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TJE 60: Dear Friend, We Had the Most Epic Road Trip (Part 3 of 3)

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 thejourneyingengineer

We had the northernmost, then the easternmost parts of the trip. Next for us, was the long, long way back. Continue reading TJE 60: Dear Friend, We Had the Most Epic Road Trip (Part 3 of 3)

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"It would be faster if we just cross southern Illinois. My cousin however, felt like going to Chicago... Also, our guest has not been to that city yet. So we changed course and drove to Chicago!"

"Next day, we really had to hurry up. We drove almost to the border of Missouri for our lunch. This was in the lively city of St. Louis. It’s also a stop for a quick photo op of the attraction: Gateway Arch. What we did not expect: St. Louis was especially alive that day, with a sea of people in red...

"...we had to make the hotel stop deep in Missouri to improve our pace. However, my cousin got intrigued with a ghost town named Picher, and asked me if it’s along the way. I saw that it wouldn’t be too far off the I-44, so we made the turn..."

"I relate to this statue as a former member of the Oil and Gas Industry...

"I picked an attraction in Tulsa, but pinned the lunch place at a town before the city, thinking we should go to a less busy area. That area is Sand Springs, which turned out to be a good stop over... the quaint town invited us to walk and look around. We found an antique shop were my party found a few items to get..."

"The last time we were here was 2017. And it made us wonder about one place in particular: Big Vern’s Steakhouse. It looked closed. Is it? If yes, whatever happened to the warm elderly people managing it then?"

"But in the end, we spent the night at Shamrock, still in Texas. Our route 66 detour in New Mexico really took time. On the plus side, we capped the day with another Route 66 appreciation, because Shamrock is a historical town along it..."

"We rejoined the I-40 and started driving through the north tip of Texas. A big city in that part is Amarillo, this is our pinned stop for late lunch/early dinner. Before lunch though, we dropped by the Cadillac Ranch..."

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