Road Trip!
 

Just got back from a GREAT road trip in my little old Jeep Cherokee.

Took off from work (near Raleigh-Durham Airport in NC) last Thursday
afternoon and headed west. As is my habit when not in a big hurry I
spent a lot of time on the old US highways and got to St. Louis early
Friday afternoon. Visited the Cahokia Indian mounds Friday and Saturday
went to the Arch and the old Chain of Rocks Bridge (Rt. 66).

http://www.cahokiamounds.com/cahokia.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_of_Rocks_Bridge

If you are looking for a good cheap motel in St. Louis I HIGHLY
recommend something OTHER than the Super 8 on Target Drive!

Then I headed south and did another road thrash down US-61 and I-55
through Memphis and Clarksville on to Vicksburg. Did the tourist thing
in Vicksburg, fascinating, and if you want a nice place to stay in
Vicksburg I really liked the "Battlefield Inn", nice place, good food,
and it's not a cookie cutter chain motel. Any motel with a portrait of
General Robert E. Lee hanging over the fireplace in the lobby ain't just
another Motel 6!

http://www.battlefieldinn.org/

From Vicksburg I drove down to Natchez and then headed up the Natchez
Trace Parkway to I-20, and then did the road thrash thing for home.

http://www.nps.gov/natr/

Six days, 2600 miles, and I throughly enjoyed it. If I had the time and
money I'd still be on the road... probably for the next six weeks.

I know I'm nuts, but it was fun!

So how about you folks, been on any good road trips lately, or have an
especially memorable trip you'd like to tell us about?

Re: Road Trip!
 

Sounded like fun! I grew up in southern Ark and sometimes it's nice to get
back, it really is beautiful. Wifey and I stayed in Natchez a few years ago
at the Monmouth, an inn converted from an old plantation. Dinner was in the
dining room of the mansion, wonderful. We were seated next to a young couple
who were pretty nice but talked about the Civil War ("When the Yankees came
down...") as if it had happened the previous month and they were still
bitter...

"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt*nospam*@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:oke6g.7865$n13.6216@tornado.southeast.rr.com. ..
> Just got back from a GREAT road trip in my little old Jeep Cherokee.
>
> Took off from work (near Raleigh-Durham Airport in NC) last Thursday
> afternoon and headed west. As is my habit when not in a big hurry I spent
> a lot of time on the old US highways and got to St. Louis early Friday
> afternoon. Visited the Cahokia Indian mounds Friday and Saturday went to
> the Arch and the old Chain of Rocks Bridge (Rt. 66).
>
> http://www.cahokiamounds.com/cahokia.html
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_of_Rocks_Bridge
>
> If you are looking for a good cheap motel in St. Louis I HIGHLY recommend
> something OTHER than the Super 8 on Target Drive!
>
> Then I headed south and did another road thrash down US-61 and I-55
> through Memphis and Clarksville on to Vicksburg. Did the tourist thing in
> Vicksburg, fascinating, and if you want a nice place to stay in Vicksburg
> I really liked the "Battlefield Inn", nice place, good food, and it's not
> a cookie cutter chain motel. Any motel with a portrait of General Robert
> E. Lee hanging over the fireplace in the lobby ain't just another Motel 6!
>
> http://www.battlefieldinn.org/
>
> From Vicksburg I drove down to Natchez and then headed up the Natchez
> Trace Parkway to I-20, and then did the road thrash thing for home.
>
> http://www.nps.gov/natr/
>
> Six days, 2600 miles, and I throughly enjoyed it. If I had the time and
> money I'd still be on the road... probably for the next six weeks.
>
> I know I'm nuts, but it was fun!
>
> So how about you folks, been on any good road trips lately, or have an
> especially memorable trip you'd like to tell us about?

Re: Road Trip!
 

Sounded like fun! I grew up in southern Ark and sometimes it's nice to get
back, it really is beautiful. Wifey and I stayed in Natchez a few years ago
at the Monmouth, an inn converted from an old plantation. Dinner was in the
dining room of the mansion, wonderful. We were seated next to a young couple
who were pretty nice but talked about the Civil War ("When the Yankees came
down...") as if it had happened the previous month and they were still
bitter...

