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<\/a><\/p>\nFirst stop was Marshall Field, MO where we saw a scale model of the Hubble Telescope and walked around the town square.<\/p>\n
Then the following places:<\/p>\n Strafford, MO Red Oak, MO (relocated buildings) Galena, KS Quapaw, OK Vinita, OK There were a lot more places on the map (and some not on the map) than those listed.\u00a0 These were just the “big” places.\u00a0 The roads in OK are pretty straight and long, so we made good time.\u00a0 The speed limit on most of the 2 lane highways was 65.\u00a0 Not too much traffic either.<\/p>\n We got a reservation via Priceline\u00a0at the Will Rogers Inn in Claremore.\u00a0\u00a0Arrived there about 9:30 PM.\u00a0 Will call\u00a0it a night shortly and likely get a late start tomorrow!\u00a0 We will return to the Totem Pole Park in daylight and get a geocache there before continuing on to the SW,<\/p>\n Nighty, night…. zzzz, zzzz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today we had a long day–made about 260 miles!\u00a0 We left Lebanon around 8:30 after breakfast and coffee.\u00a0 We had planned on making it to Tulsa by night, but changed our plans midday because of the number of things on the agenda for today. On the way out of Lebanon we stopped in a place … Continue reading Trifecta–MO, KS, OK<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n
\nSpringfield, MO
\nHalltown, MO
\nParis Springs, MO (here we met some locals who gave us advice on things to see down the road in Spencer and Red Oak)
\nSpencer, MO (nicely restored gas station showing low priced gas)<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCarthage, MO
\nCarterville, MO
\nWebb City, MO
\nJoplin, MO<\/p>\n
\nRiverton, KS (saw the Rainbow Bridge original from 1923 and saw a 1956 red and white Chevy crossing it)
\nBaxter Springs, KS<\/p>\n
\nCommerce, OK (Micky Mantle’s home)
\nMiami, OK
\nAfton, OK (between Miami and Afton we took the ribbon or sidewalk highway that is only 9 ft wide and from the original route 66.)<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nFoynil, OK (Totem Pole Park, too dark to see much, return tomorrow!)
\nClaremore, OK<\/p>\n