This so-called virtual tour of Route 66 from Victorville to Barstow, Calif., was surprisingly informative. It's produced by Backroadswest.com. The first portion goes from Victorville to Helendale: https://youtu.be/g2A77snkD6E The second part goes from Helendale to Barstow: https://youtu.be/jJNUbqWr6WE Backroadswest also put up a Route 66 page about this section.
Category: Road trips
No gas needed
Back in 2010, FedEx demonstrated its new all-electric vehicles by taking a cruise down Route 66. Here is a short video about that journey: FedEx - Route 66 from Roger Atkins on Vimeo.
A daunting pace
The Beverly Guardian newspaper in England tells of Jim Windass, who will soon bicycle the Mother Road to raise money for the Dove House Hospice. Jim, 63, will begin his mammoth 2,451-mile journey at Loving Heart Hospice in Los Angeles, California, before winding through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Jim will finish his … Continue reading A daunting pace
Not just all work, no play
Natalie Slater has been busy with her ambitious Mother Road Revisited photo project. But that doesn't mean she wasn't having fun on the Mother Road in the meantime: Adventure! Excitement! On Route 66 from Natalie Slater on Vimeo.
Route 66 film from RV Adventure Videos coming in September
Last fall, we learned that John Holod of RV Adventure Videos was taking a journey down Route 66 to shoot a documentary about America's most famous road. According to this preview clip posted a few days ago, the film will be available in September, probably as a DVD: https://youtu.be/pVfsdwopqmg From the video description (lightly edited): … Continue reading Route 66 film from RV Adventure Videos coming in September
Raising money, not crops
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
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