For nearly three weeks, I've been following Sandi Wheaton's blog about her photographic trip down Route 66 at PictureRoute66.com (her post about her colorful time at the Elbow Inn in Devil's Elbow, Mo., was particularly memorable). It looks like the local media in Oklahoma City caught up with her in a big way this week. … Continue reading Photographer’s journey gets attention
Category: Road trips
Archie comic book features Route 66
A current Archie comic book, "Betty and Veronica Digest" issue No. 197, features the Route 66 Rendezvous and the Mother Road. According to the Archie Comics site, here is the synopsis for the Route 66-related story: "Route 66 Here We Come": It's both fast and furious... furiously funny and entertaining that is - this pavement … Continue reading Archie comic book features Route 66
An Olympic-sized effect
The Springfield (Ill.) State Journal-Register examines what the draws will be for downstate tourism if Chicago wins its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. In effect, those draws will be Abraham Lincoln and Route 66. “We’ve worked for 10 years to reach international markets through the city of Chicago, and we know most … Continue reading An Olympic-sized effect
MS ride takes place on Route 66 this weekend
The Oklahoma Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is holding its Bike MS Oklahoma event on Route 66 from Oklahoma City to Tulsa Tulsa to Oklahoma City this weekend. The ride will take place over two days and 135 miles of the Mother Road. From the chapter's Web page: More than 600 riders will … Continue reading MS ride takes place on Route 66 this weekend
It’s a gas, gas, gas
Mark McConville and Keith Barfield want to drive a cherry-looking 1966 Pontiac GTO down the length of Route 66 sometime next year. But the GTO won't be powered by gasoline. They will attempt the trip entirely with compressed natural gas, or CNG, and reportedly will be the first vehicle to do so on the Mother … Continue reading It’s a gas, gas, gas
More Rhythms of the Road
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
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