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Join us as we explore the back roads of the Mother Road: Route 66.
Twin Arrows Trading Post
By The Flash Nites
In Route 66
Posted October 10, 2020

Twin Arrows Trading Post

“Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.”  ― EROL OZAN . . . The biggest blow to Route 66 — 2,448 miles of highways and byways from Chicago to LA — was in the mid-20th [...]

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Painting Route 66 Illinois
By The Flash Nites
In Roadside Attractions, Route 66
Posted March 30, 2013

Painting Route 66 Illinois

Being a graphic designer in this digital age, it's not too often I get to bust out my paint brushes from my college days. In fact, it's been almost ten years since I've taken to a canvas that [...]

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Route 66 Curiosity
By The Flash Nites
In Roadside Attractions, Route 66
Posted September 15, 2012

Route 66 Curiosity

One evening last week, I got a text photo from a friend. Scattered all over her floor were mugs, plates, drinking glasses, bowls, notebooks and other wares adorned with kitschy illustrations [...]

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June Book Tour – Days 9 & 10
By The Flash Nites
In Exploration Stories, Route 66
Posted June 12, 2012

June Book Tour – Days 9 & 10

We stopped inside the Cactus Inn office the next morning to drop off the key and thoroughly enjoyed chatting again with Peggy for a little while! Just like old friends, we traded stories about [...]

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June Book Tour – Day 8
By The Flash Nites
In Exploration Stories, Route 66
Posted June 11, 2012

June Book Tour – Day 8

After cookout fun with the Tucumcari natives (both real and honorary) the night before, Chris and I headed for some night photography fun out west in Cuervo and Newkirk, NM...a couple of [...]

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June Book Tour – Day 7
By The Flash Nites
In Exploration Stories, Route 66
Posted June 10, 2012

June Book Tour – Day 7

It was SO nice to wake up in Blue Swallow and not have to rush rush rush to pack up our things and head to the next town. Before the Wheels on [...]

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June Book Tour – Day 6
By The Flash Nites
In Exploration Stories, Route 66
Posted June 9, 2012

June Book Tour – Day 6

Ok, so we loved the Globetrotter Lodge as soon as we set foot in the warm, cozy room. It was actually freezing that evening...probably about 70 [...]

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June Book Tour – Day 5
By The Flash Nites
In Exploration Stories, Route 66
Posted June 9, 2012

June Book Tour – Day 5

Woke up to another cloudy day (more rough weather than not on this trip so far!) Took a photo of the Texas-shaped pool...of course!...

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June Book Tour – Day 4
By The Flash Nites
In Exploration Stories, Route 66
Posted June 6, 2012

June Book Tour – Day 4

As we were packing up the car, we noticed the owner of the Skyliner was already hard at work on his surrounding garden at 9am. As Chris took photos of the iconic sign, the owner walked over to [...]

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June Book Tour – Day 3
By The Flash Nites
In Exploration Stories, Route 66
Posted June 5, 2012

June Book Tour – Day 3

After a not-necessarily-restful sleep filled with severe t-storms rolling through northern Oklahoma until 2am, we packed up our stuff and headed off. Catoosa was our first stop outside of [...]

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