August 2011
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Day 22 & 23 - Austin, TX to Houston, TX - Recap
Miles traveled: 203 States: 1 (Texas) Camp: N/A
Left Austin early Monday afternoon headed for Houston. Once again, I was surprised by the size of the state. Looking at the map, I didn’t figure the drive could be longer than two hours or so. False. 3+ hours later, I arrived in Houston.
I arrived in the Houston area and we immediately went out for food to Chuy’s and had some great...
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Day 21 - Oklahoma City, OK to Austin, TX - Recap
Miles traveled: 440 States: 2 (Oklahoma, Texas) Camp: N/A
Pretty driving-heavy day. Left Oklahoma City before 7 AM. Though I was aware that just the portion of the drive in Texas was hours long, I don’t think I was really ready for it, especially on only about 30 minutes of sleep.
One very nice thing about the drive was the “scenic pull-offs” along the Texas interstate....
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Route 66 - Day 3 - Recap
Miles traveled: 356 States: 3 (Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma City) Camp: N/A
What a day. I don’t really know how I’m going to be able to sum it all up, but I’ll try. I started the day well rested in Springfield. After a big breakfast, I left town with the intention of making it to Oklahoma City by nightfall. However, with Joplin in between, I knew there was a strong possibility I...
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Pulled into a Walmart parking lot in Oklahoma City this morning around 5:30. I thought I’d try for a couple of hours of sleep like I got the first night.
Unfortunately this time it’s just not working, so I’m going to head on to Austin. Once I get there I’ll see if I can sneak a couple of hours of sleep.
No rest for the weary.
We are now solidly into the “non-stop nonsense babbling to myself in weird voices and accents” portion of the evening.
On the road again. Because of how long I stayed in Joplin, I’m going to be driving pretty late into the night.
Right now I’m stopped for gas in Miami, OK, headed for Oklahoma City.
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I’m at the McDonalds in Joplin, MO. I had planned to be in Oklahoma City by now. Once I stopped in Joplin, I knew that wasn’t happening. I’ll still be driving on to OKC tonight, but I had to stop and get these photos transferred and edited.
I can hardly put into words what this place looks like right now. Apparently they’ve recovered a bit, but some of the areas look like...
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Route 66 - Day 2 - Recap
Miles traveled: 270 States: 2 (Illinois, Missouri) Camp: N/A
Left Edwardsville around 11AM after a couple of hours of sleep in my car. Shockingly, I didn’t really feel tired, despite the lack of sleep.
First up was crossing the river on the I-55 bridge. Apparently the bridge that was a part of historic Route 66 is closed. It was really cool to drive by the Gateway Arch. Very awesome to see...
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Just arrived in Springfield, MO. I was planning to camp here tonight, but it’s storming a bit now and there are supposed to be strong thunderstorms for the next few hours and then again in the morning. I think I’m going to either get a cheap hotel room or sleep in my car again.
Right now I’m working through 400+ photos from today’s drive. Apparently I think...
