Over the years, I’ve abandoned a lot of my “bucket list”
items. Case in point: “Climb Mount Everest” sounded like a laudable goal when I
was in my teens, but now it seems ridiculous. I’ve wanted to travel Route 66 for as long as
I can remember. I’d like to see Meramec Caverns, the Oklahoma City National
Memorial, the meteor crater where they filmed the end of Starman, and all the
quirky roadside diners and vintage service stations in between. On Veteran’s
Day this year, “The Mother Road” will celebrate her 100th Anniversary. Events,
festivals, parades, car rallies and preservation projects will happen across
all of the eight states through which Route 66 traveled: Illinois, Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. My state isn’t
included in that list. But, maybe if we scheduled our next Disneyland trip for
November, we could squeeze in a visit to Barstow and Santa Monica Pier.
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