Route 66
Day 1; 10/3/08 We started our trip today, Friday, October 3, 2008, by indulging in lunch at the “Chinese Hog Trough” in Shawnee , Kansas . Trip participants Mel (our leader), Larry, James, and I were accompanied by friends, Gary and Dale. After a BIG lunch we departed for Ottawa , KS via southbound I-35 at 12:35PM. At the junction of I-35 and Hwy 68 we met up with Moyer, the 5 th participant in this ride. After gassing up were back on the road southbound on I-35. The temperature reached 74 degrees south of Ottawa . Somewhere between Ottawa and Emporia , KS we ran into a brief rain shower. The temperature dropped from 74 to 59. When the rain passed the temperature slowly rose again, but it never got above 79 degrees today. I t was a great day for riding (but then most are). Just north of Wichita we stopped at the Towanda service for gas and a butt break. Somewhere between Wichita and Wellington , while we were still southbound on I-35, Mel, who was leading the pack, suddenly