On the Ground

Here's my list, based on my 'cross-the-country' adventure, Virginia to
Oakland {northern route) and return (southern route); 58 hours, 26
stops, 3 weeks.

Virtually everywhere people offered help, from assisting with finding
lodging to providing transportation.

ROA (Roanoke, VA) - provided courtesy car overnight (nearby motel,
downtown for dinner).

PSK (Dublin, VA) - Great assistance in finding lodging; Enterprise car
available by the hour (or day).

RCR (Rochester, IN) - offered/recommended that our airplane be placed in
hangar with impending hail-producing thunderstorm (storm passed without
incident); courtesy car and recommendations for nearby restaurants for
lunch.

6V4 (Wall, SD) - Now This is Hospitality: I called ahead to confirm
services - respondent said he would sell me some of -his- fuel, and -
he'd have his VW bug waiting for us to use. True to his word, he (the
mayor) and his wife met us at the otherwise unattended airport, filled
our tanks and assisted with tie-down, advised us on lodging and
restaurants, then gave us the key to the VW and said "Go wherever!"-we
did: the motel (to which we could have easily walked), supper, and a
drive through the Badlands south of town (we had people all over town
waving to us all evening - they recognized the car).

ENV (Wendover, UT) - Not much at the airport, but call any casino
(across the state line in Nevada) and they will provide transport there
and return.

MRH (Mather, Sacramento, CA) - Courtesy car available for an hour or two
- met in-laws for lunch.

INW (Winslow, AZ) - Been there 3 times in the past 20 years - restaurant
on the field.

LHZ (Louisburg, NC) - Tho' 10 miles form town, they do have a courtesy
car available for an hour or two.

From a trip Virginia-New Mexico two years ago:

35A (Union, SC) - Spent 2 days there with what turned out to be an
alternator problem - airport manager gave us a drive by of the motels so
we could see each, then provided rides to and from motel each day.

AXS (Altus, OK) - Courtesy car overnight, to motel, dinner, etc.

SAR (Spart, IL) - Motel and restaurant adjacent (across the highway)-an
easy walk.

OEL (Oakley, KS) - Restaurant in gas station within walking distance,
courtesy car (airport is unattended, but the usual
Cadilac/Lincoln/Impala/other-big-car has key on the floor).

I too have found FBOs in this part of the country to be quite
accommodating. Let's all keep Airnav up to date (and in business).

george