Red Fork Hippie Chick here, reporting in with a tidbit of news from the road: A member of Steve Vaught's Yahoo! group (which you can join here if you are interested) reports that Steve finished his cross-country walk this evening in New York. Steve set out walking from Oceanside, Calif., on April 10, 2005, as … Continue reading Fat Man finishes walking
Month: May 2006
Route 66 has a convert
Amara Rose of her Health, Wealth and Wisdom blog writes that, with the encouragement of a friend, she took Route 66 instead of the interstate from central Arizona to the high desert of Southern California. ... I took Historic Route 66 almost all the way from Prescott, AZ (actually picked it up in Ash Fork) … Continue reading Route 66 has a convert
Sleeping with the stars (sort of)
Buck Wolf of ABC News has a list of places where you can sleep where movie and music stars once laid their heads. Two are on Route 66. One is at the Oatman Hotel in Oatman, Ariz., where Carole Lombard and Clark Gable honeymooned in 1939. It's Room 15, and it can be yours for … Continue reading Sleeping with the stars (sort of)
Please vote yes on Tulsa’s third-penny
Tuesday is an election in Tulsa to extend a third-penny sales tax for capital improvements throughout the city. It's not a sales-tax increase; it's an extension of the current third-penny sales tax that's in effect. The old third-penny is set to expire, and the election Tuesday will allow voters to decide whether to extend it, … Continue reading Please vote yes on Tulsa’s third-penny
Rain doesn’t dampen appetites at Burger Day
The El Reno (Okla.) Tribune has a story about the town's Burger Day festival over the weekend, which seemed to do OK attendance-wise despite intermittent rain. Of course, it's hard to not draw a crowd when you're making this: The crowd at Petree Plaza kept growing, each person anxious to see, and taste, the big … Continue reading Rain doesn’t dampen appetites at Burger Day
Catching the ol’ No. 844
Route 66 roadie Brian Kreimendahl went to catch the Union Pacific Railroad's historic No. 844 steam engine as it powered its way into the Route 66 towns of Tucumcari and Santa Rosa, N.M., last week as part of its South Express History Tour. Brian has a lot of nice photos on his site here, including … Continue reading Catching the ol’ No. 844
A bittersweet anniversary
KSDK-TV in St. Louis points out this excellent but (for me) bittersweet Web site by the Missouri Department of Transportation on the 50th anniversary of the interstate highway system. The site contains a lot of interesting history and photos (including ones displayed here). But it's bittersweet to read because the interstates nearly sounded the … Continue reading A bittersweet anniversary
Blogger sees “Cars,” expresses concern
Tallglassofmilk with the Drink This blog saw a screening of Pixar's "Cars" movie a few days ago. He proclaimed it as "fantastic," but expressed this concern: A must-see for NASCAR fans and anyone who appreciates American nostalgia -- or life before freeways. But, as fabulous as it is, I'm not sure this one will be … Continue reading Blogger sees “Cars,” expresses concern
New murals being painted in Barstow
The San Bernardino County Sun has a story about a volunteer group called Main Street Murals and its efforts along the main drag of Barstow, Calif. Already, colorful murals in the area of Main Street depict the image of William Barstow Strong, for whom the city is named; the historic Harvey House depot, built in … Continue reading New murals being painted in Barstow
Columnist tells of Missouri Route 66’s scenery
In the wake of Missouri's Route 66 being declared a scenic byway, columnist Hank Billings of the Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader reflects on the scenery that once could be seen on the Mother Road.