Posts by Mitch

It has been more than a week since I returned home and I have had some time to reflect on our journey. The trip we took as cousins was and will remain one I will always retain fond memories of for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that I was able…

Well….we made it! We woke this morning had breakfast and headed out from Arcadia to the Petersen Car Museum (on the must do list for all of us) via I-210 and 60. It was typical LA traffic and we had enough of it for John to say, “I don’t want to do that again”. But…

Today we left Barstow and started the next to last leg of our journey. We gassed up before hitting the highway. Upon seeing the per gallon price I had gas! We got off the highway before San Bernadino to take a different route to Arcadia via both the San Gabriel and Sierra Pelona mountains of…

Our day Wednesday started in Kingman at the Route 66 Museum in the Powerhouse. We met up with Joyce Wiley an administrative assistant at the museum and supporter of our cause for a photo shoot and introduction to the museum displays. It is a wonderful museum with two particularly interesting galleries which relate the stories…

Now I know that the title of this entry is probably a bit confusing, so allow me to explain. No we did not take any aircraft to Flagstaff but the roads we drove, specifically 89 & 89A, were very good pavement with fantastic curves and switchbacks all with proper camber and with the cars we…

I will be posting photos of our drive from Scottsdale to Flagstaff later, but wanted to make this entry while today is still fresh in my mind. After a great dinner in Sedona at The Hudson (another of Michaels bistro favorites) with stunning views of the surrounding mountains, we drove onto Flagstaff, arrived late, and…

Arriving in Phoenix early enough to visit the MIM was a special treat for so many reasons. The MIM by the way is the acronym for Musical Instrument Museum. This museum is an world class facility and an architectural “tour de force” both esthetically and acoustically. What made this visit even more special is the…

Part of the Route 66 experience are the kitschy attractions it has become famous for over the decades. One of those is the Wigwam Motels. The Wigwam Motels was a motel chain built during the 1930s and 1940s with rooms constructed in the form of tipis but mistakenly referred to as wigwams. Of the seven original locations only two…

After our visit at the New Mexico Cancer Treatment & Research facility we went to the university district in Albuquerque to have lunch at another great spot called “Two Fools Irish Pub”. Great fish & chips and service. It was a bit crowded as it was UNM graduation weekend but well worth the wait. After…

Today was another great day and one in which we met an incredibly inspiring lady, Angelica Solares. Angelica is the Sr. Program Manager at UNMC for The Office of Community Outreach & Engagement. The work she and her staff perform for cancer patients is admirable, and I encourage you to read John’s blog here to…