Tag Archives: Route 66

Just down the road

Posted on April 4, 2013 by jwfisch

So Chandler has upped the ante on his dream motorcycle trip. It started with renting two bikes and motoring together to the Grand Canyon (when he’s old enough for a license, of course). Our trip last week was to have … Continue reading →

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On the road less traveled

Posted on April 2, 2013 by jwfisch

I wrote last Friday about life beyond the off-ramp — what Chandler and I experienced of the old Route 66 on our recent trip to the Grand Canyon. I ended that Catch with a proposed trip to Tucumcari, the real … Continue reading →

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Learning from the Grand Canyon’s secrets

Posted on April 1, 2013 by jwfisch

Watching the sun rise over the Grand Canyon on Easter morning was worshipful, but a bit anticlimactic. The sun came up and the canyon, for the most part remained dark. But just you wait. The secrets of this place are … Continue reading →

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After the off-ramp

Posted on March 29, 2013 by jwfisch

I woke up to a Good Friday in Flagstaff, Arizona, in a motel on what is left of the historic Route 66. They still post it here as “66” with the highway shield, but in a light brown color with … Continue reading →