Breaking the ice here after a long delay!

Ye Olde Photographer and his Faire Spouse celebrated being retired by capitalizing on an invitation from friends to spend the 4th of July weekend with them at a family property in Arizona. Fredonia, a small town just a few miles south of the Utah border, goes all-out on the 4th. There's a fundraiser breakfast put on by the fire company (which blows its siren at 6:00 am to make sure everybody is awake and ready!) followed by a parade, and a ceremony. It was good food and grand fun.

Anyway, we decided to drive out and see some things along the way — a 25 day, 5800 mile drive through flyover country!

The bulk of the tour was done without advance reservations which enabled taking advantage of discoveries along the way. We had a few spots in mind to perhaps visit for a break or an overnight stop, but pretty much played it by ear. We had a few rain showers, but in general the weather was very cooperative. We tried to limit ourselves to six hours or less of driving on any given day, took full advantage of our navigation system, and had a good time. With today's technology, it is amazing how the passenger in the car can find and reserve a hotel room for the night in mid-afternoon, even as the car is rolling along. There are places in the country where cell service is sketchy or non-existent, but it's generally usable along major interstate highways.

In addition to the major gallery pages indexed here, there will be a sprinkling of miscellaneous snapshots on the parent gallery for some of the states, such as Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Utah.

Getting these galleries online, linked here in approximate chronological order, may be a long drawn out process as YOP took a mind boggling number of photos (>3000!). He even shot 13 rolls of 120 film! The number of frames was swelled substantially in some museum situations by photographing information signs rather than taking notes.

* * * * UNDER CONSTRUCTION! (for some time to come!) * * * *

June 26 West Baden Springs Indiana	June 27 New Harmony Indiana	June 27 Cahokia Mounds Illinois	June 28 National Museum of Transportation St. Louis, Missouri
June 29 Truman House Independence, Missouri	June 29 Lawrence & Hays Kansas	June 30 Limon Depot Limon, Colorado	July 02 Arches National Park Moab, Utah
July 04 Grand Canyon NP North Rim	July 04 Grand Canyon NP North Rim 4th of July	July 06 Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah	July 06 Pipe Spring National Monument
July 08 Shay Locomotive Williams Arizona	July 10 Wigwam Motel Holbrook, AZ	July 11 Petrified Forest Arizona	July 11 Painted Desert Arizona
July 11 el Rancho Hotel Gallup, New Mexico	July 12 Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Antonito, CO — Chama, NM	July 14 Golden Spike Tower North Platte, Nebraska	July 14 Union Pacific Challenger North Platte, Nebraska
July 15, 16 Coralville & Leclaire Iowa	July 19 The Incline Johnstown, Pennsylvania