I began my trip in Jacksonville, FL on Oct. 2nd


Had to make a stop in Crestview at one of America's finest establishments...


Stayed the night in New Orleans. Had some hurricanes, jambalaya and met this gator...







The next day I got as far as the outskirts of Houston. It was dark, pouring rain and the drivers were already fearless so I stopped for the night.

On day three I made it through Houston alive and headed up to Austin via 71 which sent me right through La Grange...


From Austin I took 183/84 to Abilene and then on to Lubbock. That night as I was getting close to Lubbock the fog rolled in and was so thick it wasn't safe to drive even though people were passing me racing off into the unknown...idiots. Check my girl out the next day...


From Lubbock, on day 4, I took 84 to Clovis, NM after enduring high winds and blowing sand along the way. At Clovis I picked up highway 209 to San Jon where I saw these guys generating power to protect baby squirrels from my icky carbon emissions...


This was the first Route 66 sign I encountered on my trip. I'm sure it was a first for my girl as well as she has been an east coast car her whole life...


From San Jon I sped along the old section of the Mother Road to Tucumcari, NM to have lunch at Dell's and let my girl pose for some glamour shots...again




After leaving Tucumcari I picked up 84 north to Las Vegas, NM and stayed the night at the restored Plaza Hotel. It was a fantastic experience, the place is very swanky.

The next day I did the tourist thing in Santa Fe, NM for a few hours...


I took Highway 14 out of Santa Fe to drive through Madrid where they filmed the movie Wild Hogs...




Having burned so much daylight I made it as far as Holbrook, AZ that night and cleaned all the dirt off the car and polished the chrome for photos the next day...










Ladies and Gentlemen...here it is


Somebody slept through navigation 101...




This dude was standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona and appeared to have seven women on his mind...


La Posada


One of four C-3's I saw on my trip. This Army vet just finished building the 383 stroker and transmission and was driving around Winslow tuning the car up.


More Route 66 trinkets for sale...

 

You know what they say about Indians with big arrows...


Strike a pose...Sedona, AZ






I stopped for the night at this little place in Seligam, AZ


Breakfast


On the old alignment of Route 66 north of I-40


Standing guard at the Grand Canyon Caverns...


The Hackberry General Store. As soon as I parked tourists started taking pictures...






After driving that alignment of Route 66 I drove north from Kingman, AZ to arrive at the Hoover Dam which was an amazing experience...


I spent the night in Vegas with a buddy of mine who deals cards at the Red Rock and then set out today for my hometown Santa Maria, CA.

Does size matter? They seem to think so in Baker...


Today coming home I drove I-15 from Vegas to Barstow, highway 58 to Bakersfield and then I picked up highway 166 to Santa Maria.

Highway 58 from Mojave to Bakersfield was an incredible downhill twisting and turning road that I had a blast driving. I will never drive that road up though. Forget that.

Hope you enjoyed the pictures. I'll post more after I drive from Santa Maria to San Diego next week.

Over 3000 miles and still going strong. Burning money, gas and a little oil.

 

Oh and my license plate doesn't mean anything. That was randomly given to me when I registered. It confuses people sometimes.

 

great pictures and story to go with it. i love posts like this seeing places and dreaming of being able to do it myself. cant wait for part 2

 

awsome man!!! keep up with the pics. i'm just a liitle jelous...

 

What a great post. Looks like an incredible trip, definitely an inspiration for future travel. Some of your pictures are better than the posters they sell. I especially liked the pictures of your vette and that 57 at the Hackberry store. Awesome!

 

Hi T,
Those pictures and your tale are WAY better than I even hoped they be. What a great experience!!!!
At the Supai Motel were you lucky enough to get one of the rooms with a NEW color T-V? That must have been quite a treat. I've heard about color T-V but don't have one yet.
I'd love to see more pictures.
Regards,
Alan

 

Great pictures. It looks like a great and beautiful trip. Thanks for taking all of us with you.

 

Very nice, indeed

 

You may have started a new trend....Vette Travelogues!! And you have it all...scenery, Corvettes, architecture, Corvettes, points of interest, Corvettes, beer--but where were the Hooters Honeys? What gives? You have Corvettes???!!!

 

Darn, it got RAINED on. Don't you know that is sacrilegious?


Surprise, they don't melt and they are unique with those opposing wipers. Too many never experience that.

 

is it just me or is that dude SHORT!

Miles

 

Now that's what I call a ROAD TRIP. Awesome photo's and humor along the way. I like that. I drove through Sedona last month, but it was in a rental car.....For some reason that just doesn't sound as exciting does it. : )

 

Ha Ha
Yea you're right. I had to go out to the garage and stand next to mine. It's one of those pics where something just doesn't look right but ya can't figure out what it is.

 

Great trip, looks like a blast...>Definetly something I will have to do when I get mine done..... Good luck going home...

 

Thanks, I really enjoyed the trip

 

Awsome trip. Great pictures. Glad the vette has not given you any trouble. Great adventure for a young man. WHERE ARE THE GIRLS?????

 

Very cool pics!!

 

Awesome. See the USA in your Chevrolet

 

Really enjoyed your pictures! Ya just don't see enough C3 vettes in front of the ol' wigwam these days..... I recently got back from Sedona- but I didn't have the vette. Your pic looks great. I got the same shot at the bridge construction site at the Hoover Dam. My vette club is planning a route 66 trip in Arizona next year. Thanks again.