Road trip days 14-15: Get your kicks on Route 66

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
10/12/2019 at 07:13 • Filed to: Road Trip, Route66

Second day (day 14) in Albuquerque we went to the zoo which was surprisingly large and good. I didn’t take a single picture there on my phone though...oops.

Day 15 we started towards home stopping at some iconic Route 66 places

DISCUSSION (15)

pip bip - choose Corrour > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
10/12/2019 at 07:41

better somedays to not take pics.

John > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
10/12/2019 at 07:43

LOVED that trip, followed the old route 66 in my Boss 302 alone. Created a lifetime of memories. Thanks for the story and pics!

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
10/12/2019 at 08:04

I love the ABQ Biopark! Have they finished the penguin exhibit?

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
10/12/2019 at 08:13

Great stuff! How’s the kiddo doing with the long car rides? Mine have always been really good at them. Even at 6 and 4, no tablets or computers, just books, drawing stuff, a couple toys, and the windows, they're great.

shop-teacher > pip bip - choose Corrour
10/12/2019 at 08:13

Yep. Sometimes you gotta just be in the moment.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > John
10/12/2019 at 08:58

It’s been making me want to do it with my Corvette. I think it would be a blast

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > shop-teacher
10/12/2019 at 09:02

She’s been great. We need to stop every 2-3 hours to feed/change her which is good for a baby. And she only cries when she’s hungry or needs a change for the most part. We got lucky with this one

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
10/12/2019 at 09:05

It is done, but I can’t comment on it as the kid and my wife were done by the time we finished the loop around it so we never made it in

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
10/12/2019 at 09:25

Perfect! I like to stretch every 2-3 hours myself anyways :)

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
10/12/2019 at 10:09

Hey, speaking of ABQ, I went to the El Camino premier last night and, wow, amazing parts of the city I’d never seen and some awesome car casting.

Even a sweet old AMC, that looked perfect.

And, a starring role for a Fiero.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
10/12/2019 at 10:20

Good call on the Abq zoo. Albuquerque has a properly good zoo that is larger than most folks would suspect, and they do a great job with the whole Biopark complex. The zoo is the crown jewel, but the aquarium and botanical garden are also done well.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
10/14/2019 at 09:33

Did that trek out west a few years ago and stopped at those same spots! I’d upload a photo, if Kinja would let me....... Rt. 66 is the best vacation my wife and I have taken so far.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
10/14/2019 at 09:47

Had we gotten there earlier we would have down the aquarium and botanical gardens too, but as it was we didn’t get to the zoo until 1pm or so.

Next time we’ll probably do those though. We do plan on making another trip back at some point to go the the Balloon Fiesta again. It really is a cool and unique experience.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8
10/14/2019 at 09:48

We mostly stuck to the freeway with a few stops at some of the more notable spots. After doing that though I would like to take the 2-lane route all the way some day.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
10/14/2019 at 10:08

We did almost all the 2-lane out from Chicago, only hopping on the freeway when we had to because of the route or to make up time. It was amazing.