A group of veterans is slated to bicycle down Route 66 in Illinois next week to protest the Iraq War and America's dependence on foreign oil, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph. Ride for Peace will make varying stops along the route between the Vietnam Veterans Against the War annual convention in Chicago and the Veterans for … Continue reading Bicycle ride protests war, oil dependence
Category: Road trips
Blown away
Here's a nice slide show of scenes along Route 66. This YouTube video also is notable for Bruce Springsteen's live-in-concert version of "My Oklahoma Home," which is performed with Western swing flavor by The Sessions Band. The song comes from Springsteen's new DVD, "Live in Dublin," which is also available in CD form.
Veteran completing cross-country bike ride
Ken Rhodes, the Vietnam veteran who was riding a bicycle across the country -- including Route 66 -- to raise money for Iraq War veterans and muscular dystrophy, finishes his trek today, according to the Victorville (Calif.) Daily Press. On his 70th birthday, Rhodes is cycling the final 10 miles to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial … Continue reading Veteran completing cross-country bike ride
Notes from the road
I got a call a few days ago from Bill Kinder, co-owner of the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, N.M., informing me that all of his motel's neon lights have been repaired. The motel's neon (and others along Route 66 in Tucumcari) were damaged this spring by a severe hailstorm. Missouri Route 66er Tonya Pike … Continue reading Notes from the road
Book review: “The Lincoln Highway”
Michael Wallis and Michael S. Williamson's new book, "The Lincoln Highway" (320 pages, $39.95), earns the highest praise I can think of: It made me want to jump in the car and see that 3,400-mile historic road for myself. The book, subtitled "Coast to Coast from Times Square to the Golden Gate," likely will spur … Continue reading Book review: “The Lincoln Highway”
Weigh in about Route 66
A person from VirtualTourist.com asks this question on a BostonNow.com community forum blog under the title "Route 66: Overrated or Underappreciated?": Q: I’m going to be in the U.S. for five weeks, and I’m trying to figure out whether I should do Route 66 as I head east? The response provides both pros and cons … Continue reading Weigh in about Route 66
A self-correcting situation
I saw this story, "Disappearing Fast: Route 66, Chicago-Los Angeles," on the Los Angeles Times' Daily Travel Deal Blog a few days ago, but didn't plug it here because it contained some inaccuracies. The story makes it sound like Route 66 is going to quickly disappear after the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program sunsets in … Continue reading A self-correcting situation
Kit-Kat Klocks marks 75th anniversary with tour
I missed the beginning of this event, but Kit-Kat Klocks is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a Route 66 tour, joining with the Great All-American Road Show, from Los Angeles to Chicago. The tour includes a display of the world's largest Kit-Kat Klock, which is 75 inches tall (shown above). The group stopped by Thursday … Continue reading Kit-Kat Klocks marks 75th anniversary with tour
Don’t forget the Panhandle passport
A reporter from KVII-TV in Amarillo participates in the Texas Old Route 66 Association's self-guided passport program that is scheduled to run up to the start of the National Route 66 Festival in Clinton, Okla. The linked page also includes a video. You can pick up a passport at one of these locations: MidPoint Cafe … Continue reading Don’t forget the Panhandle passport
Another convert
YouTube contributor crack11974 writes: We started a cross country trip from Columbus, Ohio back home to San Diego, California. When we hit Route 66 territory in Oklahoma, we became obsessed with old 66 and the drive soon became a tour off the freeway seeing everything we could see on Old 66. Here is the video, … Continue reading Another convert