Photos from the road

Jason Hudson, a photographer from Fayetteville, Ark., had a slow weekend for gigs and was bored. So he jumped in his Honda Element and drove west, much of it on Route 66. The photos from his trip can be viewed on his blog here.

The granddaddy road of them all

Route 66 is marking its 80th anniversary this year. I'm setting aside a moment in appreciation for the 200th anniversary of the National Road, which is Wednesday, according to the Springfield (Ohio) News-Sun.  Just think of that for a minute. Thomas Jefferson was president when he signed the bill to create the National Road, which … Continue reading The granddaddy road of them all

More ABQ restaurant reviews

Eckleberg & Grumblecake have added two new reviews of restaurants along Albuquerque's Central Avenue, aka Route 66, on their Web site, I8Route66. The eateries visited were Satellite Coffee (rating of 6 out of 10) and Milton's pancake house (7.5 out of 10).

Spring issue of Route 66 Magazine is out

Bob Moore, executive editor of Route 66 Magazine, was kind enough to provide me a preview of what's coming up on the spring issue of his magazine. He said the publication should be in bookstores and newstands sometime this week. Here's the rundown on the current issue: Cover story is "I Have Seen the Future" … Continue reading Spring issue of Route 66 Magazine is out

Be good …

... I'll be away from a computer for a few days. No Route 66 blogging for a while. So get out of the house and drive the road instead. As Michael Wallis would say: "Travel well."

Blogger seeks to restore Seligman Harvey House

Michael Taylor of the National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program has tipped me off to a blog concerning restoration efforts of a Harvey House in the Route 66 town of Seligman, Ariz. Seligman Harvey House is written by Mary Clurman of Seligman. This Harvey House, one of many built on the railroad lines … Continue reading Blogger seeks to restore Seligman Harvey House

Slide show of “Cars” characters

Score one for Becky Ransom of the Big Texan Steak Ranch. She pointed out that the USA Today interview of Pixar director John Lasseter that I reported about a few days ago came with a 14-image gallery of all the major characters in "Cars." Check them out.

Bloggers hit the Mother Road

As spring approaches, more travelers start to seek adventure on the Mother Road. That includes bloggers. MatthewOU of My Take On Life drives on Route 66 from Tulsa to Oklahoma City. Storm Crypt at Unfinished Journeys hopscotched on Route 66 from Chicago to St. Louis. Both bloggers seemed to enjoy themselves.

Central Avenue chowdown

Eckleburg & Grumblecake have updated their I8Route66 Web site with three reviews of restaurants along Albuquerque's Central Avenue, aka Route 66. Their goal is to review every Central Avenue eatery in 2006. The new reviews are the 66 Diner (8.0 rating out of 10), Loyola's (6.5 rating) and Bob's Fish & Chips (4.5 rating).