According to the Miami (Okla.) News-Record, the T&T Cruisers Car Club is on a Route 66 cruise in the state of Oklahoma. It started on Friday and is working its way west. The cruisers will cover 365 miles of history along this popular route, traveling about 100 miles per day and making stops at Clanton's … Continue reading Cruisers on the loose
Category: Road trips
Internet notes from the road
Photographer and Adobe Photoshop guru Ben Willmore, whose blog is listed on the Blogroll, has been traveling Route 66 again and posting photos. In addition to the image of Gay Parita in Missouri above, you'll find other striking images of the railroad depot in Galena, Kan.; a couple of car-show shots from the Route 66 … Continue reading Internet notes from the road
Roughing it in the Mojave
For travelers who like to explore old trails that are a bit more primitive, Margo Bartlett Pesek of the Las Vegas Review-Journal has a good listing of trails in California's Mojave National Preserve. A portion of Route 66 runs right through it.
Slow-rolling Dutchmen
KSPR-TV in Springfield, Mo., reports about a group of Dutchmen who are taking a road trip down Route 66 in motorized bicycles that seldom exceed 20 mph. That's slow, but they're getting 200 miles per gallon in the process. The group is raising money for an Indonesian school. The group's Web site can be found … Continue reading Slow-rolling Dutchmen
Running 35 miles a day
The Tulsa World caught up with ultramarathoner Phil Rosenstein during his quest to run east across the country, much of it on old Route 66. It's a fundraiser for the Mario Lemieux Foundation. Rosenstein said he logs about 35 miles every day toting his supplies — including peanut butter and instant mashed potatoes for a … Continue reading Running 35 miles a day
Art exhibit pays tribute to the road trip
The San Jose Museum of Art in San Jose, Calif., is hosting a major exhibit this fall called "Road Trip," a sometimes-whimsical exploration of that uniquely American experience. The museum's associate curator, Kristen Evangelista, put it together. According to this report from the San Jose Mercury News: The artists Evangelista chose for "Roadtrip" not only … Continue reading Art exhibit pays tribute to the road trip
More from the Lost Dogs
The Lost Dogs are still in the midst of their music tour on Route 66. Here's a song, "If You Want To," during the band's gig in Tulsa a few days ago. And here they are, fashioning a jingle for the Cozy Dog Drive-In in Springfield, Ill.: UPDATE: Fixed link on second video.
Missouri Motor Tour slide show
Longtime roadie Kip Welborn participated in the recent Route 66 Association of Missouri's 19th annual Motor Tour and took his camera along. To view his photos, go here.
Giants of the roadside
Jill Schensul, a travel columnist for NorthJersey.com, pays tribute to the oversized icons of the American highway, including the so-called Muffler Men. In the lengthy story, Schensul gives prominent mention to the Gemini Giant at the Launching Pad Drive-In in Wilmington, Ill., and the World's Largest Catsup Bottle in Collinsville, Ill. The Golden Driller of … Continue reading Giants of the roadside
Somewhere on the road
The Lost Dogs are currently on their tour of Route 66. Here's a video they filed: Here are the remaining show dates. UPDATE: Here's another new video from the road, of the band rehearsing and then performing "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds / Cool Water" at Mark and Dawn Schenk's Route 66-decorated garage in Towanda, Ill.