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In October 2004, I took my 1st full-fledged solo road trip out west. Leaving Illinois, I stopped to see friends in a few different Missouri & Kansas towns before arriving in Golden CO for a reunion-gathering at The Golden Hotel. During that weekend, several friends from my car circles joined me for lunch on Saturday. This picture was taken on the way to the pizzeria, which featured fire stone pizza; the car directly in front is a 1972 Monte Carlo, owned by OC,SHer MICKEY S & her husband.

From Colorado, I drove further west, taking I-25 N to I-80 W into Salt Lake City. From there, I headed back to Illinois via New Mexico, Texas & Arkansas.