So I had the day off and I wanted to ride. After much hemming and hawing, I settled on a route. Well, google maps didn't match reality so I had to improvise a little bit.
And a picture of the route to get an idea.
![](http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3325/aprilroute.jpg)
I wanted to check out what's left of Route 66, a little bit of it at least.
![](http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9581/april2009004.jpg)
![](http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7110/april2009009.jpg)
Then I cut across 138 to 173.
![](http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1707/april2009010.jpg)
I planned to take 173 to 18, but that didn't work out too well. (Eff you google maps!)
![](http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/4434/april2009012.jpg)
![](http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/3386/april2009013.jpg)
So I backtracked to 138, took that to 18, which wasn't a horrible option
![](http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7239/april2009015.jpg)
I stopped off at Chapparal on the way home to try and pick up a back protector for my mesh jacket but they didn't have the one I wanted. Cracked a beer when I got home.
Not a bad day.