Finally have the route finshed...

I've been working on and off to identify the route we will take and get it into a format that can be input into my TomTom GPS. I've used the Jerry McClanahan and Jim Ross maps Here It Is! The Route 66 Map Series for all the turn by turn instructions. It was tediuous making sure the GPS would take the route I wanted, but I prevailed. Of course, a great program for doing this, Tyre, was a most valuable tool.

We will not be traveling the entire Chicago to Santa Monica route, but will pickup Route 66 in Litchfield, IL. This is in the southern part of Illinois, and just made it easier for us coming from Dayton, OH, and saved me another vacation day (or two). I'll post a graphic of our route some time in the future.

We will leave Dayton on June 18th, and spend the night in Litchfield.  We expect to arrive in Santa Monica on July 3rd; just in time for the 4th of July.  We'll sepnd 3-4 days in the Los Angeles area, then head back to Dayton on the southern interstate routes, with a planned stop at Carlsbad Caverns.