St. Louis, Missouri, to Amarillo, Texas - January 24, 2004
Nothing from this day earned its own page. We were on the road all day.
I-44 West, west of St. Louis.
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I-44 and US 50 are together for a while.
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We stopped in Lebanon, Missouri, just briefly.
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Continuing along the business loop in Lebanon, Missouri.
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It's a historic US 66 route.
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Not sure why I took this one.
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I-44 here is part of the Trail of Tears Auto Tour Route.
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More I-44 in southern Missouri.
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Near Springfield.
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Continuing along I-44 West.
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US 71 heads north to KC.
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There it goes.
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We're going to take this exit, historic US 66 through Joplin.
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In Joplin, a sign for I-44 East.
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Historic US 66 (now Missouri 66) headed west toward Joplin.
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Route 66 in Joplin.
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Entering Kansas on Route 66.
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Historic 66 in Galena, Kansas.
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West on Kansas Route 66, the old US 66 in Galena.
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Lots of US 66 signage in Galena.
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We left historic 66 here to take the more modern highway marked as US 400 and Alt US 69.
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Historic 66 through Baxter Springs, Kansas.
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In downtown Baxter Springs.
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On the way out of Kansas on Historic US 66.
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And into Oklahoma.
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There's a way back to the interstate, but we're going to stick with US 69 for a bit.
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Historic 66 into Oklahoma.
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Miami, Oklahoma, with a nice downtown.
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Oklahoma 10 takes us back to I-44.
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Marker for downtown Miami's US 66 route.
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Getting back on I-44.
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Coming up on Tulsa on I-44.
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US 412 joins in for a while.
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And then Oklahoma 66, too.
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We'll follow I-44 along the south side of Tulsa.
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Passing by US 169.
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Approaching the toll plaza for the Turner Turnpike.
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We don't have PikePass.
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Coming up on Oklahoma City.
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Made it to OKC.
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I-35 and I-44 for a while.
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I-44/I-35 split in Oklahoma City.
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Now joining up with I-40 for the rest of the ride.
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Oklahoma City skyline at dusk in a mist.
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Looking up at an overhead on an overpass.
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Blurred picture of the local baseball stadium.
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One more view of the city.
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On the way out of town on I-40 and US 270.
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Passing by the Kilpatrick Turnpike.
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I-40 is also the Chisholm Trail.
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That blurred mess says "Welcome to Texas, Drive Friendly - The Texas
Way" and "Texas State Line" and "Wheeler County Line".
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