Re: [VAL] Economical Tow Vehicles

["Tom" <thomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The last segment of the United States Interstate Highway system was finished 
in 1980 in the area of Williams, Arizona - part of I-40.  When Dwight 
Eisenhower was in Europe during WWII he really liked the German Autobahn 
system where you could go fast and do so safely.  Dwight decided that we 
needed that type of system here in the USA.  In Germany it was Hitler who 
got the Autobahn built to move troops and people quickly.

Our system of Interstates is built with a design like no other - between 
every 5 mile segment there will be a 1-mile segment that can be used in time 
of war as a runway for aircraft.  Talk about forward thinking!  Now you 
know. ;)

Even with all the Interstate highways we still like to keep to the back 
roads of America.  It is on these back roads that you still are able to find 
great places to dine on real food, not the garbage fast-food places that 
predominate nearly every exit with the same foods for sale.  The back roads 
is where Airstream travel trailers excelled and still do as that is where 
the real heart of America lies with all the quaint towns, architecture and 
places to eat where you are not given your dinner in a bag.

We travel the back roads quite often if at all possible just so we can take 
our own sweet time getting to where we are going this time out.  The 
Interstates are okay for going fast in pretty safe style but they are ugly 
giants when compared to the back roads that are always calling to us to come 
visit, slow down, take your time and be sure to smell all the roses while 
you can.

Will any vintage Airstreamers be taking any parts of the old and famous 
Route 66 or the Lincoln Highway headed to Springfield, MO?  I'd love it if 
you took lots and lots of pictures to share if you have the time to do so. 
We have made it a point that one day in our future we will head down the 
"Mother Road" and so many others that are now just a memory to lots of us. 
I think it's important that we as Americans go and see where we've been so 
that we have a good idea of where we want to go. ;)

Tom Meeker
WBCCI 5303