"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt*nospam*@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:oke6g.7865$n13.6216@tornado.southeast.rr.com. ..
> Just got back from a GREAT road trip in my little old Jeep Cherokee.
>
> Took off from work (near Raleigh-Durham Airport in NC) last Thursday
> afternoon and headed west. As is my habit when not in a big hurry I spent
> a lot of time on the old US highways and got to St. Louis early Friday
> afternoon. Visited the Cahokia Indian mounds Friday and Saturday went to
> the Arch and the old Chain of Rocks Bridge (Rt. 66).
>
> http://www.cahokiamounds.com/cahokia.html
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_of_Rocks_Bridge
>
> If you are looking for a good cheap motel in St. Louis I HIGHLY recommend
> something OTHER than the Super 8 on Target Drive!
>
> Then I headed south and did another road thrash down US-61 and I-55
> through Memphis and Clarksville on to Vicksburg. Did the tourist thing in
> Vicksburg, fascinating, and if you want a nice place to stay in Vicksburg
> I really liked the "Battlefield Inn", nice place, good food, and it's not
> a cookie cutter chain motel. Any motel with a portrait of General Robert
> E. Lee hanging over the fireplace in the lobby ain't just another Motel 6!
>
> http://www.battlefieldinn.org/
>
> From Vicksburg I drove down to Natchez and then headed up the Natchez
> Trace Parkway to I-20, and then did the road thrash thing for home.
>
> http://www.nps.gov/natr/
>
> Six days, 2600 miles, and I throughly enjoyed it. If I had the time and
> money I'd still be on the road... probably for the next six weeks.
>
> I know I'm nuts, but it was fun!
>
> So how about you folks, been on any good road trips lately, or have an
> especially memorable trip you'd like to tell us about?

Re: Road Trip!
 

Sounded like fun! I grew up in southern Ark and sometimes it's nice to get
back, it really is beautiful. Wifey and I stayed in Natchez a few years ago
at the Monmouth, an inn converted from an old plantation. Dinner was in the
dining room of the mansion, wonderful. We were seated next to a young couple
who were pretty nice but talked about the Civil War ("When the Yankees came
down...") as if it had happened the previous month and they were still
bitter...

"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt*nospam*@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:oke6g.7865$n13.6216@tornado.southeast.rr.com. ..
> Just got back from a GREAT road trip in my little old Jeep Cherokee.
>
> Took off from work (near Raleigh-Durham Airport in NC) last Thursday
> afternoon and headed west. As is my habit when not in a big hurry I spent
> a lot of time on the old US highways and got to St. Louis early Friday
> afternoon. Visited the Cahokia Indian mounds Friday and Saturday went to
> the Arch and the old Chain of Rocks Bridge (Rt. 66).
>
> http://www.cahokiamounds.com/cahokia.html
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_of_Rocks_Bridge
>
> If you are looking for a good cheap motel in St. Louis I HIGHLY recommend
> something OTHER than the Super 8 on Target Drive!
>
> Then I headed south and did another road thrash down US-61 and I-55
> through Memphis and Clarksville on to Vicksburg. Did the tourist thing in
> Vicksburg, fascinating, and if you want a nice place to stay in Vicksburg
> I really liked the "Battlefield Inn", nice place, good food, and it's not
> a cookie cutter chain motel. Any motel with a portrait of General Robert
> E. Lee hanging over the fireplace in the lobby ain't just another Motel 6!
>
> http://www.battlefieldinn.org/
>
> From Vicksburg I drove down to Natchez and then headed up the Natchez
> Trace Parkway to I-20, and then did the road thrash thing for home.
>
> http://www.nps.gov/natr/
>
> Six days, 2600 miles, and I throughly enjoyed it. If I had the time and
> money I'd still be on the road... probably for the next six weeks.
>
> I know I'm nuts, but it was fun!
>
> So how about you folks, been on any good road trips lately, or have an
> especially memorable trip you'd like to tell us about?

