TOPOCK 66 GUIDED AUTO TOUR PROGRAM
CHICAGO TO SANTA MONICA SEE A LITTLE! SEE A LOT! SEE IT ALL! • SEPT 6, 2013 – SEPT 22, 2013
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2013 Auto Tour Program September 6th Fri Arrival at the Best Western Hotel Grants Park. Check in and pick up your packet.
ILLINOIS (LEG 1)
September 7th Sat Chicago to Springfield, IL Day 1 Breakfast at Lou Mitchell’s Downtown Chicago 7am. Walking tour of Rt 66 Downtown Chicago with Dave Clark 8:30 am
Joliet Route 66 Museum, Pontiac Route 66 Museum and tour of Murals.
Lincoln’s Home. Springfield, IL President Lincoln’s Home. Route 66 Hotel & Convention Center.
September 8th Sun Springfield, IL to Saint Louis, MO Day 2 Breakfast at the hotel or in Springfield. Funks Grove Maple Sirip.
Henry’s Rabbit Ranch, Country Classic Cars (several buildings full of classic cars for sale) Lunch at the World Famous Ariston Cafe.
Chain of Rocks Bridge (Optional late afternoon walk across the majestic old bridge). After Dinner in Saint Louis see the southern route of Route 66 and stop at Ted Brews for their world famous custard.
MISSOURI (LEG 2) September 9th Mon Saint Louis to Saint Robert Cuba & Lebanon options Day 3 (Optional Ayden Rae Foundation 5-K Run/walk across the Chain of Rocks Bridge starts at 7am rare chance to drive across the Chain of Rocks Bridge. Chain of Rocks Bridge Pancake breakfast at the Illnois side. After breakfast (The drive across starts at 8:30am & a $10.00 Donation to the Illnois Route 66 Assoc. is required). (Optional tour of the Saint Louis Arch starts at 8:30 am). The main tour will take the Chippewa Route. (Optional Manchester Route available). Senic drive out St Louis and thorugh Pacific, St Clair and on to Devils Elbow.
Devil’s Elbow (The Big Piney River)
Saint Louis Arch
(Optional 4 hour canoe float Starts at 12:30 pm). Meramec Caverns (Optional tour Fort Leonard Wood Army Base).
Saint Robert; several good hotels to choose from. Wagon Wheel Motel Cuba MO
(Optional overnight stay at the Munger Moss Motel at, Lebanon, MO). (Optional overnight or stay at the Wagon Wheel Motel Cuba, MO).10th Tues
Saint Robert to Springfield or Joplin Day 4 Breakfast at the hotel or in town 8am. See the Cuba, MO Murals at your leisure. 10am, meet up at the 66 Outpost 4 miles east of Cuba. (Home of the World’s Largest Rocking Chair). Springfield, MO. Lunch at Steak & Shake
Next is Halltown MO and Gary Turner’s Sinclair Station.
Then we will see Spencer, MO a great photo op.
(Optional tour Red Oak), Lake Kellogg outside of Carthage, MO
(Optional stay at the Boots Court) Stop at the Webb City Visitors center then head off to Joplin, MO.
(Optional Candy House Tour). Several good Hotels in Joplin.
KANSAS & OKLAHOMA (LEG 3) September 11th Wed Joplin to Tulsa Day 5 Those folks who stayed in Joplin, & Carthage can meet up at Granny Shaffer’s for a great breakfast.
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Thank you for all of your Support! (Those folks who stayed in Springfield the night before will have breakfast there and must leave early to catch up with the rest of the tour in Kansas at Cars on the Route. Kansas Section 13.2 Miles, (Cars on the Route is the Home of Tow Mater). Old Riverton Store in Riverton, KS, Rainbow bridge, Antique stores & (Optional Heritage Center & Museum tour) in Baxter Springs.
Boyhood home of Mickey Mantle
Commerce, OK Dairy King & see the Boyhood home of Mickey Mantle. Miami, OK Coleman Theater, Vintage Iron Motorcycle Museum. Afton, OK
Coleman Theater Afton Station Packard Car Museum.
Blue Whale Catoosa, OK, the Blue Whale. That evening Tulsa, OK & dinner at Tally’s Cafe or any other restaurants near by. Tulsa has several other hotels to choose from.
Cyrus Avery Bronze Statue in Tulsa Businessman Cyrus Avery of Tulsa, OK, and John Woodruff of Springfield, MO deserve most of the credit for promoting the idea of linking the two seaports between Chicago, IL & Los Angeles, CA. They lobbied until their dreams merged with the national program of highway and road devlopment. The Mother Road was created by connecting together main streets or towns and old trails started by Indians, Military and animal trackers of the time. A new bronze statue has been to Memorialize his efforts in creating the Mother Road.
September 12th Thur Tulsa to Oklahoma City Day 6 Campbell Hotel Tulsa
(Optional Tour, Tulsa Air & Space Museum).
Early lunch at the Rock Cafe.
Jerry Jerry McClanahan McClanahan Chandler, OK to meet with Jerry McClanahan at the Route 66 Interpretive Center.
Next stop Seaba Station. Arcaidia, OK is the home of the Round Barn & Pops. These are all great photo opts to see in this area. Dinner in Edmond at your leisure that evening. Several hotels to choose from in Edmond, OK. September 13th Fri Oklahoma City to Clinton Day 7 Ken (The Landrunner) Turmel speaks at breakfast.
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. El Reno, OK Cherokee Trading Post.
(Optional tour Historic Fort Reno) west of El Reno. Hydro OK, Nutopia Nuts ‘N More. Pony Bridge. Weatherford, OK
Heartland Museum,
Pony Bridge
Lucille’s Roadhouse. Clinton, OK & Oklahoma Route 66 Museum. Several hotels to choose from in Clinton,OK
Old Concrete Section of Oklahoma
Roger Miller Museum. Erick, Oklamoma
Stop & see Harley & Annabell in Erick, OK if they are around.
TEXAS (LEG 4) September 14th Sat
Clinton, OK to Amarillo Day 8
Shamrock, TX, Visit the U-Drop Inn Building. Lunch at Big Vern’s Steak House or
Red River Steakhouse & then see the Devil’s Rope Museum in McLean, TX
East of Groom, the Britten Water Tower & The largest Cross on Route 66.
Amarillo 6th Street area. Meet Bob “Crocodile” Lile.
Bob “Croc” Lile
(Optional tour,Palo Duro Canyon State Park).
Palo Duro Canyon
Amarillo Texas
Dinner at the Big Texan. (Home of the 72oz Steak, eat the whole dinner in 1 hour and it’s free) Stay at the Big Texan Motel or there are serveral other places to choose from such as the Ambassador hotel. September 15th Sun Amarillo to Tucumcari Day 9
Thank you for your interest in our Route 66 Auto tour! Provided here is a brief overview of the planned events that span the course of the trip. This PREVIEW of the Route events only gives you a taste of what is to come. A full color collectable guide & map will be available to you upon paid registration.
WHAT IS THE AYDEN RAE FOUNDATION?
This tour is broken down by state, and you can choose to run the entire route with us for the full experience or select only a portion of the route by state (or states). Customize it to YOUR desires, available time & budget! Along with the guided tour will be entertainment, side adventures, contests & more!
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Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) is the most severe form of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. HG causes malnutrition, electrolyte imbalance, and dehydration which, if left untreated, can be life-threatening for mother and her unborn child(ren). For more information view the Foundation website at www.aydenraefoundation.org The Ayden Rae Foundation is a 501(c)(3) California Corporation designated a Public Charity since August 3 rd 2011. As a contributor to the Ayden Rae Foundation, your donations are tax deductible.
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CHICAGO TO SANTA MONICA The Topock 66 Guided Auto Tour at a Glance!
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ILLINOIS (LEG 1) $366.00
NEW MEXICO (LEG 5) $466.00
September 7th Sat Chicago to Springfield IL Day 1 September 8th Sun Springfield IL to Saint Louis MO Day 2
September 16th Mon Tucumcari to Albuquerque Via Santa Fe Day 10 September 17th Tues Albuquerque to Gallup Day 11
MISSOURI (LEG 2) $366.00 September 9th Mon Saint Louis to Saint Robert, Cuba or Lebanon Day 3 September 10th Tues Saint Robert to Springfield / Joplin area Day 4
KANSAS & OKLAHOMA (LEG 3) $466.00 September 11th Wed Joplin to Tulsa Day 5 September 12th Thur Tulsa to Oklahoma City Day 6 September 13th Fri Oklahoma City to Clinton Day 7
TEXAS (LEG 4) $266.00 September 14th Sat Clinton OK to Amarillo Day 8 September 15th Sun Amarillo to Tucumcari Day 9
ARIZONA (LEG 6) $466.00 September 18th Wed Gallup NM to Williams AZ Day 12 September 19th Thur Williams AZ to Kingman AZ Day 13 September 20th Fri Kingman AZ to Topock AZ Day 14
CALIFORINA (LEG 7) $366.00 September 20th Fri Topock AZ to Barstow CA Day 14 September 21th Sat Barstow CA to San Bernardino CA Day 15 September 22th Sun San Bernardino CA to Santa Monica CA Pier Day 16 & Head home See you next year.
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Breakfast at the hotel or in town 8am. See the Cadillac Ranch and head west to Vega, TX, to see the Magnolia Station.
Cadilac Ranch
Restored Magnolia Station. Vega ,TX
(Optional breakfast Midpoint Cafe’ in Adrian 10am). Glenrio, TX to Tucumcari, NM old road (includes dirt road),
Stop and see Fran Houser at Sunflower Station See the unique items she has.
Glenrio, TX
Tucumcari, NM Tee Pee Curio, Tucumcari Trading Post, Gas Stations Tour & Murals, Pow Wow & Del’s Restaurants as choices for Dinner. Motel Safari, Blue Swallow Motel or the Historic Route 66 Motel. 3 iconic places in town.
