Solli’s All-American, Cross-Country, Rt. 66 Road Trip

[solli4me]

Well I’m back, after spending four spectacularly glorious weeks, free-as-a bird tooling along some of America’s best scenic drives. The roads I drove were twisty, hairpin, switchbacks, made from Portland concrete, asphalt, dirt and gravel, ranging from 2,000 feet to 12,980 feet elevation without guardrails.

Here's my intinerary:

1. Kansas City, MO for the 1st National Solstice Meet

2. Boulder, Colorado for a trip through the Rocky Mountain National Park with a sidewinder into Denver for the band Hot Tuna. - pics -posted
3. Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the Grand Tetons - pics- -posted


4. West Yellowstone, Montana for the Yellowstone National Park - pics -posted

5. Post Falls, Idaho for the Silverwood Theme Park

6. Hood River, Oregon for the Pacific Solstice’s Solli4meet to Mt. Hood -(pics on the Solli4meet thread) -posted
-

7. Astoria, Oregon and southern Route 101 along the coast to -California - pics-posted


8. Redwood National Forest, California -pics-posted


9. Groveland, California for Yosemite National Park -pics-posted


10. Route 66 to Moabi Desert and the Joshua Tree National Park

11. Rt. 66 Needles, CA

12. Rt. 66 Kingman, AZ -pics-posted


13. Route 66 Flagstaff, AZ - pics -posted


14. The Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert -pics-posted


15. Rt. 66 Winslow, AZ -pics-posted


16. Rt. 66 Holbrook, AZ -pics-posted


17. Rt. 66 Santa Rosa, NM -pics-posted


18. Rt. 66 Tucumcari, NM -pics-posted


19. Santa Fe, NM -pics-posted


20. Rt. 66 Clines Corners, NM

21. Rt. 66 Shamrock, Texas -pics-posted


22. Rt. 66 Texola, Oklahoma -pics-posted


23. Rt. 66 Canute, OK -pics-posted

24. Rt. 66 Clinton, OK -pics-posted


25. Rt. 66 Hydro, OK -pics-posted


26. Memphis, TN for Elvis and Graceland -pics-posted


27. Deals Gap, NC for Tail of the Dragon - pics on the TOTD thread-posted


28. Wyethville,VA for the Natural Bridge -pics

29. Home

[popsintx]

Sounds like quite a trip Solli. Waiting on the pictures. Would be nice to take four weeks off at a time. Maybe someday. Glad you had a safe trip.

[MomsSol]

Welcome home Solli.... glad you made it safe and sound!

It appears that you *Got Your Kicks on Route 66* - those are indeed some fantastic sites and a wonderful memory for your co-pilot!

[Solitud]

WOW!!!! Sounds like sooo much fun! Tell your son hello from my Son (Anthony)!

[JustMike]

Wow sounds like a great trip ... Can't wait to see the pictures

[smartin]

What a road trip! Good for you! And thanks for joining us for the Tail of the Dragon.

[Marco]

Welcome back Solli!

I guess you didn't have room in the trunk for the "roaming Gnome"

They do make great photo opportunities

Well I gotta type fast as my Dell laptop seems to be on fire

Darn these keys are hhhhhhoooooottttt

[Grammie 4 VT]

All I can say is WOW what a trip!!! Welcome back!

[SayWhat]

Wow, Seeing all that in one month, That sure is one lucky Solstice.
Glad to have you back safe and sound Solli.

[solli4me]

Don't know why the pics are coming out different sizes. They're all resized to 900. I found a lot of "SOL" signs and of course, I had to take pictures of them.

[SmokinSolstice]

Incrediable! Your lucky four weeks is awesome! Nice pics, I am jealous!

[Aspenrose]

Originally Posted by solli4me

Ah, one of my favorite spots in this country-too bad Longs is obscured by clouds-I hope you got to see the Front Range sans clouds

[solli4me]

Sun broke for a little while but we were out of there by 6pm. It was magnificent and it certainly helped me deal with my fear of heights.
Smoking clutch on the way down, tho.

[solli4me]

[solli4me]