Road Trip 2011

Think of it as another -Learning Experience=call it schooling and take a Tax deduction for the trip.

What about going up to I-15 - east to I-70 stay on that -should be good then rest ways

Don by next week things might be back to normal or at least have the road that you usually travel open. I'll let you know before you get there.

donivan65 wrote:I usually travel I-40,,,,,I know it very well,,,,,,know where the cheap gas, WiFi and rest stops are,,, ,,,,,I like Arizona and New Mexico,,,,,,,then Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas,,,,,,I stop and see if Elvis is back at Graceland,,,,I stay at Wideloads in Paducah, Kentucky then up to Chicago. I take Route 66 back through Missouri.

You'll come real close to me. I'm 80 miles past Elvis, about 130 miles below Paducah. Right on I 40, Wave when you go by. Stop by if you have the time.

Duane in Tennessee

Have a "safe" trip Don!

Metropolis IL. Home of Superman. Lil Chicago is gone, It's a mexican place now. That is a long way to get to Paducah. I thought you might just run up Hwy 45 to the Purchase Parkway. You could run up I 55 to I 155 into Dyersburg TN. then 51 into Union City and get on the Parkway there. Just don't try and run Hwy 51 out of Memphis. It's a nightmare. I like a little more scenery that our interstate system provides. I 55 is boring and I don't care for those skinny bridges myself. I 155 is lightly traveled and has nice big bridges. Have a good time on your trip. Keep us posted. I enjoyed keeping up with your adventures last year. I lived in the west suburbs of Chicago for years and miss it. My favorite Beef stand up there is the Spot at York and Grand in Elmhurst. Good stuff. My favorite Pizza place is Nick and Brunno's off Grand and Manheim behind the Jewel/Osco.

Duane in Tennessee.

Wow it IS that time of year already! Have a safe and fun trip Don! Look forward to reading of your travels...

who is standing under super man??? ( be safe & keep in fun)...

Not long after we got VintAGE-Vans.com up and running, we had a new member join our forum board. We didn't know him very well, but he seemed like a good guy... Then he announces he's off on a road trip and will be back in a month or so... Vanish and I are thinking some "kid" off to find adventure between getting out of school and having to get a job... We hoped he would come back and post on the forum when he returned... (we only had a handful of real members at that time)

To our surprise, he began posting from the road! Now we pictured him, this young kid, driving his red Early Chevy van on his travels, kinda roughing it like I used to do on road trips when I was young and dumb, but I always had fun....

Well we were wrong on several accounts LOL! But we were right about the fact Don is a real good guy, one of the best! Now every year around this time, we look forward to Don's trip and following along as he travels to Chicago and back home again!

Have'nt you noticed the pre-Memorial Day before? Jack them up higher than a cats back just before,then drop about .08 so ya feel better about the .30 increase they got us for earlier.
Don,lookin forward to seein ya,hopefully the flood waters wont come,It was 1 yr ago on the 1st when we went under.Post your pics along the way,everyone enjoys them.

I look forward to Don yearly trip also, always shows us something cool

I am envious. See you when you get back.
Pete / LA-108

hey Don are you retired?I would love to go with you on these trips every year in my 66 chevy but cant afford too.Great pic. thanks have fun my friend.