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This past Saturday, 05/02/2015, my cousin (& OC,SHer) BEN M & I road tripped from northeastern IL to southwestern IL & back. The deal: Ben covered gas & food; I provided the tunes & itinerary.

We left ~8a & drove to Country Classic Cars (Staunton IL). After ~2 hours there, we drove to Henry’s Ra66it Ranch (Route 66, Staunton IL) to see the proprietor, Rich, a friend of mine I 1st met September 2009 during my Route 66 journey. We left there ~3p & arrived in Springfield IL ~4p to eat at the Cozy Dog (along Route 66) & see a friend of mine, OC,SHer MARK M. Then, we stopped in the Marseilles IL area to meet OC,SHer TRENT W M, whose vehicles (1995 Chevy pickup, 1967 Pontiac & 1957 Chevy) have been featured here. Our last stop was in Morris IL to see OC,SHer GARY G, whom I’d met ~5 years ago through the “Ride For The Relay” motorcycle group-event.

I took ~30 pics, most of which are cued for future feature.  Pics my cousin took will also be cued for future feature.

This is 1 of several pics I took outside the Cozy Dog:

I took this pic on I-39, ~2 miles north of Oglesby IL, during the return trip. 2 more pics of this unmistakable bridge over the Illinois River are cued for future “Sunday Scenery” entries.

My cousin, Ben, took these 2 pics of myself & Trent:

Before we left Marseilles IL, I took this pic of the rear of Trent’s 1995 Chevy truck & the front of my cousin’s 2005 Ford Focus: