The Amarillo Globe-News ran into a group Tuesday that's crossing the United States -- much of it on Route 66 -- on motor scooters. Top speeds of the contraptions are about 45 mph, so for obvious reasons the Wandering Wheels group is sticking to secondary roads like old 66 so to not tie up traffic. … Continue reading A gas-sipping cruise down Route 66
Category: Road trips
Notes from the road
Here's a few odds 'n' ends I collected during our journey from Tulsa to Albuquerque and back for the Route 66 festival: We've seen a marked decline in Clines Corners, the Route 66 stop that dates to 1937. In the last couple of years we've visited there, prices on merchandise have gone up while the … Continue reading Notes from the road
Tour de Route 66
Here's an item from lifestyles columnist Alan Peppard of the Dallas Morning News: For former Grand Prix of Dallas executive director Buddy Boren, the 1994 discovery of 30 tumors in his body was the crucible that moved him from the speedway to the slow lane. Since 2000, he has been making long-distance bicycle rides to … Continue reading Tour de Route 66
“Kid, go out and get a story about Route 66”
That's how Brent Hopkins of the Los Angeles Daily News essentially ended up on the Mother Road in Southern California driving his old Mustang. It's a good article, and it's especially intriguing to read about the the improvement of the Green Spot motel: The Green Spot, just a bit off the slice of the route … Continue reading “Kid, go out and get a story about Route 66”
Planning a trip out west
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a story about Route 66 attractions from Albuquerque to the Mojave Desert just outside of Los Angeles. Included is a list of recommended lodging.
“Cars” inspires others to take two-lane vacations
I perform blog searches nearly every day to see what's going on with Route 66. For about a week, since "Cars" opened wide, I've seen many entries like Mommy Life's: The effects of this movie will be long-lasting in this family. I've already told Tripp we need to save up to take a road trip … Continue reading “Cars” inspires others to take two-lane vacations
A pricey tour for a good cause
There's a group that's organizing a motorcycle tour in the Southwest, including Route 66, for about $18,000 a head. Before you say it's a ripoff, it's a fundraiser for the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation, based in the United Kingdom. There's a pre-trip motorcycle training on Sept. 2, with the actual trip on Oct. 16-24. The … Continue reading A pricey tour for a good cause
Galaxies shine during Mother Road tour
The Kansas City chapter of the Ford Galaxie Club of America made a stop in Bloomington, Ill., on Sunday on their way west down Route 66 to California. Here's the story from the Bloomington Pantagraph. For more about the Galaxie club's tour, go to its Web site here.
Ditty Bops will cycle part of Route 66
Abby DeWald and Amanda Barrett of the folk-rock band The Ditty Bops are embarking on a tour by bicycle to support their new album, "Moon over the Freeway," on Warner Bros. Records, according to the OutdoorNewswire. Part of their route will go on the Route 66 Bicycle Trail. The tour includes stops in the Route … Continue reading Ditty Bops will cycle part of Route 66
Norwegian classic-car tour rolls into southwest Missouri
The Norwegian group that's driving antique cars the length of Route 66 made its way into Strafford, Mo., on its way to nearby Springfield, according to the Springfield News-Leader. Here's something that cracked me up: "What surprised the group so far is the attention we get from the public when driving. People are yelling and … Continue reading Norwegian classic-car tour rolls into southwest Missouri