From Lebanon to Springfield, to Carthage in Missuori…I never stop…can’t wait to see more and more ❤
[…] “over the red lands and the grey lands, twisting up into the mountains, crossing the Divide and down into the bright and terrible desert to the mountains again, and into the rich California valleys” […] – The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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Da Lebanon a Springfield, a Carthage in Missuori…non mi fermo mai…e non vedo l’ora di vedere altro ❤
[…] “sulle terre rosse e le terre grigie, torcendosi nella montagna, attraversando lo spartiacque e giù nuovamente nel deserto luminoso e terribile delle montagne, e nelle ricche valli della California.
Along these about 600 km of road there are many things to do and see. Small and sporadic and, not to waste too much energy, …we have chosen just a few.
Another Springfield. And a piece of Route 66 made of historic houses (a seafood restaurant, a spa, a psychologist, a kindergarten, a B&B and many other activities that I couldn’t manage to capture walking in the thin raindrops).
No stop until Carthage. A city where you should go to get lost in antique shops, buy some typically American object to look back in nostalgia when you get home. A sort of surreal place despite for the temperature that began to get hotter. And all the bars closed except for the Mother Route Café – where you can also leave a sign of your passage. I suggest to try the pumpkin pie dusted with cinnamon and shake with berries.
From here to Oklahoma relentlessly…
A swim in the pool and, hoping not to offend anybody, the best filet of all time.
Here is the birthplace of Western. It seems that all the movies have been shot here :).
In this stage I’ve finally driven, and the historical line from Springfield to Carthage was exciting. Great soundtrack from American radio stations and incredible scenery.
Because in reality, in addition to all the things you can do or see, there’s a part of this journey that is only yours. Your dream, your past, your present and future thoughts projected on the road of roads.
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