[TR] cross country caravan trip

[pethier at comcast.net]

----- "scotts junk" <smacsjunk at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: "scotts junk" <smacsjunk at hotmail.com>
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 1:41:10 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [TR] cross country caravan trip
>
> Had a great drive along Route 66 from Williams to Topek in Arizona
> last fall
> and would definitely recommend that section. I beleive it is
> considered to be
> the longest and best preserved piece of the original route. We
> unintentionally
> stumbled across it on our way out from Vegas to the Grand Canyon and
> ended up
> spending a couple of days following it back - was one of the most fun
> parts of
> the trip (unfortunately in a rent-a-beast not the Spit). Take in the
> Route 66
> museum in Kingman and be sure to stop for a burger and shake at Mr D'z
> Diner
> across the street. Trying to get  group organized to meet Jonmac (and
> whatever
> band of gypsies is accompanying) at the Saskatchewan border, hope some
> of you
> make it into the north country.

Unfortunately, we had to change our plans to shadow Jonmac all the way from the Twin Cities to SLO when he moved up his arrival date in the Twin Cities 2 weeks to August 29th.  I can't take another two weeks of vacation.  It does not look as though we will go to Canada.

Current plan is to fete Jonmac when he is here in August and for Sue and I to set out two weeks later, make some quick visits to Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone and meet up somewhere on the west coast, maybe Portland, maybe San Francisco, whatever works with his west-coast schedule when it gets settled.

On the way home we may stay in Williams and take in a day a the Grand Canyon, then check out some of Route 66.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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