,
IA
Sights
Day 24
Sights
home
Lodging . . - - - Home |
There are a bizillon places I would like to see.
Unfortunately,
I only have the time and $$$$
for a few.
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Basic Vehicle Info & Necessities
Driving style - on Freeway - Posted
speed limit + 5 mph or "flow of traffic"
Our Vehicle
'67 GMC Van
Fuel economy 15 - 20 mpg
Range 250 - 350 miles
with dual A/C
- OR -
RV
Your Vehicle Specs
Top running condition
at least 125 mile fuel range
A/C - it gets HOT!!!! everywhere on trip
good spare tire / jack
oil
Basics to bring
Cell Phone
AAA "Plus" Card
Maps
Camera Equipment
Mailing Labels / Stamps for Post Cards
Money Orders
Basic tools
Warm jacket
Snacks
Extra Water
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