Shunpiking is the practice of avoiding toll roads, or turnpikes, and driving nearby free roads to save a few bucks. Shunpiking is of interest in Oklahomans. The Sooner State is full of toll roads, including a stretch from the Missouri-Kansas line to Oklahoma City that shadows the Mother Road. I learned about shunpiking through Dan … Continue reading Shunpiking
Category: Web sites
Deer friends
The Gateway to Sedona site in Arizona has posted an article about the Grand Canyon Deer Farm and Petting Zoo, which is on old Route 66 about 25 miles west of Flagstaff. The story has plenty of pictures of the deer, too. Everybody say, "Awwwwwwwww."
How did that happen?
I'm not quite sure how, but Route 66 News was nominated for Best Writing in the 2006 Okie Blog Awards. (And, no, I can't nominate myself.) I'm flattered. However, I'm fairly certain I'll be crushed, like an armadillo that's strayed too far into the middle of the Mother Road, by Charles G. Hill's Dustbury. He's … Continue reading How did that happen?
Hit the road with American Road’s Web site
As the weather cools and leaves on the trees are about to turn colors, American Road magazine put out a press release reminding people of their recently redesigned Web site. I can vouch for the magazine; it is a good resource of two-lane attractions.
A note of thanks
If the material on Route 66 News seems a bit sparse or somewhat disorganized in recent days, there's a good reason. I was out of town the entire weekend, and any use I had of a computer was sporadic. Projects that would have required more of my time were shoved to the back burner. The … Continue reading A note of thanks
From west to east
Seamus Malone of the From Hollywood to Harlem blog is embarking on a Route 66 journey from west to east, instead of the more traditional Chicago-to-L.A. direction. You can read about the first day of his adventures here.
Seeing spots on 66
I recently switched search engines, from Google to Technorati, while surfing for Route 66-related blogs. So I'm finding all sorts of new stuff I haven't seen before. This includes the Route 66 Spots blog, written by Syskia. Today's post shows a photo of a very old alignment of 66 in McLean, Texas. I'm pretty sure … Continue reading Seeing spots on 66
Your own Route 66 wallpaper
Johnny Mango of Albloggerque has attempted to re-create the old-fashioned postcard look of Route 66 in downtown Albuquerque. It's available as desktop wallpaper here.
Route 66 blog alert
In the past few days, Charlie Moret of Simsbury, Ct., has created his Jabopper and Fajzia blog, aka Route 66 by Motorcycle. He's going to take his son on a road trip down Route 66 by motorcycle. There's no mention on when this trip will occur. But you can read about how he got the … Continue reading Route 66 blog alert
New Route 66 photography site
In the last few weeks, Studiobrian of Chicago has set up a Route 66 blog to highlight the photographs he's taken along the Mother Road, which he has Photoshopped nicely into art-quality images. Studiobrian writes: the artwork here was inspired from my travels along route 66...I assume that those who find their way to this … Continue reading New Route 66 photography site