Emory Duick, the 71-year-old man who is attempting to jog from Chicago to Santa Monica in an effort to get more of his fellow senior citizens to become physically active, has made it to Victorville, Calif., according to the Victorville Daily Press. He's less than 120 miles from his final destination. Duick hopes to make … Continue reading Emory Duick update
Category: Road trips
New artist takes inspiration from Mother Road
Joseph Squires is 72 years old, so it seems a bit incongruous to say he's new at anything. However, after his wife Carolyn died four years ago, Squires decided to paint scenes on Route 66 in Missouri, based on his memories of the historic road, according to the Cuba Mural blog. “My Rt. 66 series … Continue reading New artist takes inspiration from Mother Road
Mother Road Samaritan
In the wake of Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire's death, I received this e-mail from Route 66 Alliance co-director Michael Wallis that deserves some attention: When it comes to those who truly helped Bob Waldmire, his family, and the greater Mother Road community a true unsung hero is Tom Wanko. This native of St. Louis … Continue reading Mother Road Samaritan
New novel takes place on Route 66
Michael S. Anderson has published a novel that is partially based on his reminiscences of traveling the Mother Road five decades ago, according to the Quincy (Ill.) Herald-Whig. Driving cross country in a red convertible on Route 66 was an adventure for a young man in the late 1950s. Add a pretty girl, and themes … Continue reading New novel takes place on Route 66
“Route 66 in New Mexico” documentary
KNME-TV in New Mexico has just posted on YouTube another documentary, shot in 2001, about Route 66. This one is 56 minutes long, and focuses on the Land of Enchantment.
Notes from the road
I've been watching this story carefully, even though it doesn't have much to do with Route 66. Johnny Hallyday, 66, a rock 'n' roll legend in France, was placed in a medically induced coma in Los Angeles after complications developed in France after back surgery. He's expected to make a recovery, and he emerged from … Continue reading Notes from the road
New York Post does the road
David Landsel is blogging from Route 66 for the New York Post. He's made it from Chicago to St. Louis, and seems to be having a good time so far ... Sunday night, driving across the prairie south from Chicago in the pitch dark, it must be said that I was having second thoughts. Then … Continue reading New York Post does the road
Thesis becomes a virtual road trip
Pete Infelise, an alum of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, decided to make the Mother Road as a part of his thesis. The result was "Illinois Route 66," an interactive site that takes virtual travelers from the beginning of the road in Chicago and goes to the edge of St. Louis. To … Continue reading Thesis becomes a virtual road trip
Videos from the road
Michael at GreatCarsTV.com has uploaded a few Route 66 videos on YouTube in the past day or so. You'll probably find these clips, which take place along Arizona and California, enjoyable.
Oklahoma Route 66 on motorcycle
You saw a teaser clip of "Two Wheel Oklahoma" a few days ago. Now here's the complete segment about Route 66 from Sapulpa to Arcadia, in three parts. It's really well-done.