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
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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
A good picture
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Video of Route 66 walker Dennis Kinch
Dennis Kinch, who is walking the length of Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation, was recently interviewed by a Fox television affiliate in St. Louis. To view the three-minute Windows Media Player video clip, go to this site and click on the "Dennis on the St. Louis News" link.
Fat Man update
Steve Vaught, the obese man who's trying to lose weight by walking Route 66 and the rest of the country, has updated his journal on his thefatmanwalking.com site. You'll have to scroll down to the Oct. 28 entry.
Rockin’ down the highway
The Wreckroom's blog has posted his thoughts about traveling down the Mother Road with his music-making family years ago, and he's added a list of cool tunes he'll be listening to on his way down the ol' highway again.
From across the pond …
... a South African newspaper weighs in about Route 66. Read about it here.
Running for Route 66
Well, that title isn't exactly right. Emily Priddy of Tulsa, who is eastern vice president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, is running for herself first. She challenged herself to run a 26.2-mile marathon, and she's on her way. If Route 66 can benefit from her efforts, all the better.Emily didn't start running regularly until … Continue reading Running for Route 66
Don’t camp near a wind farm in late October
Steve Vaught, the formerly 400-pound man who is walking across Route 66 and the rest of America to lose weight, found this out. Vaught camped outdoors near the wind farms of Weatherford, Okla., during the night of a freeze warning. Here is his journal piece that explains how he handled it (you have to scroll … Continue reading Don’t camp near a wind farm in late October
Wanna free Route 66 book?
The very busy Emily Priddy, eastern vice president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, is offering a volume you can download online. It's called "Kids on 66," which is a guidebook for parents who want to take their kids down Route 66. It's a detailed state-by-state listing of tourist attractions in Route 66 cities that … Continue reading Wanna free Route 66 book?