Kyle is lost

Photos from Pontiac IL's Route 66 museum- This was a lot more fun than I expected if you are ever around it's worth going to. Anyway, I love these scenes they set up. It's like stepping back in time and a great way to connect with our past. The bus and the van are from Bob Waldmire, a notable Route 66 artist. The picture under the van is the view into the van. I can identify too much with this mess...

-If I didn't tell you you wouldn't know Welcome to Plot M..... An early nuclear waste site. I wasn't intending to go here, I was headed to Chicago. However, it was hazy out and it looked like the weather was going to turn so I cut my journey short. I didn't want to make it a wasted trip though so I checked Roadside America to see what was around and this popped up. While it might just look like nature trails I thought the concept behind the place was interesting and that was enough to draw me in.  A short time in I regretted what I was doing as my foot sank deep into a swampy, muddy, bog after recklessly ignoring a sign saying not to use the trail if it was wet and muddy.  I thought I could avoid the that and stay on the more supportive grassy bits, but I was wrong about that and my nice shoes paid the price for that decision. However I pressed on, and soon found myself on an old road that created a ...