Old Gas Station East of Tucumcari NEW MEXICO (LEG 5) September 16th Mon Tucumcari to Albuquerque Via Santa Fe Day 10
The Blue Hole
Santa Rosa, NM The Blue Hole & Route 66 Auto Museum. Then off to Santa Fe to see Pecos National Park & Visitors’ Center, Glorieta Civil War Battle Field, on the way to Santa Fe Old Town.
Morarity, NM Stop at Chili Hills or Shorty’s for great Food
Albuquerque, NM 66 Diner or Route 66 Malt Shop. Night tour, see the longest Stretch of Route 66 in any one town. Enchanted Trails RV Park & Trading Post, (option to stay in Vintage Travel Trailers).
Whiting Whiting Bros’Gas Bros’Gas Station Station Sign Sign
Lots of photo ops today
September 17th Tues Albuquerque to Gallup Day 11 Breakfast in town or at the motel. See several old sections of Old Route 66 (some are gravel). Budville, Whiting Brothers sign and other sites to see of the old road Lunch at your leisure on the road.
1400 E Highway 66, Gallup, NM
505-863-4201 Gallup, NM the famous El Rancho Hotel (Home of the Stars). Dinner at the Hotel or in town there are several other good hotels & reataurants to choose from in Gallup.
ARIZONA (LEG 6)
Meteor Crater
September 18th Wed Gallup, NM to Williams, AZ Day 12 Breakfast at El Rancho Hotel or in town. Head west to Winslow, AZ Standin’ on the Corner & Twin Arrows, Optional Meteor Crater Tour, Two Guns, Flagstaff, Williams.Lunch at your leisure on the road.
Standin’ on the Corner
Twin Arrows
September 19th Thur Williams, AZ to Kingman AZ Day 13 Breakfast in town. Grand Canyon Tour options several to choose from. Lunch at the Grand Canyon or in Seligman.
Grand Canyon
Seligman, AZ (Home of our Guardian Angel Delgadillo). See the Snow Cap, Histroic Seligman Sundries, The Road Kill Cafe’ & Westside Lilo’s Cafe are good places to have Lunch. Continue west to Kingman and see Hackberry General Store.
Hackberry General Store
Kingman, AZ We will visit the Powerhouse . Stay at the El trovatore Motel or several motels to choose from Dinner at the Dam Bar Steak House or Mr Dee’s.
September 20th Fri Kingman, AZ to Topock, AZ Beginning of Day 14 Breakfast in town & head west to Cool Springs, AZ, Sitgreaves Pass & Oatman, AZ where the burroughs will greet you.
Topock, AZ We will stop at Topock 66 and visit the newest Icon on 66 & the greatest resort on the Colorado River.
CALIFORINA (LEG 7)
September 20th Fri Topock, AZ to Barstow, CA Day 14
See the Train Bridge & Old 66 Bridge crossing the Colorado River.
Topock, Where it’s a Party everyday!
Head west to Needles, CA Gas Station Murals, Juicy’s or Wagon Wheel for lunch. Amboy, Amboy Crater.
Amboy
Barstow Barstow Station. Stay at Best Western Desert Villa Inn in Barstow. There are several other hotels to choose from in the Barstow area. September 21th Sat Barstow to San Bernardino 15 Breakfast at the hotel, or Barstow has sereral great restaurants to choose from.
DiNapli’s Firehouse
The Best Mexican Restaurant in the High Desert On the Mother Road
Bottle Tree Ranch
See the Silver Lakes area & go to the Bottle Tree Ranch, Victorville. California Route 66 Museum, Richie’s Diner or Summit Inn for lunch.
Down the hill to San Bernardino & Foothill Blvd.Cajon Pass, See old section of Cajon Blvd. Wig-Wam Motel (Sleep in a Tee Pee). Several other places to choose from on Foothill Blvd for Dinner.
Cajon Blvd
Cajon Blvd
Foothill Blvd
Foothill Blvd
Cucamonga Gas Statiion
September 22th Sun San Bernardino to Santa Monica & the Pier Foothill Blvd west, San Bernardino, See the first McDonald’s that now is a Museum. Rialto, Rancho Cucamonga, See the Cucamonga Service Station and The Hat Cafe at foothill just west of the 15, Home of the world famous pastrami sandwich. Ontario,Upland, Magic Lamp Inn, Claremont, La Verne, La Paloma Mexican Restaurant Pomona, San Dimas, Glendora, The Hat Cafe 2nd location on 66 in Glendora. Azusa,
Sunset Blvd
Colorado Blvd Monrovia & Pasadena. See Colorado Blvd., the street the Rose Bowl Parade is on each year. See the famous Sunset Blvd. See Los Angels, and the 50’s Cafe in LA. See Santa Monica Blvd. Holywood, and the strange sites of west Holywood. Beverly Hills, & the Santa Monica Pier. September 23th Mon We all go our seperate ways See you next Year!
Santa Monica Blvd