Here's a novel way to travel Route 66 for a charity -- a few blokes are going to drive a tractor from Los Angeles to Chicago this fall. The money that Kevin Curran, his team, and his tractor, Betsy, will raise will be given to the Irish Cancer Society. The road trip begins in L.A. … Continue reading Raising money, not crops
Category: Road trips
Where Cars Land got its inspiration
Lest you still think the soon-to-open Cars Land at Disney California Adventure is a pale imitation of Radiator Springs from the movie "Cars," this video will dispel that notion: https://youtu.be/5j4Cgv13VfU Disney Imagineers' tour of Route 66 from Erick, Okla., to Needles, Calif., took place in 2008. According to the Disney Parks Blog: We followed in … Continue reading Where Cars Land got its inspiration
Get your motor running
I really like this video about a couple of pals on motorcycles touring Arizona, California, and Nevada, including Route 66: https://vimeo.com/42322087 Music is by Mumford & Sons.
“Route 66 for Kids” guidebook released on Kindle
"Route 66 for Kids," a guidebook to the Mother Road for parents and their children, has been released in a Kindle e-book format through Amazon.com, in time for the start of tourism season. This edition was updated by author Emily Priddy this week. Previous editions, with the first dating to 2003, came in print and, … Continue reading “Route 66 for Kids” guidebook released on Kindle
Cubs fans and their goat only days from Chicago
The group of five Cubs fans and their pet goat Wrigley are less than a week from strolling into Chicago after a 1,900-mile trek from Arizona, according to the Bloomington Pantagraph. The newspaper's photographer caught up with them Monday south of Bloomington in McLean, Ill., along Route 66. The quintet wants to break the infamous … Continue reading Cubs fans and their goat only days from Chicago
Motel 6 wants “correspondents” for a Route 66 trip
This seems to be a glass half-full, glass half-empty situation. The Motel 6 chain is looking for "Open Road Correspondents" this summer to journey down several classic highways, including Route 66 from Amarillo, Texas, to Santa Monica, Calif. The catch is these road reporters will have to stay at Motel 6's throughout the trip. From … Continue reading Motel 6 wants “correspondents” for a Route 66 trip
DVD review: “Route 66: The Complete Series”
https://youtu.be/VaT4pQDSWZw No more piecemeal releases. No more half-baked formatting. Shout! Factory has released all four seasons of the acclaimed "Route 66" television drama of the early 1960s, and they all come in one well-conceived package, in stores tomorrow. The guts of "Route 66: The Complete Series": It's a box set of 24 DVDs, inside four … Continue reading DVD review: “Route 66: The Complete Series”
High rider
A woman from Los Angeles wants to ride her double-high bicycle (like the one seen above) down Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica later in the summer, with the help of a national magazine. Melissa Rougeaux yesterday applied for a $10,000 Adventure Grant from Outside magazine. The magazine explained: In celebration of our 35th … Continue reading High rider
Hagerty Insurance’s journey on Route 66
Hagerty, an insurer of classic cars, recently completed a 2,100-mile journey on Route 66 from Arizona in a couple of rickety rides. Here's the company's slide show and commentary about the journey: https://youtu.be/k3sT_wrZm9s Despite many breakdowns, it seems the Hagerty folks had a good time. An index of Hagerty's reports from the Mother Road can … Continue reading Hagerty Insurance’s journey on Route 66
The British are coming! The British are coming!
https://youtu.be/D-qqBPQjXT0 Anecdotal evidence suggested it. Now, the Scottish Daily Record, a major newspaper based in Glasgow, Scotland, says "Billy Connolly's Route 66" television series last fall has led to an upsurge of Britons who will be traveling the Mother Road this year. The newspaper reported: Travel specialists say bookings have shot up by 30 per cent … Continue reading The British are coming! The British are coming!