Route 66 Trip, July 2010
A trip from Chicago (3 July) to Los Angeles (18 July) down Route 66. About 2,900 miles (4,750 km).
Three motorcyclists (Mike, Melissa, Pete) on Harley-Davidsons (see photo below), and a support car with Val, Nell, Lynn and Mark.
date |
start |
finish |
stops |
mileage |
Friday July 2 |
Liverpool |
Chicago, IL |
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Chicago, IL |
Mclean, IL |
Odell gas station, Pontiac |
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Mclean, IL |
Champaign, IL |
Lincoln's house in Springfield, Melissa's godmother's near Champaign |
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Champaign |
Lebanon, Missouri |
gas stations & ice-cream places |
400 |
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Lebanon, MO |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Tulsa; rainstorm |
356 |
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Oklahoma City, OK |
Mclean, TX |
R66 Gas station |
256 |
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Mclean, TX |
Tucumcari, NM |
Pampa, Amarillo |
209 |
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Tucumcari, NM |
Los Alamos, NM |
Fort Sumner; Santa Fe pick up Nell |
270 |
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Los Alamos, NM |
Grants, NM |
Santa Fe, Albuquerque |
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Grants, NM |
Holbrook, AZ |
Petrified Forest |
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Holbrook |
Williams |
huge meteor crater |
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Williams |
Williams |
Grand Canyon |
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Williams |
Needles, CA |
desert |
176 |
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Needles |
Victorville |
desert |
174 |
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Victorville |
Ventura |
LA traffic! |
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Ventura |
Torrance |
Ventura harbour & beach |
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Sunday July 18 |
Torrance |
LA |
drop off bikes; return to UK |
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