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Big Sur
Big Sur is the craziest coolest drive ever! I strongly suggest going North to South, with mountains on your left and ocean on your right, through pine forests with throw back gas stations and lodges. There is nothing not to love! What surprised me the most about the drive was that I really had to…
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Nepenthe & Cafe Kevah
Everyone who has driven Highway One told me I had to stop at a restaurant called Nepenthe‘s. During my first trip in 2019, I would be driving past before they opened at 11:30, so instead I stopped at the outdoor café that serves crazy amazing delicious breakfast, On my return trip, I drove straight to…
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Bixby Bridge
Between Carmel and Julia Pfeiffer State Park, the bridge is not nearly as daunting as it appears.
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Route 66 – Day Seventeen – Los Angeles
So this is it… We got a pic of Hunter at the Hollywood sign, grabbed breakfast at a restaurant I read about in a novel, went to La Brea Tar Pits, and had dinner with the friend I made my last night in Cali this summer. Epic Trip!
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Route 66 – Day Sixteen – Disneyland and California Adventure
Stephanie and Hunter, you just completed the 2,400 miles of Route 66 plus several side trips, what will you do now? We’re going to Disney!!!!!! I mean…duh (in Billie Eilish vocals).
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Route 66 – Day Fifteen – San Bernadino, CA to Santa Monica, CA
We said goodbye to the Wigwam and made our way to the end of the trail. We continued to take pics of Route 66 sites, quickly stopped at a UPS Store, and did a side trip to see two special houses, and then … we finally made it… So, Route 66 has two ending points.…
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Route 66 – Day Fourteen – Needles, CA to San Bernadino, CA
Today started by leaving Needles in already 90+ degree weather at 8:30 am. INSANE! Let’s not discuss what the desert has done to my hair. And the car has decided that it needs an oil change. I hadn’t realized it last night, but we didn’t need to go to the museum for our stamp… Instead…
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Route 66 – Day Thirteen – Seligman, AZ to Needles, CA
I barely slept last night. I finally fell asleep after 3:00, Hunter woke for the day at 4:30 and was told to immediately go back to sleep, and then I woke at 7:30. Since everything closed early last night we finished up in Seligman by visiting Angel Delgadillo’s barbershop. Just the coolest story there is.…
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Route 66 – Day Twelve – Flagstaff, AZ to Seligman, AZ
We started today with breakfast at a restaurant that was suggested by last night’s waiter. Hunter got a bagel and a scrambled eggs, but wait to you get the picture of what I got! We then quickly hit the Flagstaff Visitor Center to get our passport stamped. We then headed about an hour and 10…
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Route 66 – Day Eleven – Gallup, NM to Flagstaff, AZ
If you thought yesterday’s pics were amazing…no words for today. After leaving the El Rancho, we crossed into Arizona with no fanfare at all…not even a wecome sign. But never fear, Chuck D and I welcomed ourselves to the state with a rousing rendition of “By The Time I Get to Arizona”. Route 66 winds…
