Celebration: Here’s to Route 66, road trips & adventures

Song inspiration of the day: Celebration (Kool and the Gang, 1980)

For there’s a party goin’ on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you
Come on, now
Let’s all celebrate and have a good time

Our final day of road trippin’ and the car is a surround sound of mixed emotions. Sure, it will be grand to be done with car seats and road food, but then there are the discoveries, the curiosities, the awe of watching terrain change from lush to dust, desert to snow capped mountains and the wow factor when unplanned stops spin off to side opportunities. New explorations take root in our minds, such as, let’s hike the entire Grand Canyon, rim to the base and back. Or, let’s run a marathon or trail run near of the Hoodoos of Bryce, or the Mesa’s at Zion? And just like that, this road trip will never come to an end. The seeds have been planted, and we couldn’t be more excited for what lies ahead!

Road Trip Stats:

Favorite meal: Salad at Vinaigrette’s in Santa Fe

Fav hotels: Santa Fe Motel and Inn and Hotel Chaco- Albuquerque NM

Fav Route 66 stops:Santa Fe, Williams, Oatman & Albuquerque

Favorite hikes: Grand Canyon and Calico Tanks

Most challenging road: Mountain Pass to Oatman, AZ

Most scenic road:
Tucumcari to Santa Fe and
Drive to Red Rock National Conservation NV

How many times did Sloth ask Hurry to slow down…371 times

How many times did Hurry ask Sloth to speed up…502
Number of: tortoises seen: 2
burros: 10
roadrunners: 1
buffaloes: 6
Miles traveled: 6130
No. times played pickleball: 3

The number of times Hurry used auto drive- 18/18 days
Number of times Sloth used cruise control/autodrive: 0/18

Favorite coffee place-Mojo Coffee Roasters in Winslow, AZ

Which coffee cafe has the most espresso shots in a large latte: Mudd Coffee, Seligman AZ – 4 shots.
Earliest time on the road: 3:30am

Thanks so much for traveling with us, being one with the road trip, Route 66 and discoveries — we loved having you ride along! 🙏 Special shout out to my SIL, aka Hurry, aka Sista in all things adventures – we did it & you rock! 💕