NOTR and PPOO Part 2
Day 1
West from the Blowout
Day 2
Evidence Missing
Day 3
Old Pavement
Day 4
No Pavement
Day 5
To the Easel
Day 6
The PPOO's PP
Day 7
Colorado Cruising
Day 8
A Pair of Ghost Towns
Day 9
Cows and Pictographs
Day 10
NOTR, PPOO, and Route 66
Day 11
Going to the Son Highway
Day 12
Stationary
October 13, 2024 (day 12)
No travel today. Jut time wih my on and his family.
October 12, 2024 (day 11)
I did mostly drive-by shots as I wrapped up my PPOO drive and set off for
San Diego to visit my son.
October 11, 2024 (day 10)
Arizona and Nevada didn't take long and road closures hastened me on my
way to a familiar stop for the night in California.
October 10, 2024 (day 9)
The day ended in Arizona after cruising some open range, looking over some
ancient art, and passing through a town where everyone is ready for
Halloween.
October 9, 2024 (day 8)
I visited two ghost towns today but one was in a canyon that was more
interesting than the town.
October 8, 2024 (day 7)
There was nothing particularly special on today's drive but there was
plenty of stunning Colorado scenery.
October 7, 2024 (day 6)
I crossed into Colorado and drove what is possibly the ultimate dead-end
road.
October 6, 2024 (day 5)
Three old theaters, two old gas stations, and one easel. Oh, and a
bulldozer, too.
October 5, 2024 (day 4)
I entered Kansas twice today. Once to have breakfast with a friend and
once to cross the Jefferson Highway, revisit a well known cemetery, and
drive some unpaved roadway.
October 4, 2024 (day 3)
Hannibal, Missouri, was the day's centerpiece with some sections of old
roadway both before and after.
October 3, 2024 (day 2)
Losing a memory card means the only photo I have of the day's travel is one
from my phone.
October 2, 2024 (day 1)
I returned to the scene of the tire blowout that ended part one of this
trip, and made it somewhat beyond where that drive was supposed to end. Is
three hamburger joints a day excessive?
Prelude - September 30, 2024
When I first decided to split crossing the country on the National Old
Trails Roads and Pike's Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway, I anticipated just
adding to the online journal for the first part when I continued the trip
later. However, with some time to think about it, I have decided that
starting a separate journal for part two would be more consistent with how
things have been done in the past. I will include a link on the last day
of part one that connects to the first day of part two and vice versa for
the first day of part two. Otherwise, the trips will appear as separate
outings on this site although this same continent wide locator map is used
for both.
For anyone interested in the thinking behind these trips and their scheduling, I suggest reading the preludes to part one.