Terry and Julie Morris drove in from Crane, Missouri, towing a piece of 1970s history behind them, and by the time I clipped a lapel mic on for the first time — trying new things, right, that’s what Route 66 does to you — they were already deep into the kind of easy, group-camp-out contentment that comes from doing something you love with people who love it too.
“Great. I’m doing fantastic. Having a good time,” Terry told me when I asked how they were holding up at the AAA Route 66 Road Fest.
What they’d brought with them was an Argosy motorhome, a sub-brand built by Airstream between 1972 and 1979. They’d picked it up not long ago, and while it needed some work to get roadworthy, Terry was quick to point out it was in better shape than most of the Argosies still out there. That’s saying something, because the Morrises know from experience — they’ve had other vintage campers before this one…