OCT ROAD TRIP

knightfan26917 · July 31, 2006

This road trip (Oct 11-17) is the "big one" for me for this year, tho it certainly isn't as long as my 2-week road trips west & east the last 2 years respectively. If interested in meeting along the way or coming to one of the MEET'n'GREETs, let me know!

TUE night (Oct 10) or WED morning (Oct 11)

* leave Elgin, bound for Dallas TX. If leaving TUE night, will stop somewhere in IL overnight and continue Wednesday. If leaving early WED night, will stop along the way....

* Route = IL RT 47 S ... SR 24 E ... I-57 S

* MEET'n'GREET along I-57, near Mt Vernon IL or Marion IL (place & time TBD)

* Route = I-57 S ... I-55 S ... I-40 W

* MEET'n'GREET in/near Little Rock AR (place & time TBD)

* Route = I-40 W ... I-30 W, with arrival in the Dallas TX area sometime Wednesday night

* TBD where staying

THU (Oct 12)

* stay in Dallas

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner (place & time TBD)

* TBD where staying

FRI (Oct 13)

* leave early to mid-morning, bound for Oklahoma City OK

* Route = I-35 N

* Alt Route (if going through Wichita Falls TX) = I-35 N ... SR 82 W ... I-44 N

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner in/near Oklahoma City OK (place & time TBD)

* staying with friends in Oklahoma City OK

SAT (Oct 14)

* leave mid-morning, bound for Wichita KS

* Route = I-35 N

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner in/near Wichita KS (place & time TBD)

* staying with friends in Wichita KS

SUN (Oct 15)

* leave early to mid-morning, bound for IA (Des Moines area or farther east)

* Route = I-35 N to Kansas City

* MEET'n'GREET in the KC KS/MO area (place & time TBD)

* Route = I-35 N to Des Moines

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner (place & time TBD)

* TBD where staying (either Des Moines or Dubuque/Cedar Rapids

MON (Oct 16) to TUE (Oct 17)

* leave early to mid-morning, bound for either southern WI or home...arriving home no later than lunch time TUE.

* Route = TBD

* MEET'n'GREETs TBD

* TBD where staying

Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker

MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/

"The life I love is making music with my friends" ... Willie Nelson ... 'On The Road Again'

Sixty8panther · August 1, 2006

Holy cow, can you say full schedule.

Have fun, I know I would on a trip like that! :spin:

knightfan26917 · August 1, 2006

*grins*

Oh ... you can count on it that I'll have fun .

And, yep, full schedule ... but I wouldn't have it any other way....

BTW, did you and XP note when I'll be in PA in August?

deftonesfan867 · August 1, 2006

Might meet ya in Dallas, but i'll hafta see what my schedule looks like first.

knightfan26917 · August 2, 2006

Sweet! Would be cool to meet you! How soon will you know your schedule?

Hmm...hoping to meet up with others along this trip ... and, of course, the one to MI-PA-OH as well in August .

Edited August 2, 2006 by knightfan26917

knightfan26917 · August 7, 2006

deftones,

I have more details (somewhat, anyway) about meeting up places in Dallas ... take a look and let me know.

Anyone else interested in meeting up?

Some gatherings are forming ... and a few routes, times & places have been added to my revised itinerary..... If you're interested in meeting up, let me know so we can exchange ph#s.... If you have mine, don't hesitate to call me!

TUE, OCT 10 (night) [or] WED, OCT 11 (morning) / IL-TX

...leave Elgin. If leave TUE night, will stop somewhere in IL overnight & continue WED. If leave early WED morning, will stop along the way....

* Route = IL RT 47 S ... SR 24 E ... I-57 S

* ALT Route = IL RT 64 W ... I-39 S ... I-55 S ... I-255 S ... I-55 S

* MEET'n'GREET along I-57, near Mt Vernon IL or Marion IL (place & time TBD)

* ALT MEET'n'GREET along I-55 in Missouri, aprox 60+ miles S of St Louis

847

WED, OCT 11 / AR-TX

...continue travel (if leave Elgin TUE night)

* Route = I-55 S ... I-40 W ... I-30 W

* MEET'n'GREET in/near Little Rock AR (place & time TBD), possible at Arkansas Arts Center, 501 E 9th St (downtown) or at Riverfront Dr...

...arrive in Dallas TX sometime late WED night, to be confirmed place staying

337

THU, OCT 12 / TX

...stay in Dallas

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner, 5p, Golden Coral, 1902 Towne Center Dr, Mesquite TX 75150:

www.goldencoral.net

http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?newa...00&tcountry=us

...leave for Terrell 7:30p to 8p

* 8:30pmish in Terrell TX to visit friends

...stay in Dallas, to be confirmed place staying

9897

FRI, OCT 13 / TX-OK

* MEET'n'GREET for breakfast, sometime between 8a & 9a, Ginger Brown's Old Tyme Restaurant & Bakery:

http://www.yellowbook.com/?A=1&T=11&PH=8172372114

...leave Dallas.

