Posted on 07/05/2023 12:14:43 PM PDT by CedarDave
KOMA Oklahoma City and WLS Chicago were cruising staples when I was in high school in Altus OK in the late 60's. Our local station KWHW signed off at sunset.
If new in the St. Louis Cit Limits area and passing thru, the “safe time zone” is 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
My son lives near Liberty Hill, TX and we’ve driven 285 several times. It always seems to fall towards the end of a tank of gas, too. Makes it a nail biter.
My son lives near Liberty Hill, TX and we’ve driven 285 several times. It always seems to fall towards the end of a tank of gas, too. Makes it a nail biter.
In places, quick ascent or descent or odd banking of the road - so there are such sections where you cannot relax unless you have experience with the road.
Carry extra water, a jug of water plus a jug of coolant for the engine, flashlights, and a couple compasses. Also, a flat piece of wood - upon which, you can place the base of the tire jack stand.
The southwest is still the old wild west, including, that you may plan for what to do in self-defense, the weather may suddenly turn cold or wet in a flash, and tires do not last as long as they would on pavement with less, loose grit and sand.
Snakes may be in the shade. Cactus needles await your ankles. Coyotes, lions, wolves, and bears show up where “experts” say they won’t, or “experts” say something eco-nut-ical to the effect, that: You can reason with and/or have time to deal with the situation.
Drove the ALCAN in the early 80s in a ‘78 Mercury...
Pulled over on the side of the road one night in Yukon Terr. to get some sleep. Too quiet, too dark. Decided to continue driving all night.
How did we drive pre cellphone days?!!
Back in the mid nineties I was swooped by a fighter on Nev 375 near Rachel. Damn near jumped out of my pickup...
These peoples are whinners. US Route 285 is a great highway with perfect, four lanes from Carlsbad to Santa Fe thanks to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
I think the biggest hazard between Roswell and Vaughn is falling asleep as there is 90 miles of smooth road with no curves and not a single tree.
I would hang my Desert water bag (canvas) in front of my radiator (’65 Plymouth Fury III) for desert road trips (Vegas, etc.)...thought it kept the car cooler too!
And on warm pavement at night...
—KOMA in Oklahoma—
You can only carry so much beef jerky.
Remember it well is as the window mounted swamp cooler on pops 1954 Buick in crossing Texas to California trip.
Do you remember what it looked like or how it worked?
It mounted on the passengers door the window kept it held up you fill it with water and the wind turned the fan it did keep it cool no so much in town driving.
It was green don’t remember the name of it.
I’d be more nervous on some roads within the city of Chicago than out in the desert.
I reside in Roswell.
I’ve driven this route more times than I
can count.
Just about every highway, in every
direction out of Roswell has long, desolate
stretches with no services.
It’s in the proverbial middle of nowhere.
The valleys in northern NV get used frequently by the folks out of NAS Fallon.
If was a scene right out of National Lampoon’s Family Vacation. But I got through it with my hubcaps intact.
Apparently they still make them for the classic car crowd. Some place in Texas.
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