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Dear Saxby

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Tin Sheets

Reading time 9 minutes

Five Enchanted Days in New Mexico

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Tin Sheets

Reading time 26 minutes

The Ultimate Green Chile Cheeseburger Smackdown

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Tin Sheets

Reading time 7 minutes

End of the Trail: Route 66 in California

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Tin Sheets

Reading time 11 minutes

Here It Is: Route 66 in Arizona

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Tin Sheets

Reading time 20 minutes

Enchanted Travels: Route 66 in New Mexico

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Tin Sheets

Reading time 23 minutes

Get Your Sniffs: Finley’s Travels on Route 66

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Tin Sheets

Reading time 69 minutes

Paint On, Drop In, Pig Out: Route 66 in Texas

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Tin Sheets

Reading time 16 minutes

A Whale of a Good Time: Route 66 in Oklahoma

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Tin Sheets

Reading time 19 minutes

Journey Like its 1949: Route 66 in Missouri & Kansas

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Tin Sheets

Reading time 33 minutes

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It’s hard to stay productive when your office buddy is snoozing on the job. #notearninghiskibbletoday #sleepingdog #theredrascal #finewinecaninetoo #tinsheets

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Southeastern Colorado was a hotbed of coal mining back in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. While many mines and their associated company towns were owned by Colorado Fuel & Iron, not all of them were. Cokedale, approximately 8 miles west of Trinidad, was established by the American Smelting & Refining Company (ASARCO) in 1906 to support the nearby coal mines. With the top mine producing 1,500 tons of coal per day, by the time mining operations ceased in 1947, more than a million tons of coal had been produced. Unlike some other company towns, this one still exists and is the “most significant example of an intact coal camp in Colorado”. After the mine was shut down, the company began destroying buildings, while the miners were given the option to purchase the homes for $50/lot or $100/room. The remaining residents banded together to form the Town of Cokedale in 1948, keeping the company from tearing down any additional structures. Today, the town is on the National Register of Historic Places, with the former Gottlieb Merchantile Building (now the Cokedale Mining Musesum), the old school (now a church), and blocks of old homes still standing and in use; as well as the remains of the rows of coke ovens across the highway. #coloradohistory #colorfulcolorado #highwayoflegends #cokedale #tinsheets

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Mid-walk chest rubs? Yes, please! #happypuppy #theredrascal #finewinecaninetoo #visitcos #tinsheets

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🎶If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your sniffs on Route 66. 🎶 Happy birthday to the highway that’s the best and the road that inspired us to create Tin Sheets to the Wind, which was established 93 years ago today! #doglyrics #route66 #motherroad #happybirthday #finewinecanine #finleysroadtrip #visitcalifornia #tinsheets

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Maybe it’s just us, but these two look an awful lot alike. The top photo is Jen’s first lab, Mick, way back in 1997. The bottom photo is Saxby, taken this morning. #wehaveatypeapparently #mickthewonderdog #theredrascal #finewinecaninetoo #tinsheets

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America’s oldest surviving roadside attraction, Lucy the Elephant, was constructed in 1881 to attract tourists to the New Jersey shore town of Margate City. At six stories tall, she is imposing in her history and kitsch, and definitely makes a 95-pounder like Finley look pretty small. There is no charge to visit the grounds around Lucy and check out the small gift shop (Finley may have gotten a stuffed Lucy souvenir and may have chewed it up before the end of the day…but that’s not important). Although dogs aren’t allowed on the tour, you can still take them to the sandy area in front of Lucy and get some great photos. #FinleyFriday #roadsideamerica #bringfido #insearchofquirk #americana #wildwood #finewinecanine #finleysroadtrip #tinsheets

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Two winemakers from Colorado and their Fine Wine Canine travel the open road searching for the remnants from a time when America’s greatest love was the car and road trips were a way of life.

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