Re: Road Trip!
 

Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> Just got back from a GREAT road trip in my little old Jeep Cherokee.
>
> Took off from work (near Raleigh-Durham Airport in NC) last Thursday
> afternoon and headed west. As is my habit when not in a big hurry I
> spent a lot of time on the old US highways and got to St. Louis early
> Friday afternoon. Visited the Cahokia Indian mounds Friday and Saturday
> went to the Arch and the old Chain of Rocks Bridge (Rt. 66).
>
> http://www.cahokiamounds.com/cahokia.html
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_of_Rocks_Bridge
>
> If you are looking for a good cheap motel in St. Louis I HIGHLY
> recommend something OTHER than the Super 8 on Target Drive!
>
> Then I headed south and did another road thrash down US-61 and I-55
> through Memphis and Clarksville on to Vicksburg. Did the tourist thing
> in Vicksburg, fascinating, and if you want a nice place to stay in
> Vicksburg I really liked the "Battlefield Inn", nice place, good food,
> and it's not a cookie cutter chain motel. Any motel with a portrait of
> General Robert E. Lee hanging over the fireplace in the lobby ain't just
> another Motel 6!
>
> http://www.battlefieldinn.org/
>
> From Vicksburg I drove down to Natchez and then headed up the Natchez
> Trace Parkway to I-20, and then did the road thrash thing for home.
>
> http://www.nps.gov/natr/
>
> Six days, 2600 miles, and I throughly enjoyed it. If I had the time and
> money I'd still be on the road... probably for the next six weeks.
>
> I know I'm nuts, but it was fun!
>
> So how about you folks, been on any good road trips lately, or have an
> especially memorable trip you'd like to tell us about?

Heading out to Arizona this afternoon. Wanting to see all of
Hoover Dam, not just top-side. The elevators heading downstairs to the
generator room were down for their 10 year preventative maintenance last
time we were out there so we were not able to peruse that.
My wife will be celebrating her 29th wedding anniversary Sunday so
I thought we would go exploring. We are currently living in Iowa.

Re: Road Trip!
 

Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> Just got back from a GREAT road trip in my little old Jeep Cherokee.
>
> Took off from work (near Raleigh-Durham Airport in NC) last Thursday
> afternoon and headed west. As is my habit when not in a big hurry I
> spent a lot of time on the old US highways and got to St. Louis early
> Friday afternoon. Visited the Cahokia Indian mounds Friday and Saturday
> went to the Arch and the old Chain of Rocks Bridge (Rt. 66).
>
> http://www.cahokiamounds.com/cahokia.html
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_of_Rocks_Bridge
>
> If you are looking for a good cheap motel in St. Louis I HIGHLY
> recommend something OTHER than the Super 8 on Target Drive!
>
> Then I headed south and did another road thrash down US-61 and I-55
> through Memphis and Clarksville on to Vicksburg. Did the tourist thing
> in Vicksburg, fascinating, and if you want a nice place to stay in
> Vicksburg I really liked the "Battlefield Inn", nice place, good food,
> and it's not a cookie cutter chain motel. Any motel with a portrait of
> General Robert E. Lee hanging over the fireplace in the lobby ain't just
> another Motel 6!
>
> http://www.battlefieldinn.org/
>
> From Vicksburg I drove down to Natchez and then headed up the Natchez
> Trace Parkway to I-20, and then did the road thrash thing for home.
>
> http://www.nps.gov/natr/
>
> Six days, 2600 miles, and I throughly enjoyed it. If I had the time and
> money I'd still be on the road... probably for the next six weeks.
>
> I know I'm nuts, but it was fun!
>
> So how about you folks, been on any good road trips lately, or have an
> especially memorable trip you'd like to tell us about?

Heading out to Arizona this afternoon. Wanting to see all of
Hoover Dam, not just top-side. The elevators heading downstairs to the
generator room were down for their 10 year preventative maintenance last
time we were out there so we were not able to peruse that.
My wife will be celebrating her 29th wedding anniversary Sunday so
I thought we would go exploring. We are currently living in Iowa.

