First off, author Susan A. Palmer spent some time on Route 66 in California's Mojave Desert, including Barstow and a visit to the Route 66 Mother Road museum. The details of her trip can be found here. Susan also has posted plenty of other nice photos from her trip here (warning: the photos on each … Continue reading Bloggers tell of Route 66 experiences
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Fat Man update
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com Web site has strolled into Stroud, Okla. His latest journal update is here (you have to scroll down to the Nov. 6 entry), along with links to photos along the way.
A gangland hit in Benld?
RalphTheWonderLlama posted a couple photos from Benld, Ill., which was on an alignment of Route 66 from the late 1920s to about the mid-1930s. I'd heard the town was a weekend hangout for organized-crime kingpin Al Capone, but Ralph added a story about Scarface that I hadn't heard. According to my dad also, there was … Continue reading A gangland hit in Benld?
Another roadie in the making
Kat of Massachusetts, who has a blog called Keep the Coffee Coming, already seems to know all the informal rules to traveling old Route 66: My dream vacation would be to pack up an RV with the animals and take to the road. The first rule would be no major highway traveling. Part of the … Continue reading Another roadie in the making
Akin seeks a Route 66 travel partner
Akin, who lives in California, has a blog, and he's getting the itch to drive Route 66.It sounds like he has his heart in the right place to become a Mother Road fan: So, my trip along Route 66 would take longer than average. I would likely stop at every single old tourist trap and … Continue reading Akin seeks a Route 66 travel partner
Fat Man update
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com has trudged into Chandler, Okla. He checked out a few Route 66 sites, including the Round Barn in Arcadia and its caretaker, Butch. He also had a comic encounter with a stinky-breathed dog. You can read his latest entry here.Also, Vaught says he's been informed that the segment taped for the … Continue reading Fat Man update
Fat Man update
Steve Vaught, of thefatmanwalking.com Web site, has posted his latest journal. He's walked about 1,330 miles so far in an effort to lose weight and at last report was in Edmond, Okla.
The heartwarming tale of Tour de Clarence
This is a partial summary, but Scott May's blog has the story about a homeless veteran named Clarence. Clarence was living in an RV park in the Route 66 town of Tucumcari, N.M., with a moped as his only form of transporation. Clarence was befriended by bikers attending the Mother Road Rally in Tucumcari. Later, … Continue reading The heartwarming tale of Tour de Clarence
Getting Smart on Route 66
Annette of Toronto has a blog called SCOOT, or Smart Car Owners of Toronto. The Smart car is a dinky (and cute) vehicle made by DaimlerChrysler that gets fantastic mileage. One owner reports getting 78 miles per gallon on a cross-country trip. Whether that's U.S. gallons and Imperial gallons, I'm not sure. Still impressive, however. … Continue reading Getting Smart on Route 66
A Route 66 photography book is in the works
While scanning an article about photographer Roy Gumpel, I found this enticing tidbit: What Gumpel likes best about photography is shooting people in "interesting environments." An assignment to photograph in black and white the people and places of Route 66 for National Geographic Explorer is now a book in the making. There's no word on … Continue reading A Route 66 photography book is in the works