Route 66 GPS program helps keep you on right track

A company called Route 66 has launched its latest global-positioning system program, Mobile 7 for Windows Mobile smartphones.  According to TMCnet.com: Route 66 Mobile 7 determines its position using an advanced, highly sensitive wireless GPS receiver, using that information to guide the user with turn-by-turn voice instructions supplemented with on-screen visual directions.  More specs are … Continue reading Route 66 GPS program helps keep you on right track

Buzz builds for Tulsa’s Route 66 Marathon

I already reported about this new event, the Tulsa World Route 66 Marathon, in December. Although the 26.2-mile run won't hear the crack of the starting gun until the late fall, KOTV reports it's already gaining plenty of attention from runners. Runner Chris Lieberman came up with the idea after enjoying marathons in other cities. … Continue reading Buzz builds for Tulsa’s Route 66 Marathon

A short guide to the Navajo Nation

Shirley Rose Higgins of the Royal Gazette in Bermuda has provided a pretty good travel guide about the Navajo Nation and its history. It includes this excerpt about the Route 66 town of Gallup, N.M.: If you approach through Gallup, New Mexico, you'll want to stop at the tourist information office in the old train … Continue reading A short guide to the Navajo Nation