* Route = I-35W N ... SR 287 N

* MEET'n'GREET for lunch, Wichita Falls TX, sometime between 12p & 1p

...leave for Oklahoma City by 2:30p

* Route = I-44 N

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner, 5-7pmish, place TBD

...stay in Oklahoma City, with friends

SAT, OCT 14 / OK-KS

...leave early to mid-afternoon, bound for Wichita KS

* Route = I-35 N

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner in/near Wichita KS, 5-7pmish, place TBD

...stay in Wichita, with friends

SUN, OCT 15 / KS-MO-IA

...leave early to mid-morning, bound for IA

* Route = I-35 N to Kansas City

* MEET'n'GREET in the KC KS/MO area, noonish, place TBD.

* POSSIBLE visit to Old School Paradise, 15502 E24 HW, Independence MO

...leave KC area by 2:30p, bound for Des Moines

* Route = I-35 N

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner in/near Des Moines IA, 6pmish, place TBD

...leave for Waterloo IA by 7:30p

* Route = I-35 N ... SR 20 W

...stay with friends in Waterloo IA

MON, OCT 16 to TUE, OCT 17 / IA-WI-IL

...leave early to mid-morning MON, bound for either S WI or IL (home), arriving home no later than lunch time TUE.

* Route (to WI) = TBD

* Route (to home) = SR 20 E

* MEET'n'GREETs TBD

* TBD where staying (if go to WI)

Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker

MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/

"You might miss what you left behind" ... Dierks Bentley ... 'Slow Down'

knightfan26917 · October 1, 2006

Not sure how this will work out yet, but I WILL be roadtripping west. The itinerary will be finalized sometime this upcoming week. I am looking at a possible extension to visit Utah and Colorado as well … we’ll see .

Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker

MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/

"I need to get away from this place" ... Smashmouth ... 'All Star'

knightfan26917 · October 10, 2006

As of now, this will take place on the dates originally scheduled, perhaps with a Dodge Charger. If that changes [switches to road trip dates of Saturday, October 14 – Monday, October 23], I’ll post…. In the meantime, a quick recap of the trip events (sorry, no extensions to Colorado or Utah at this time, unless the timeframe of the trip gets changed)…. If you have my cell ph#, be sure to call me … I’ll try to remember to call everyone, but I can’t guarantee . I plan to get specific directions to MEET’n’GREET places and peoples’ homes along the way….

TUE, OCT 10 … central IL

…leave Elgin after dinner.

* Route = IL RT 47 S

…stay near Champaign IL, with friends.

WED, OCT 11 … IL-AR-TX

…leave near Champaign IL early morning

* Route = I-57 S … I-55 S … I-40 W … I-30 W

* MEET'n'GREET for lunch along I-57, near Mt Vernon IL or Marion IL (place & time TBD)

* ALT Route = I-57 S … I-70 W … I-55 S

* ALT MEET'n'GREET for lunch along I-55 in Missouri, approx 60+ miles S of St Louis

* Route = I-55 S … I-40 W … I-30 W

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner in/near Little Rock AR (place & time TBD), possible at Arkansas Arts Center, 501 E 9th St (downtown) or at Riverfront Dr...

…either stay in the Little Rock AR area overnight, or continue to Dallas TX (arriving around midnight or later)

847

THU, OCT 12 … TX

...stay in TX (or continue to TX, if stay in AR overnight, arriving around late lunchtime)

* Route = I-55 S ... I-40 W ... I-30 W

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner (place & Time TBD)

...leave for Terrell 7:30p to 8p

* 8:30pmish in Terrell TX to visit friends

...stay in Dallas, with a friend

337

FRI, OCT 13 / TX-OK

* MEET'n'GREET for breakfast, sometime between 8a & 9a, Ginger Brown's Old Tyme Restaurant & Bakery:

http://www.yellowbook.com/?A=1&T=11&PH=8172372114

...leave Dallas.

* Route = I-35W N ... SR 287 N

* MEET'n'GREET for lunch, Wichita Falls TX, sometime between 12p & 1p

...leave for Oklahoma City by 2:30p

* Route = I-44 N

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner, 5-7pmish, place TBD

...stay in Oklahoma City, with friends

9897

SAT, OCT 14 / OK-KS

...leave early to mid-afternoon, bound for Wichita KS

* Route = I-35 N

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner in/near Wichita KS, 5-7pmish, place TBD

...stay in Wichita, with friends

SUN, OCT 15 / KS-MO-IA

...leave early to mid-morning, bound for IA

* Route = I-35 N to Kansas City

* MEET'n'GREET in the KC KS/MO area, noonish, place TBD.

* POSSIBLE visit to Old School Paradise, 15502 E24 HW, Independence MO

...leave KC area by 2:30p, bound for Des Moines

* Route = I-35 N

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner in/near Des Moines IA, 6pmish, place TBD

...leave for Waterloo IA by 7:30p

* Route = I-35 N ... SR 20 W

...stay with friends in Waterloo IA

MON, OCT 16 to TUE, OCT 17 / IA-WI-IL

...leave early to mid-morning MON, bound for either S WI or IL (home), arriving home no later than lunch time TUE.

