Ben's 2017 Route 66 Adventure
Day 7
Monday, May 8
Starting @ Springfield MO
Ash Grove MO
Everton MO
Gary's Gay Parita Sinclair Station
Established 1930 on Historic Route 66
Tons of memorabilia!
Click photo to see my walk-through
George, Gay Parita owner, directed me to this early 66 route to the Spencer Service Station.
Spencer MO
Avilla MO
Carthage MO
Looks like a beautifully restored, but unmarked, classic filling station.
66 Drive-in is still in operation!
Carterville MO
Webb City MO
Joplin MO
A 3-for-1 Selfie!
Kansas
#7 State for the trip, and the shortest bit of Route 66 of any - only 13 miles.
Kansas is also the 1st of 12 that I needed to complete the contiguous 48 States in this Corvette!
Galena KS
Riverton KS
The "Rainbow Arch Bridge"
Baxter Springs KS
Oklahoma
Already another State! #8 for the trip.
Miami OK
p.s. That's pronounced "Miamah"
Afton OK
Vinita OK
A Route 66 favorite eatery since 1927
Catoosa OK
The legendary "Blue Whale"
Click the photo to see more of it
Day 7 ends at the Super 8 in Tulsa.
248 miles for the day