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Jay W. Molyneaux br> Wellington, Florida /p>

I enjoyed Peter's article about traveling the interstates. My wife and I take one or two trips every year and drive every time. We're flying this year (first time since 1974) to accommodate our two-year-old granddaughter's first trip to Disney World but it will be back to driving after that.

We know our favorite places to stop and even have favorite "rest areas" that we pull off on when we need a break. However, I cringe at his mention of the large chain fast food joints. For our trip there is one major rule -- no eating at fast food chains that we have back at home. Yes, it's unfamiliar territory, but how else would we have found Clyde's in St. Ignace, Michigan? Or General Pickett's Buffet and the small diner in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania? Or the Battlefield Diner at Fredericksburg, Virginia? And on and on. Or discovered that no matter where you hail from, the pizza on vacation is never as good as your home town's?

p>It was a beautifully written essay and I hope it encourages Americans to get out and enjoy their country. br> -- Larry Eischen br> Joliet, Illinois /p> p> In the summer of 2000 I decided to see some of America from the saddle of a motorcycle. The latter part of that year's journey took me along Route 66 from Barstow to New Mexico. From Baghdad Cafe in Newberry Springs (the building was used in the movie) through Oatman, Arizona (and its wandering mules), and Winslow's "Standin' on the Corner" intersection to Gallup's El Rancho motel, that stretch of road is as fine an example of historical Americana as you'll find anywhere. Those interested in how it looked to this heat-crazed biker can peruse his ramblings here . br> -- John Trudo

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