The Blue Bird van being dropped off for conversion in Elkhart, Ind.
Retiree picking up my 2015 Ford Transit Van on March 18, 2016 in St. Louis
What have I gotten myself into? (Jon Sall photo)
The Prime-Time team that custom designed our van. (Jon Sall photo)
Morton Arborteum staff in Lisle, Ill, visiting our van on 5/18/16. They liked the birds. (Wendy Love Photography)
Reading Jim Harrison at arborteum photo shoot since I won’t have time to read on the road. (Wendy Love Photography)
Jon Langford’s Merle Haggard and Mr. & Mrs. Blue Bird, my parents heirlooms. (Jon Sall photo)
Packing sounds for the van turntable (5/30/16)
Office on the road.
(Hawkangel Sue McKinney photo)
Late Route 66 artist-van fan-spiritual guide Bob Waldmire of Springfield, Ill.
Dave Hoekstra (L) and photographer Jon Sall launching the trip at the Route 66 Museum in Pontiac, Ill 6/5/16
Route 66 outside of Roger Miller’s tiny Erick, Ok, near the Texas border, 6/8/16
The Big Texan Steak Ranch, Amarillo, Tx. 6/8/16
The Amarillo Ranch RV Park shuttles campers to The Big Texan Steak Ranch at no charge, 6/8/16
Wisconsin friends mapping out their road memories, Amarillo Ranch 6/8/16
Blue Bird on Tulsa Time, 6/7/16 (Jon Sall photo)
Opposites attract–Tucmcari, N.M. (pop. 5,363) 6/8/16
Pismo Beach, Ca. sunset on the pier 6/12/16 (Jon Sall photo)
A parrot in Pigeon Forge, Tn.
Ocean Lakes Family Campground, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Elvis Presley Boulevard RV Park, Memphis, Tn. , Aug. 17, 2016
Alice and Jim Self, graduates of Elvis Presley University at the Elvis Presley Boulevard RV Park, Aug. 18, 2016
Ocean Lakes Family Campground, Myrtle Beach, Aug. 21, 2016
Jimmy Buffett Alpine Valley Tailgating with 37,000 people, Sept. 3, 2016
