The "Great Adventure" is finally underway. We left the Elkhart County Fairgrounds Monday, 6/18 and headed west. Spent the first night in Effingham, IL at Camp Lakewood RV Park.

Today we drove over to Branson, MO where we will spent a couple of days. When we leave here, we plan on visiting the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. After that, who knows!!!. Keep traveling west along "Old Route 66" til the ocean gets in the way and we have to turn north.

Nick

Since my application for driver was not accepted, please enjoy the trip for me until I can do it myself.

P.S. Which one of you is parked facing the wrong direction?

Good Luck on your trip and keep posting updates !!! Someday Kathleen and I will be able to retire and be able to do trips like this ...

if it would not be the middle of summer and temps that fry your brain I would recommend a stop in Laughlin NV or across the river at the county park in Bullhead City. More a winter destination, but fun. You can rent jetskis or ride the watertaxi to the casinos. Or just sit there and put your feet in the water (Colorado River). Be aware of the 12 mile 6% grade coming in or out. Have fun! And visit "Radiator Springs"

you might enjoy Blue Hole NM

Nick, the Presley Family started the whole Branson thing. The story goes that there is a Fantastic Cavern in Springfield Mo down the road that is really big. We took the tram tour. There is one large room, where the acoustics and temps were just perfect for singing so Buck Owens, the Presleys and I think Bobby Baer started having concerts there and filled the seats. The owner had built a stage and brought in lights and power. Of course before that during the Prohibition era it was a Speakeasy, etc

Tom Taylor

Three days, no pix nor reports...you must be having WAY too much fun!

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Originally posted by Rusty:
Three days, no pix nor reports...you must be having WAY too much fun!

Stayed in Branson for four days. Took in a few of the shows. Left this morning for Oklahoma City. Traveled some of Historic 66 today. Will visit Cowboy Hall of Fame tomorrow.

Donna made a new friend in Branson, so I guess there will be 5 of us for the rest of the trip.



Nick

Enjoy the trip for all of us that can't go

Arrived in Oklahoma City Sunday and visited the Cowboy Hall of Fame





This is probably one of my favorite statues in the world. Donna and I have a bronze of it in our home.

"The End of the Trail"



Sunday afternoon we drove to and stayed overnight in Elk City, Oklahoma.

Monday morning we visited the National Route 66 Museum.





Monday afternoon we drove to Santa Rosa, NM. Stayed overnight and visited the "Blue Hole"



To give you an idea of clarity;That square you see in the middle of the picture supported by the buoys is 30 feet deep.



We arrived in Albuquerque, NM Tuesday and are planning on 3 or 4 days here. Super nice RV park

Thought it was about time to get 3000 miles so far of road grime off the Barths





And we stop and take pictures at every hokey thing along the road.

A big soda bottle



A Christmas Tree made out of horseshoes



More to follow.

Nick

Nice.
Sure could use that pop bottle.

Left Albuquerque and drove over to Flagstaff, AZ. Stayed at the Flagstaff KOA for a couple of days and visited Sedona. Beautiful little city with a lot to see.

Cliff dwellings:



And Desert scenery:





Drove over to Las Vegas, NV on July 1st and will stay here for 4 days.

Past more Desert scenery along the way.



A couple of Barths somewhere on the road.



We are staying at the Las Vegas Motorhome Resort here. Super, super nice.





More to follow

Nick

I am enjoying the trip even though it is by proxy. The pictures are extraordinary and so are the four of you. Will be looking forward to the next "installment".

Stock up on Scotch before CA - they only drink Perrier and chablis there...