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Route 66 Through Arizona

Route 66 Through Arizona
Route 66, "America's Highway" runs parallel to I-40 from time to time, but not all the way through. Dusty and I took it for several stretches from New Mexico to California.

Runnin’ Shotgun with Dad and a CB Radio

Runnin’ Shotgun with Dad and a CB Radio
In preparation for our bi-annual road trip, Dad installed a mobile CB unit in the station wagon and everyone in the family chose their "handles," which was sort of like choosing your Twitter name today.

Muffler Men Marketing

Muffler Men Marketing
Imagine yourself flying along Interstate 40 and seeing a billboard advertising a hot dog stand. How un-compelling is that? Now, same scenario with a Muffler Man holding a hot dog--irresistible!

Standin’ on the Corner

Standin’ on the Corner
How a pop song saved an Arizona town that the railroad abandoned and an interstate bypassed. I'm standin' on the corner of Winslow, Arizona.

Burros and Consequences

Burros and Consequences
On the late June day we hit Oatman, the mercury hit 115?, so not even the reptiles were stirring. Why would we take a detour to see a tourist trap on such a hot day? To see the Oatman burros, of course.

April Road Books

This travel blog will feature books about the regions I'll travel this summer along with those on motorcycles, women in mid-life with a dose of wanderlust, and whatever else I think fits the theme. Up this month: Investment Biker, Adventure Capitalist, Tales of a Female Nomad, Lincoln Highway, and The Cactus Eaters.

April Book Lust: Special Travel Edition


About Tamela Rich

"I need to get away..."

Explore Pocahontas County, West Virginia by Motorcycle

Explore Pocahontas County, West Virginia by Motorcycle
There's nothing like early spring in the Appalachian Mountains! Frosty mornings, sunny afternoons, and gorgeous sunsets that you can watch through trees whose branches aren't yet covered in leaves all remind you that it's great to be alive.

Chattanooga, You’re More than Your Tourist Traps!

Chattanooga, You’re More than Your Tourist Traps!
Headed from Cherokee, North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee I started seeing billboards for Rock City and its sister properties on Lookout Mountain everywhere. They gave me a Wall Drug Store feeling.