Brian Greene of Greene HD Productions has posted the seventh episode of "Rhythms of the Road," a musical revue that was filmed along Route 66. Stops in this episode included the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, Texas, and the Mediocre Music Makers of Erick, Okla. Greene says he's posting this episode to get more feedback. He … Continue reading More Rhythms of the Road
Category: Road trips
Buried treasure
This is a pretty good idea. Joshua Noble, director of tourism at the Kingman (Ariz.) Chamber of Commerce, has created dozens of geocaches around the city to help attract visitors, reported the Kingman Daily Miner. And it sounds like the project will expand well beyond Kingman's borders ... Over the last several weeks, Noble said … Continue reading Buried treasure
Emory Duick update
The El Reno (Okla.) Tribune caught up with him a few days ago. The 71-year-old man who's trying to jog the length of Route 66 in 13- and 14-mile chunks had to slow his pace to six to seven miles a day because of a nerve injury in his leg. His daughter Lauren had taken … Continue reading Emory Duick update
“Rhythms of the Road,” Episode One
As a follow-up to the story we had about Greene HD Productions and its efforts to get its musical series, "Rhythms of the Road," on television, the company has posted the show's first episode on Vimeo. Here it is:
Cyclists urge construction of Route 66 bike path
A group of several dozen bicyclists are riding on or near Route 66 from the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge near St. Louis to Chicago to have fun. But they're also doing it to drum up support to build a bike path along the Mother Road in Illinois, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph. Their goal is … Continue reading Cyclists urge construction of Route 66 bike path
Route 66 runner under scrutiny
Tellman Knudson, the Internet tycoon who plans to run barefoot on Route 66 and across the country next month for charity, has run into a thicket of questions from the attorney general's office in his home state of Vermont. According to a well-researched article in the Times Argus of Montpelier, Vt., the problems for Knudson … Continue reading Route 66 runner under scrutiny
In the footsteps of the Joads
Chris McGreal of The Guardian newspaper in London is retracing the Route 66 path of the Joad family from John Steinbeck's seminal novel, "The Grapes of Wrath." Day Two of his journey includes a lot of material from Adrian, Texas, and the ghost town of Glenrio on the Texas-New Mexico border. Be sure to check … Continue reading In the footsteps of the Joads
Red rock country
Here's a nice video that popped up a few hours ago. This is Route 66 from about Laguna, N.M. You can even see Owl Rock near the beginning. The music is part of the soundtrack from the "Cars" movie.
Woman soon will travel part of Route 66 on horseback
Megan Carter soon will begin her Buffalo Moon Expedition -- riding on horseback from southeastern Oklahoma to Chicago partly on Route 66. Carter's journey begins Sept. 1, but she reckons she won't be on the Mother Road until later in the month. She figures she'll be averaging about 10 miles a day. Carter's blog is … Continue reading Woman soon will travel part of Route 66 on horseback
DiSalvatores losing? Fuhgeddaboudit
The DiSalvatore family from New York , which repeatedly staved off elimination, earned the grand prize of $100,000 and other goodies during the season's final episode Monday of NBC's reality series, "The Great American Road Trip." The Coote family from Illinois had won most of the challenges during the show's run, but stumbled in the … Continue reading DiSalvatores losing? Fuhgeddaboudit