Route 66 Road Trip

In early 2022 I retired from the active “drive to the office” workforce and returned to my writing from home office full time. As a sort of celebration to being free and a way to jump start some inspirational data gathering I decided to go on a five week road trip with my husband and dog. Our plan is to travel the old “main” highway across the US from the midwest to the southwest. From Chicago to Santa Monica. The story and pictures will be chronicled here, so let’s get ready to go!

Here is the first installment: Pre-trip preparation.

The first day is over, we’re in Madison, WI and here it is!

Madison, WI to Chicago, IL – day two.

Here’s day three – still in Chicago, IL

Springfield, IL – day four and five of our road trip and counting!

St. Louis, MO – day five, the Gateway Arch!

St. Louis, MO – day six, up in the Arch and Bar K dog park

St. Louis, MO to Springfield, MO – day seven

Springfield, MO to Oklahoma City, OK – day eight

Oklahoma City, OK to Amarillo, TX – day nine

Amarillo, TX to Albuquerque, NM – day ten

Albuquerque, MN – day eleven

Albuquerque, NM – day twelve

Albuquerque, NM to Holbrook, AZ / Holbrook AZ – days thirteen and fourteen

Wigwam Hotel and Meteor Crater – day fifteen

Grand Canyon – day sixteen

Flagstaff, AZ – days seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen

Montezuma’s Castle National Monument – day 20

Santa Monica, CA – day 21

Joshua Tree National Park – day 22

Free day, travel day, and Hoover Dam – days 23, 24, and 25

Arches National Park – days 26 & 27

Moab, UT – day 28

Moab, UT to Denver, CO – day 29

Denver, CO – days 30 & 31

Denver, CO to Sundance, WY – day 32

Sundance, WY – day 33

Sundance, WY to Keystone, SD – days 34 and 35

Keystone, SD to Sioux Falls, SD – day 36

Sioux Falls to Minneapolis – day 37