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Route 66, Oklahoma: Part 1
Laura was here for a few days during Christmas week. She flew into Tulsa on Christmas Eve and then back out on Thursday evening. We decided to make Thursday a family adventure day as we took the long way to the airport. Buc-ee’s Springfield Our first detour took us to the new Buc-ee’s store in Springfield, Missouri. This was the…
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Ozark Mountain Getaway
Since we live in a remote area in the Ozark Mountains it seems a little redundant for us to go stay in a remote Ozark Mountain cabin. But that's just what we did this past weekend.
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Route 66, Missouri: Part 1
Exactly two years ago, we traversed the Illinois portion of historic Route 66 westbound from Chicago to St. Louis. We decided to cover the Kansas and Missouri sections this weekend, traveling eastbound.
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Mammoth Spring and more
Our latest adventure took us to Mammoth Spring State Park. Not only is it a very scenic state park, it is also special to Lyle and me because it was a place we liked to go back in our dating days...
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Little Rock Adventure
Last Saturday, we took a day trip to the Territorial Fair at the Historic Arkansas Museum in downtown Little Rock. We also visited the nearby Old State House Museum. Our “tour guide” was our friend Janet who met up with us for the day’s adventures. She even dressed the part in an old-fashioned schoolmarm outfit. Neither Lyle nor I had…
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Missouri Adventure
This past week we turned a "taking care of family business" trip to Missouri into a mini vacation.
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Big Adventure: Day 23
The final day of our big adventure... twisting through the Ozarks of northern Arkansas to our new home.
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Big Adventure: Day 22
A low-key day with a slow meander along the Great River Road in which we meet Popeye and friends... and also Lewis and Clark...
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Big Adventure: Day 21
In which we continue to meander along Historic Route 66 in central Illinois with much quirkiness...