* Route (to WI) = TBD

* Route (to home) = SR 20 E

* MEET'n'GREETs TBD

* TBD where staying (if go to WI)

Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker

MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/

"It's time to take a leap of faith" ... Steven Curtis Chapman ... 'Dive'

Satty · October 10, 2006

You're doing one hell of a job of keeping your distance from Springgyfield. No matter, I hardly have time to eat, much less meet up with you anywhere.

ocnblu · October 10, 2006

Perhaps he's a bit frightened of your signature. :huh:

knightfan26917 · October 10, 2006

Satty,

It isn't intentional. It's just a matter of not having enough time. However, if I do end up post poning the trip ... and leaving town on Saturday, I will have an extra couple days, so maybe I can swing by Springfield. We'll see.

As for the signature ... nah, I've seen scarier ... he he he .

knightfan26917 · October 13, 2006

Hrm. So, after all of the planning and posting, my road trip dates have changed … because of circumstances beyond my control [namely the COBRA issue not completely resolved through my old employer and the rental company, despite having the reservations for a couple weeks, ended up having only a Chevrolet Suburban, among a couple other cars I wasn’t interested in driving for just over a week]. The change of dates isn’t a big deal … might be a better (and more relaxing) road trip … we’ll see…. I was unable to post about it (even using Mom and Dad’s computer) until tonight (Thursday) because our internet went down Tuesday night through last night…arg. The revised dates/schedules/etc. are below … they may change along the way, so PLEASE CALL ME if you want to meet up (I’ve “imbedded” my cell phone # again)….

FRI, OCT 13 / central IL

…leave Elgin after dinner, by 8p (or stay home and leave early Saturday morning).

* Route = IL RT 47 S

…stay near Champaign IL, with friends.

847

SAT, OCT 14 / IL-AR-TX

…leave near Champaign IL early morning (or leave Elgin very early morning).

* Route = (I-64 W … I-39 S) … I-57 S … I-55 S … I-40 W … I-30 W

* MEET'n'GREET for lunch along I-57, near Mt Vernon IL or Marion IL (place & time TBD)

* ALT Route = I-57 S … I-70 W … I-55 S

* ALT MEET'n'GREET for lunch along I-55 in Missouri, approx 60+ miles S of St Louis

* Route = I-55 S … I-40 W … I-30 W

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner in/near Little Rock AR (place & time TBD)

…stay in the Little Rock AR area overnight, or continue to Dallas TX (arriving around midnight or later)

337

SUN, OCT 15 / TX

...stay in TX (or continue to TX, if stay in AR overnight, arriving around late lunchtime)

* Route = I-55 S ... I-40 W ... I-30 W

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner (place & Time TBD)

...leave for Terrell 7:30p to 8p

* 8:30pmish in Terrell TX to visit friends

...stay in Dallas, with a friend

9897

MON, OCT 16 / TX

…stay in Dallas TX, perhaps side trip elsewhere in TX.

TUE, OCT 17 / TX-OK

* MEET'n'GREET for breakfast, sometime ~8:30a, Ginger Brown's Old Tyme Restaurant & Bakery:

http://www.yellowbook.com/?A=1&T=11&PH=8172372114

...leave Dallas.

* Route = I-35W N ... SR 287 N

* MEET'n'GREET for lunch, Wichita Falls TX, sometime between 12p & 1p

...leave for Oklahoma City by 2:30p

* Route = I-44 N

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner, 5-7pmish, place TBD

...stay in Oklahoma City, with friends

WED, OCT 18 / OK-KS

...leave early to mid-afternoon, bound for Wichita KS

* Route = I-35 N

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner in/near Wichita KS, 5-7pmish, place TBD

...stay in Wichita, with friends

THU, OCT 19 / KS-MO

...leave early to mid-morning, bound for Kansas City

* Route = I-35 N

* MEET'n'GREET in the KC KS/MO area, noonish, place TBD.

* POSSIBLE visit to Old School Paradise, 15502 E24 HW, Independence MO

...stay in KC area.

FRI, OCT 20 / KS-IA

...leave KC area mid-morning or after lunch, bound for Des Moines

* Route = I-35 N

* MEET'n'GREET for dinner in/near Des Moines IA, 5pmish, place TBD

...leave for Waterloo IA by 7p

* Route = I-35 N ... SR 20 W

...stay with friends in Waterloo IA

SAT, OCT 21 / IA

...stay with friends in Waterloo IA

SUN, OCT 22 / IA-WI-IL

...leave early morning, bound for S WI.

* Route (to WI) = TBD

* MEET’n’GREET for lunch, 12p-1p

…leave WI for home by 5p

* Route (to home) = SR 20 E

Cort:33swm."Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker

MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/

"These hands are meant to hold" ... All-American Rejects ... 'Move Along'

knightfan26917 · October 14, 2006

Just about ready to go … will be heading out either tonight late or early Saturday morning. I’ll be hitting the highway in a rental 2006 Dodge Charger (dark silver)! Looking forward to seeing whoever I see along the way!

knightfan26917 · October 16, 2006

Live ... from DALLAS!

Having a great trip so far....

Will be in Dallas until tomorrow morning, so deftonesfan, if you see this, call me (my # is imbedded in a couple posts in this thread)......

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