The is Celine Dion's version of "I'm Calling You," the centerpiece song from the 1990 movie "Bagdad Cafe." The film was shot on Route 66 and the Bagdad Cafe, in Newberry Springs, Calif. Many of the shots in this slideshow are at the cafe, along with other Mother Road landmarks such as Amboy Crater.
Category: Road trips
Doctor nearly done with Route 66 run
Hope she has a lot of skinblock. Dr. Kate Condon, a dermatologist from Great Britain, has completed nearly 1,800 miles of her running trek across Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles in an effort to raise awareness of psoriasis, a skin disease. She an experience ultra marathoner and she's in the home stretch, but … Continue reading Doctor nearly done with Route 66 run
Music artist will bicycle part of Route 66
D:Fuse, an electronica artist who hails from Texas, was interviewed by the Vail (Colo.) Daily before a show in Vail. Here's the interesting excerpt: VD: What has been your major impact on electronic music and how do you plan on impacting the future of electronic music? DJD: I hope my biggest impact will be turning … Continue reading Music artist will bicycle part of Route 66
Rear view
Here's a nice way to spend about nine minutes -- watching a rear-view video of a motorcycle tour driving Oatman Road, aka Route 66, from the outskirts of Kingman, Ariz., to Oatman, Ariz. The landscape of the Black Mountains is stunning. Music is by Pink Floyd and Moby.
Writer readies for budget travel
Amy Graff has filed her first post on The Mommy Files about her family of four that soon will travel Route 66 on $250 a day. It was announced a few weeks ago that Graff's blog entries about the Mother Road would be appearing on Best Western's site, but it hasn't shown up yet. Graff … Continue reading Writer readies for budget travel
A drive through the desert
Timothy O'Grady of The Observer in London writes about his driving journey through the American Southwest, much of it on Route 66. Among the places featured in the story is the Route 66 Motel in Barstow, Calif., and the Monte Vista Hotel in Flagstaff, Ariz.
Fodor’s “Essential USA” a disappointment
On Wednesday, I received a copy of Fodor's "Essential USA" (688 pages, $21.95), which is subtitled "Spectacular Cities, Natural Wonders and Great American Road Trips." I requested the book from Fodor's because of this description: The book includes classic road trip itineraries like Route 66 and the Pacific Coast Highway, where to stay and eat … Continue reading Fodor’s “Essential USA” a disappointment
“Culinary zen”
Kevin Sheedy of the Wichita (Kan.) Eagle and his wife, inspired by a recent Food Network episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," went from Wichita to Stroud, Okla. Two Route 66 restaurants -- Cafe on the Route in Baxter Springs, Kan., and the Rock Cafe in Stroud -- were the highlights of their trip. On … Continue reading “Culinary zen”
Scenes from the Route 66 Festival
Here are a few shots I gathered at the Route 66 Festival on Saturday in Litchfield, Ill. More photographs by other bloggers at the festival can be seen here and here. If you know of more, send me an e-mail and let me know. UPDATE: Here's more from Denny Gibson. Here's the car show, set … Continue reading Scenes from the Route 66 Festival
Are high gas prices hurting Route 66 tourism?
The answer seems to be: No. The Pontiac Daily Leader decided to check with the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac to see whether tourism numbers are down from a year ago, when gasoline cost about a $1-a-gallon less. This May, 1,238 people visited it, a 77 percent increase over the … Continue reading Are high gas prices hurting Route 66 tourism?