RoadsideAmerica.com, one of the Web's most popular sites about offbeat roadside attractions, announced today it has launched its "RoadsideAmerica.com Attractions and Oddities" guide for several Garmin global positioning systems, according to a news release. The download is available for $19.99 at Spot It Out. Roadside America's download comes on the heels of a "Route 66 … Continue reading Roadside America releases GPS program
Category: Road trips
Primitive roads
Here's something fun: A two-part video about the primitive alignment of Route 66 at La Bajada Hill in New Mexico by a brave soul to drove it in an SUV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K_brKoTSpA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DgLAyXwW84 Here's a short clip on the Cuervo Cut-off of Route 66, near Cuervo, N.M. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uGJLtNHYaw A drive on Oatman Road (aka Route 66) … Continue reading Primitive roads
From the back of a Harley
The description of the video says it's in Oklahoma. But it's actually a very old alignment of Route 66 in the ghost town of Spencer, Mo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2gf3Q2N8Zs It's a nice clip, regardless.
“Independent America” online
A few years ago, we reviewed a terrific documentary, "Independent America," about independent businesses fighting back against corporations. The film included scenes on Route 66 in Seligman, Ariz., and Hackberry, Ariz. A leaner version of the film now can be watched on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/watch/105821/independent-america This film is recommended viewing for all roadies.
Route 66 television show being filmed
Longtime Route 66 advocate Jim Conkle recently started a blog. In one of those posts, he mentioned that he and a camera crew are traveling Route 66 to produce a television show. That included recent filming at Elmer Long's Bottletree Ranch near Oro Grande, Calif., and the Harvey House in Barstow. Conkle wrote: So what … Continue reading Route 66 television show being filmed
Kicks on 366
Filmmaker Ester Brym has put together a slide show of 366 photos when she was shooting footage on the Mother Road for her upcoming documentary, "Autumn of Route 66." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DHlSJ3hUzc More about the project can be found at Brym's blog here. A poster for the film can be found here. She plans to release the … Continue reading Kicks on 366
‘I have a dream …’
(This was originally posted four years ago. It's appropriate to repost it for the holiday.) This is the full version of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. https://vimeo.com/14517748 So what does King have to do with Route 66? Well, there's this passage: There are those who are asking the … Continue reading ‘I have a dream …’
What are Route 66’s most important attractions?
Filmmaker Ester Brym is producing a documentary about Route 66. The footage has been shot, but she's trying to edit the movie to a manageable length. She wants input from people who've actually traveled the Mother Road to provide opinions on what they think are the "most important" attractions. Instructions and an e-mail address are on the … Continue reading What are Route 66’s most important attractions?
Mother Road by way of Tokelau
This excellent video of sights along the Mother Road includes an equally good jazz performance of "Route 66" by All of Me, a band based in the New Zealand territory of Tokelau. (Yes, I had to look it up.)
British author sets novel in Tucumcari, Route 66
Brendan Yates, an BBC researcher based in Manchester, England, has written a novel that's set on Route 66 and the town of Tucumcari, N.M. Several retail websites are not carrying a street date for the book yet, but it is available for pre-order in the United Kingdom. According to an article in the Quay County … Continue reading British author sets novel in Tucumcari, Route 66