French cyclist Thierry Suptil last month became the first person to travel the 2,400-mile length of Route 66 in an ElliptiGO, an elliptical bicycle. According to a news release from the bicycle company: Averaging 47 miles per day, it took him just 52 days of riding to travel from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California, ending … Continue reading Frenchman travels length of Route 66 on special bicycle
Category: Road trips
Chinese tourists’ take on Route 66
This is fascinating. These two videos from the China-based Blue Ocean Network contain interviews with a Chinese couple that recently traveled Route 66. Those in the tourism industry should take notes. Part 1: https://youtu.be/AwFC0cVlj5g Part 2: https://youtu.be/bccQAT3wmfk The number of Chinese tourists in the United States reportedly will reach 100 million a year by the … Continue reading Chinese tourists’ take on Route 66
Music duo’s album inspired by Route 66
The Nashville-based husband-and-wife music duo, Smoking Flowers, said their new album, "2 Guns," was inspired by a Route 66 trip out west. According to the South Bend Tribune's interview with Kim Collins: “It was literally the first time we hit the dirt road, the old stagecoach-era part of Route 66,” she says about the photo … Continue reading Music duo’s album inspired by Route 66
Another time-lapse road trip
This video of time-lapse footage by Jody Cusack of the UK-based ZeroCut Media essentially is a plug for the Go Pro Hero3 camera, but there are a lot of cool images from Route 66 here. GoPro Time-Lapse USA from Jody Cusack on Vimeo.
“Road Trip” episode from 2004
Here's the complete 44-minute episode of the Discovery Channel's "Road Trip" program that prominently featured Route 66. https://youtu.be/dTRzvhqDMa8 The episode shows Las Vegas' neon-sign boneyard before it opened, the Oatman Hotel when it was still taking overnight guests, and a lot of behind-the-scenes look at Hoover Dam, before the new highway was built near it.
Coming soon to your road
The Czech Route 66 Association will shoot another feature-length documentary about Route 66 next May. https://youtu.be/R5YF8pGRTj4 Its first film back in 2010 was televised all over Europe, and it's hoped this one will do the same.
Trip on Route 66 inspires new children’s book
Avid cyclist Steve Kime, who bicycled the length of Oklahoma nearly a decade ago for the Special Olympics, drew inspiration from a Route 66 trip for a new children's book, "Rollin on Route 66." The Edmond Sun caught up with Kime, who explained that the fiction book in sprinkled with real-life stories he experienced on … Continue reading Trip on Route 66 inspires new children’s book
Six buddies on Route 66
This video about six friends traveling from Chicago to San Francisco is as professionally shot as anything I've seen. For best effect, watch it on full-screen. Friendship Tour 2013 // Route 66 // Chicago - San Francisco // 3. Teil from Dennis Jagusiak on Vimeo. It was shot and edited by Dennis Jagusiak of Germany, … Continue reading Six buddies on Route 66
Look out for those baby rattlers!
This video was shot at the Jackrabbit Trading Post in Jackrabbit, Ariz. -- probably best known for its "Here It Is!" billboard. View it if you dare: https://youtu.be/qSv7gGb40MI The video's creator, Ace Jackalope, has a very good photo-heavy blog here, with lots of road-trip stuff. His YouTube channel also contains a lot of neon signs … Continue reading Look out for those baby rattlers!
“Route 66” episode of “Criminal Minds”
Last night, I saw a lot of Twitter chatter about a new episode of CBS' crime drama, "Criminal Minds." The episode was titled "Route 66." I viewed it online. A couple of references to Route 66 are there, but they're subtle enough that you might miss them. You can view the full episode here, with … Continue reading “Route 66” episode of “Criminal Minds”