Categorie: Route 66

This was another day of up and down roads. The first stop was in Chandler, at the house of Jerry McClanahan, the EZ 66 guide author. We learned not only about his experiences with / on route 66, but also about what they do in case of tornado alert (his…

We started with the best breakfast we had on this trip, at Maple Leaf Cafe – nice cafe with proper coffee and crepes, avo smash etc. The owners had been inspired by their trip to Guatemala where they liked the crepes and diversity of food so decided to try something…

The first stop was a huge hunting and fishing store, Bass Pro, in Springfield, Missouri where we spent close to 2 hours and didn’t manage to see it all! They had a very interesting firearm museum there (with the balustrade leading to it made of rifles). Next destination was the…

This day was definitely a day of up and down and paralel roads. The roads that we drove passed through beautiful country. We crossed Piney Creek (peaceful, lots of canoes), took Hooker Cut, the deepest cut by the original road, with the two lanes still in local use today, to…

We first drove to Times Beach visitors centre and Meramec River Bridge. There is an interesting story – Times Beach newspaper sold land in this area in 1925 to develop a community of holiday houses (people could buy land for just $67.50 with a 6 month subscription). It ended up…