Trip itinerary



Date Beginning of the trip End of the trip Total distance in miles Distance in miles per day  Main sights allong the way
9.4 ARRIVAL TO CHICAGO      
9.5 ARRIVAL TO CHICAGO       DISCHARGE OF CARGO OF 4 VELOREXES
9.6 Chicago Chicago 0 0 sightseeing, a wellcome party in a Czech restaurant
9.7 Chicago,
Bucingham fountain by The Art Institute of Chicago
Springfield, IL
or
Carlinville, IL
205
or
233
205
or
233
Pontiac: historic gas station.
Chenoa

Normal
: Steak and Shake restaurant.
Funks Grove

McLean-Dixie Truck Stop-nonstop restaurant.
Springfield: Simpsons, Cozy Dog Restaurant.
9.8 Springfield
or
Carlinville
St. Luis-Fenton, Missouri 336  103  Chain of Rocks Bridge over Mississippi River http://www.theroadwanderer.net/66Illinois/chain.htm
St. Luis - Great Arch
9.9. Fenton, Mis Lebanon, Missouri 503  167  Classic car museum in Fanning,
Rt 66 Motors souvenir stop
Devils Elbow touristic area
http://www.rollanet.org/~conorw/cwome/article23&24combined.htm 
9.10 Lebanon, Missouri Joplin, Missouri 636  134  Webb city - houses in victorian style
9.11 Joplin, Missouri Tulsa, OK
or
Sapulpa, OK
766
or
797 
130
or
161 
Claremore- birhplace of Will Rogers.
Catoose-lake with blue whale.
Tulsa – Metro Dinner restaurant
9.12 Tulsa
or
Sapulpa
Bethany, OK (surrounding) 907  110
or
141 

9.13 Day off in Oklahoma City      
9.14 Bethany, OK Shamrock, TX 1,072   165   Yukon-Czech festival takes place beginning of Sept.
Hydro –
Lucille'sRestarant+gas station.
Elk City – Info centre Rt66.
Clinton-Museum Route 66.
http://www.route66.org/index2.html
Texola
– ghost town
9.15 Shamrock, TX Vega, NM
or
Tucumcari, NM
1,202  
or
1,283 
130
or
211
Mc Lean – Barbed wire museum
Jericho Ghost Town 
Amarillo – beef auction. Big Texan Steakhouse 
CADILLAC RANCH
Adrian-restaurant on the half way (from Chicaga to Santa Monicy)
9.16 Vega, NM
or
Tucumcari,NM
Las Vegas, NM 1,411   209 
or
128 
Santa Rosa- Car museum, a lot of motels and restaurants: Joseph Restaurant and gas stations (then till Vegas-limited services).
Las Vegas (it is not LV in Nevada!) -accomodation
9.17 Las Vegas, NM Alburquerque, NM 1,542   131  Santa Fe, NM-sightseeing http://www.theroadwanderer.net/66NMex/santafe.htm
Albuquerque,
Laguna Indian Reservation.
9.18 Alburquerque, NM Grants, NM
or
Gallup, NM
1,654  
or
1,716 
112 
or
174  
Laguna Pueblo
Acoma Pueblo
(known as SkyCity) 
http://www.chrylab.com/acoma.html
Continental Devide 
9.19 Grants, NM
or
Gallup, NM
Holbrook, AZ 1,816   100 
or
162 
Arizona border – tepee.
Painted Deser
Petrified forest
http://www.go-arizona.com/Photos/ 
Hollbrook – Wigwam Village Motel
9.20 Holbrook, AZ Flagstaff, AZ – surrounding: e.g. Sedona  1,900   arround
110 miles (depends on where we accomodate).
Joseph City ghost town –
Jack Rabbit Trading Post – gas station, shop dating to 1949- a symbol R66.
Canyon Diablo
http://www.theroadwanderer.net/railghosts.htm
Meteor Crater
http://www.meteorcrater.com/index.php.
Flagstaff: Museum Club
http://www.theroadwanderer.net/Flagstaff/museum.htm
Slide Rock State Park
9.21 Day off south of Flagstaff
9.22 Flagstaff, AZ (surrounding) Williams, AZ 1,937   150  throug Williams to Grand Canyon South Rim.
http://www.thetrain.com/ 
9.23 Williams, AZ Kingman, AZ 2,062  124  Ashfork
Seligmanam 
Grand Canyon Caverns
 
Hackberry 
Kingman
9.24 Kingman, AZ Needles, AZ (Amboy, CA) 2,134  72   Cool Spring Camp -gift shop etc.,
Sitgreaves Pass
Oatman
Colorado river
9.25 Amboy, CA Amboy, CA   180  Joshua Tree National Park –  http://www.americansouthwest.net/california/joshua_tree/national_park.html 
9.26 Needles, CA  Barstow, CA 2,292   158  Amboy Roy's Motel, Cafe, gas station)vulcano, crater,
Ludlow

Barstow-R66 museum and Railroad museum.
Rainbow Basin National Natural Landmark
http://www.americansouthwest.net/california/rainbow_basin/photographs.html
9.27 Barstow, CA San Bernardino, CA 2,374  83 Cajon Pass Summit
Rancho Cucamonga on Foothill Blvd.
9.28 San Bernardino, CA Santa Monica, CA 2,449 miles   75 Pasadena, Chinatown, Spanishtown, Hollywood, Beverly Hills...
9.29 Los Angeles, CA       SHIPMENT OF VELOREXES
9.30 DEPARTURE FROM LA through London      
10.1 ARRIVAL TO PRAGUE