Route 66 Westbound - Day Five: Elk City OK to Amarillo TX (by way of Abilene)
May 3rd 2015 Today was a little bit of a diversion, and one I'm completely thrilled to have taken.
Last night, while typing up yesterday's version of this blog, I was suddenly overcome with an urge to do something precipitous. Change the game up a little bit and do the unexpected. Sitting as I was in Elk City, Oklahoma I happened to notice that Abilene Texas was only about 250 miles due south. Kennedy and I
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