ILMOTOUR 2010-- Part 12-- Route 66 At Last

Back to our first June trip.

After filling up at Made-Rite, we continued on US-52 to Camdenton where we got on Missouri Highway 5 to take it to Lebanon and Route 66. Apparently, they are in the process of building a new Mo-5 and this one is to be four lane limited access. Part of it is finished.

This is a much-needed improvement as Mo-5 is a very heavily-traveled road and a major entry to the Lake of the Ozarks region from I-44 by Lebanon. It seems to be narrow and there are a lot of really big trucks and curves to negotiate. Hopefully they will keep the original Highway 5 as it is a nice drive.

LEBANON

One of our favorite Route 66 towns and home of the Munger Moss Motel, a real classic and where we were spending the night.

We took a ride all through the downtown part, but again, didn't find any bars. For some reason Lebanon just doesn't have but about two or three bars.

We stopped at the liquor store across from the convention center on old US-66. At one time it used to be a cottage-style gas station. I bought a fifth of Rebel Yell, one of my favorite bourbons for $12.50. That's a great price as I usually pay $16 around home. Unfortunately, they only had one bottle as I sure would have bought more.

Heading to Munger Moss. --RoadDog