by Sparky | Sep 13, 2026 | Route 66
183 Miles from Chicago to Lincoln Il The day started out a little slow. Had to visit Amazon locker, a little slow to get moving, had to reorganize some things, and I have a couple of things the bike has done that I’m keeping an eye on. We had a fun day but due to time...
by Sparky | Sep 12, 2026 | Route 66
626 miles Hixson TN TO CHICAGO IL Another travel day to get to the kickoff spot. This will be the longest day of the whole trip. We left the hotel at sunrise and arrived here at 930 pm with gaining an hour. I had planned and accounted for losing some fuel efficiency...
by Sparky | Sep 11, 2026 | Route 66
375 miles -home to Hixson TN(Chattanooga) Today is a travel day to get to the start in Chicago. Will arrive in Chicago tomorrow night. Travel day !
by Sparky | Aug 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
T-19 days until our bucket list trip For those who don’t know, Shelle and I have been interested in Route 66 since before we got together. We actually spoke about doing this trip before we even knew we would be married! The day is coming, the prepping...
by Sparky | Jul 9, 2026 | Family
Kelly organized this one but this is the second year in a row we have taken the opportunity to get the Clarke family and all their people together for a meal. Was a great time we hope to continue the tradition on future visits!
