Old road-big people-stranger things on 66

 

We are now out of Illinois but before we crossed the Mississippi this afternoon into Missouri we got to ride on lots of the original 66 road.  This one is concrete and we have been riding next to it for quite awhile with the train tracks on one side of us and Interstate on the other.

This a brick section that has been restored and travels for several miles but as you can see is out in the middle of just about no where.  But another feature of the Illinois 66 are rather towering figures. Reportedly there are four such figures all male.  Scroll back a blog and you will see the first, Gemini Man.  
Surprise we found a women making that at least five giants along the way.  
This one is called Bunyon Man.
The Lauterback tire man,
The ice cream man, he is holding a cone.
Lots of old signs, etc, in the small towns we go by relating to the heritage of Route 66 but today as we left Illinois, a state we have spent a lot of time in on this trip, we ran into something out of this world.
Tonight we are staying in a St. Louis Country Park designed for equestrians.  We seem to be the only folks that didn’t bring our horses.  
Last night we stayed at the Illinois State Fairgrounds campground that seemed to have some really big rigs that looked as if they had been there for some time.  But we were up and out this morning.  Going through St. Louis this afternoon we crossed our path coming down the Mississippi River Road.  But that behind us, tomorrow it is Missouri.  See if we can find 66 under Interstate 44.  We always seem to hear trains...


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  1. Joe PalmOctober 26, 2020 at 11:17 AM

    "Out of this world" looks like it might be one of the 100 Futuro Houses made by FInnish architect Matti Suuronen (https://thefuturohouse.com/welcome.html). Looking forward to reading more of your travels. - Joe Palm (a Finn)

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