Day 15 - Needles, California to Altadena, California

 


WHOO HOO!!  We stayed the night on Route 66 at a hotel that included the noises of the road.  Rte 66, I-40 and the Sante Fe Railroad all run paralell within sight of our room.  Slept like a baby!

The Bird has become and Eagle.  Not official until tomorrow when we actually complete the Mother Road tour, but it has touched Route 66 in every state!

On to Altadena where friend Mike C. and family will put us up in their construction zone.  

To the Mojave Desert - California or Bust!

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  1. AnonymousMay 13, 2022 at 9:59 AM

    Congrats toYou, Dick and The Bird.

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  2. AnonymousMay 13, 2022 at 1:45 PM

    Wow, John - you're truck'in right along! Are you coming up I5 to close the loop back home? Ken/Salem

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    1. JohnLarsenMay 13, 2022 at 9:49 PM

      Hi Ken, My plan is to come up 101 to Astoria then over to I-5 in WA state.

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  3. AnonymousMay 13, 2022 at 8:02 PM

    Belle rencontre avec vous ce jour à Amboy. Jean-François

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    1. JohnLarsenMay 13, 2022 at 9:47 PM

      Merci beau coup Jean-Francois! If you come up to the Northwest corner of Washington State, you are welcome to stay at our old farmhouse. Only 1 mile from Canada.
      John

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