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Day 25: Chandler, OK to Edmond, OK

Today’s ride was uneventful, again without many Route 66-related attractions.

Most of it was on busy, narrow roads with fast traffic and no shoulders, but, again, drivers have been mostly careful.

It is very nerve-wracking, however. My focus is split between staying on the road and avoiding obstacles and peering in my (excellent) rear-view mirror and planning emergency escapes. Although drivers have been really safe, it only takes one idiot passing too close, or one distracted driver to ruin it. So I keep watching…

I find that the closer you get to cities, the more impatient and aggressive people become.

Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum, in Chandler, OK, built in 1924
Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum, in Chandler, OK, built in 1924
Wellston's downtown mural.
Wellston’s downtown mural.
Rock of Ages Conoco gas station ruins, built in the 1920s, between Luther and Arcadia.
Rock of Ages Conoco gas station ruins, built in the 1920s, between Luther and Arcadia.
The Arcadia Round Barn, in Arcadia, OK, built in 1898!
The Arcadia Round Barn, in Arcadia, OK, built in 1898!
Part of the bottle display at Pops restaurant. I had a very mediocre veggie burger here, but the building is awesome, and the burger was relatively inexpensive!
Part of the bottle display at Pops restaurant. I had a very mediocre veggie burger here, but the building is awesome, and the burger was relatively inexpensive!
Another tool find: 3/8" socket!
Another tool find: 3/8″ socket!
Road side tool find: 8mm wrench!
Road side tool find: 8mm wrench!

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