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MAY 15: Kingman Bike, Museum, Shanghai friends, Route 66 Scenic Overload, Oatman Burros, Bagdad Cafe
This started out as a normal day: wake up, get dressed, ride the folding bike, go for food at the breakfast bar, but first check to be sure the Cobra made it safely through the night. SURPRISE: Someone left me…
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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…
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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…
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Today wasn’t much on mega-excitement; good thing, as we were still recovering from the intense mountain road-running yesterday getting to Flagstaff. Oh, uh, kids: when you build your car, DO NOT drive it late at night on dark twisty mountain…
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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…
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Everyone sleeps better when they’re home, right? Well, we ALL slept better at MIKE’S home last night, and woke extra early to wash the cars before the Phoenix sun became high and scorching. We got the job done while there…
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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…
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This day was packed with adventure. We left our WigWam Motel early for the drive to Scottsdale/Phoenix, hoping to catch a 10:00 a.m. concert at MIM (more on that later). It was about 42 degrees at Holbrook when I woke…
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Another day for the books: it started off as a possible failure, but turned fantastic. Our hoped-for “meet and greet” with other car folks at the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Care hospital fell through, no one showed up.…
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