msgypsy
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REGATTA2 wrote:WE ARE PLANNING A TRIP DOWN ROUTE 66 NEXT SUMMER FROM SPRINGFIELD MO TO CALIFORNIA AND THEN UP TO LAKE TAHOE AND BACK HOME. HAVE A 25 FOOT AIRSTREAM PULLING IT WITH A F350 SUPER DUTY FORD PICKUP. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON THINGS TO SEE AND HOW ABOUT THE ROADS?
How fun that sounds! Maybe you could post a trip journal for us.
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kalynzoo
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It is a great trip. Favorite stops were the Western Museum in Oklahoma City. Don't miss the Route 66 museum town in Elk City, we stopped for an hour and spent a day. The Fort was a nice campground in Amarillo. The Ranger station at the Petrified Forest in Arizona is a good stop, and if you have the time take the drive though, the road is good and you can take the rig without a problem. Flagstaff is a nice city, but your better off base camping in Williams, the Williams KOA is large, clean, friendly, just remodeled, and has lots of trees. Park the trailer and take the car/truck to Sedona. Since you are planing a summer trip, you can take 395 up to Tahoe. It is a nice highway, the grades are acceptable, and it makes a great drive. Happy Trails.
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amxpress
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Visit your local library or book store. There are a bunch of books about traveling Route 66. I would love to do the trip from Chicago to L.A.
Let us know how things go along the way.
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What is so special about RT 66.......... i lived on it all my life!! lol
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home_school_dad
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If you do decide to see the Petrified Forest in Arizona, consider camping in Holbrook. The best way to see the Petrified Forest/Painted Desert National Park is to drive out of Holbrook on US-180 to the southern entrance. This will be the Petrified Forest area. Take your time but plan to get to the northern end toward evening. The Painted Desert is best viewed early morning or late evening. That is when the colors can really be seen.
The northern side ends at I-40 for a short drive back to Holbrook.
Other side trips could include (while camping in Gallup):
Canyon de Chelly NP on the Navajo Reservation, Chaco Culture NP, Hubbell Trading Post NHS, El Morro NM, and the Navajo Museum in Window Rock, AZ.
All of these are day trips and several can be combined into one day.
Mesa Verde NP in Colorado is 150 miles from Gallup.
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REGATTA2,
We've made this trip as part of the Great Race back in 2002. Plan on traveling at highway speeds but stopping frequently. We really enjoyed our trip.
The suggestion I have is for you to take Highway 395 up from Barstow to Tahoe. Very pretty and much cooler than the central valley.
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mileshuff
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I would not tow route 66 from Kingman through Oatman, AZ. Rather narrow and twisty in spots. Oatman is a fun place to visit for an afternoon if you can unhitch in Kingman or Bullhead City.
Route 66 from Ashfork, AZ through Page Springs to Kingman is one of the best stretchs of 66 still remaining. I do not know the frequency but there is a radio station playing commercial free oldies along this stretch.
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colliehauler
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FishPOET wrote:I am tentatively setting up a trip in December from CA to St Louis on I-40/1-44/Route 66. I will be watching this thread closely.
These are some of the websites I have been visiting so far:
Legends of America
Historic 66
The Road Wanderer I just spent many many hours reading THE ROAD WANDERER.
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SWMO
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Quote:I would not tow route 66 from Kingman through Oatman, AZ. Rather narrow and twisty in spots.
I certainly agree with this, and I agree with the visit to Oatman. You could stop in Needles, if the weather is bearable, and make the short drive to Oatman.
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