Re: Road Trip!
 

Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> Just got back from a GREAT road trip in my little old Jeep Cherokee.
>
> Took off from work (near Raleigh-Durham Airport in NC) last Thursday
> afternoon and headed west. As is my habit when not in a big hurry I
> spent a lot of time on the old US highways and got to St. Louis early
> Friday afternoon. Visited the Cahokia Indian mounds Friday and Saturday
> went to the Arch and the old Chain of Rocks Bridge (Rt. 66).
>
> http://www.cahokiamounds.com/cahokia.html
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_of_Rocks_Bridge
>
> If you are looking for a good cheap motel in St. Louis I HIGHLY
> recommend something OTHER than the Super 8 on Target Drive!
>
> Then I headed south and did another road thrash down US-61 and I-55
> through Memphis and Clarksville on to Vicksburg. Did the tourist thing
> in Vicksburg, fascinating, and if you want a nice place to stay in
> Vicksburg I really liked the "Battlefield Inn", nice place, good food,
> and it's not a cookie cutter chain motel. Any motel with a portrait of
> General Robert E. Lee hanging over the fireplace in the lobby ain't just
> another Motel 6!
>
> http://www.battlefieldinn.org/
>
> From Vicksburg I drove down to Natchez and then headed up the Natchez
> Trace Parkway to I-20, and then did the road thrash thing for home.
>
> http://www.nps.gov/natr/
>
> Six days, 2600 miles, and I throughly enjoyed it. If I had the time and
> money I'd still be on the road... probably for the next six weeks.
>
> I know I'm nuts, but it was fun!
>
> So how about you folks, been on any good road trips lately, or have an
> especially memorable trip you'd like to tell us about?

Heading out to Arizona this afternoon. Wanting to see all of
Hoover Dam, not just top-side. The elevators heading downstairs to the
generator room were down for their 10 year preventative maintenance last
time we were out there so we were not able to peruse that.
My wife will be celebrating her 29th wedding anniversary Sunday so
I thought we would go exploring. We are currently living in Iowa.

Re: Road Trip!
 

I am not sure how accurate this info is, but I was told that you cannot go
inside Hover Dam now since 9/11.

Anybody know if that is correct?

Tom

"Michael, Son of George" <user@example.net> wrote in message
news:e3cpiv$vb0$1@emma.aioe.org...

> Heading out to Arizona this afternoon. Wanting to see all of
> Hoover Dam, not just top-side. The elevators heading downstairs to the
> generator room were down for their 10 year preventative maintenance last
> time we were out there so we were not able to peruse that.
> My wife will be celebrating her 29th wedding anniversary Sunday so
> I thought we would go exploring. We are currently living in Iowa.

Re: Road Trip!
 

I am not sure how accurate this info is, but I was told that you cannot go
inside Hover Dam now since 9/11.

Anybody know if that is correct?

Tom

"Michael, Son of George" <user@example.net> wrote in message
news:e3cpiv$vb0$1@emma.aioe.org...

> Heading out to Arizona this afternoon. Wanting to see all of
> Hoover Dam, not just top-side. The elevators heading downstairs to the
> generator room were down for their 10 year preventative maintenance last
> time we were out there so we were not able to peruse that.
> My wife will be celebrating her 29th wedding anniversary Sunday so
> I thought we would go exploring. We are currently living in Iowa.

Re: Road Trip!
 

I am not sure how accurate this info is, but I was told that you cannot go
inside Hover Dam now since 9/11.

Anybody know if that is correct?

Tom

"Michael, Son of George" <user@example.net> wrote in message
news:e3cpiv$vb0$1@emma.aioe.org...

> Heading out to Arizona this afternoon. Wanting to see all of
> Hoover Dam, not just top-side. The elevators heading downstairs to the
> generator room were down for their 10 year preventative maintenance last
> time we were out there so we were not able to peruse that.
> My wife will be celebrating her 29th wedding anniversary Sunday so
> I thought we would go exploring. We are currently living in Iowa.