urban exploration

Campgrounds and One Dollar Soup

Tales of campgrounds and one dollar soup in Denny Gibson's new book Tracing a T to Tampa are richly illustrated snapshots of a road trip in 1920. But this book is also the story of one mans quest for a family connection. It piqued my interest, and provided a bit of...

Let’s Eat!

Let's eat! In my humble opinion, a memorable, fun, and always fascinating road trip is built on dining experiences. Picnics and dusty diners with just a couple of counter stools and a few well worn tables. A place where pies are baked daily and recipes have been...

The Hornets Nest

The Hornets Nest is a nondescript little cafe. No flashy neon signs. No fancy eye catching architecture. A simple sign topped by a Coca Cola advertisement reads, "Great Food - Great Friends - Great Times. It was our kind of place, and we were disappointed by the food,...

No Mere Highway

It is no mere highway. It hasn't been since the U.S. Highway 66 Association was established in the early spring of 1927. And now, in the era of renaissance, this storied old highway has transcended its original purpose. It has been been transformed into the modern...

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Epic Road Trips

Telling the story of epic road trips. Sharing epic road trips. Making, and surviving, a few epic road trips. In a nut shell that sums up things rather nicely as road trips of an epic nature have been a big part of my life since at least 1959. And epic road trips have...

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In Search Of Pie

Okay, a search for pie, blackberry or peach cobbler, hush puppies, or world class chilli are not the only reason that we are embarking on a road trip in a few weeks. But I can't think of a road trip in the past forty years that didn't involve a detour or two. Someone...

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100 Years

A centennial is 100 years. In 2026 the most famous highway in the United States, iconic Route 66, the Main Street of America, will be 100 years old, and people from throughout the world are already making plans for a pilgramage to celebrate this centennial milestone....

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100 Years

A centennial is 100 years. In 2026 the most famous highway in the United States, iconic Route 66, the Main Street of America, will be 100 years old, and people from throughout the world are already making plans for a pilgramage to celebrate this centennial milestone....

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Road Trip

Road trip. Route 66, a highway, a television program, a road trip inspiring song and a destination. Memory making, epic adventures on the open road. It's as American as apple pie, hot dogs and a marketing campaign that encouraged people to see the U.S.A. in their...

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In Search of Boston Friedel

In Search of Boston Friedel

My world is always full of surprising twists and turns but I never imagined that a Saturday morning would be spent in search of Boston Friedel. This particular quest actually started several months ago. The owners of this distinctive stone building along Route 66 in...

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