Did you happen to go to Devils Elbow (Route 66) In Missouri
(That's were My Grandpa had a Auto Repair shop
and Wrecker Service) In the Late 30's to med. 40's and
I spent a little time there in the Med. 40's also(but I was in diapers)
so every time I get a chance I go visit the Bluff overlooking the
Big Piney River It's a beautiful sight. Then My Grandpa moved the
family to Normandy (not on the Map) It was a Truck Stop South
of Buckhorn North of Laquey also on old Route 66.
Hoot 58
Jefferson.Tx.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Rockefeller <dbr@powerweb.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 1995 11:00 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Adventures along the Mother Road
> I'm back all. For those of you who aren't aware, my family, five kids and
> the wife, and I just returned from a two week trip tracing all of the
famed
> "Mother Road" Route 66. Well we started out on June 26 from our home in
> Waupun, Wisconsin and drove to Chicago to begin our adventure. We found
> the begining of the route in down town Chicago. Because of traffic we
> couldn't stop for a photo op, but we did take some video of the sign that
> says "Begin Historic Route 66". Well from there the adventures began.
> Just two miles from the beginning we stopped for a potty break and were
> promptly asked for a dollar by the local BUM! Kids never saw that before
> and it became the topic of conversation for many miles to come. We drove
> through Illinois that first day and arrived in St. Louis late that night.
> The arch is just amazing at night. Not that it isn't an impressive sight
> by day. Well the second day we went to spend a few hours at the arch and
> then went merrily along our way. Travel through Missouri was rather
boring
> except for the low haning Possum that I hit with the passanger side of the
> van. Scared the wife half to death. We stopped in Kansas to take a few
> pictures and met some really nice people there. One even offered to help
> me find parts for my truck. I just got an email from him this morning.
> About halfway through Oklahoma our transmission blew! God what I wouldn't
> have done for my manual trany on my truck at that point. We limped to a
> truck stop and spent most of the day trying to track down a new trany for
a
> van that I had only owned for 4 weeks. The dealer that I bought it from
> agreed to pay half to the $2,000.00 bill. At least it was something.
Well
> the local motel owner came and took us to her place and even gave us a
> discount on a room while the repairs were being done. If your ever in
> Sayer, Okelahoma stay at the Westen Motel. It only took one day to
replace
> the trany and we were on the road again by 4 the next day. In Texas I was
> given a paver from the old road by a lady who owned a gift shop in a
little
> town. I had given her grand daughter a Tshirt with our vacation print on
> it and she felt it only right to give me the paver. Some people are just
> so sweet! We stopped at the first Phillips 66 station and an old art deco
> style gas station/restaurant. On to New Mexico! In New Mexico this group
> of Northerners saw their first Road Runner, Armadillo, and Indian ruines.
> I also discovered wild Watermelons growing along the side of the road
> there. Cool! Arizona gave us some of the nicest views we have ever seen.
> Just outside of Oatman, a small ghost town, we came upon two mountain
goats
> standing in the middle of the road. They just wouldn't move! When I got
> out to take a few pictures of them, one went up and one went down! 100
> feet straight down! Wow! After Oatman we drove a very long, straight,
and
> hot road. Nothing but Prairie dogs and cactus. This is where I found out
> that Prairie Dogs don't know how to play chicken. Poor Prairie Dog! I
was
> probably the first, and last, car he ever saw. At the California border
we
> had to stop at a check point and were asked if we were transporting any
> plants? "No!' I said, knowing full well that I had several cacti and a
few
> plant seeds under my front seat. So on we went to Needles and points
West!
> We continued all day through the desert until we came into LA and onto
> Santa Monica. It was early evening and the 4th of July when we got to
> Santa Monica Peer. With all the people and the traffic all we could do
was
> jump out and take a quick picture of the road sign at the end of Route 66.
> Mission complete! Now Home along the hated Interstate system through Las
> Vegas and Denver! Home at last on July 9th. It's been almost a week
since
> we got home and I'm still recovering. In a few days our photos will be
> back and I'll post a few for all to see. As for those of you kind enough
> to give me your phone numbers, sorry! I left them sitting on the kitchen
> table in my haste to get going. These are only a few of the hilights of
> our trip. I hope you all get a chace to do this once in you life times,
> but please do yourself a favor and leave the wife and kids at home and
take
> your best friend instead.........your ole Truck!
>
>
> Later everyone
> John Rockefeller
> 1949 3100 "Eeore" ( Who didn't make this trip! )
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