David Lynch (not that David Lynch) was fascinated by the notorious San Andreas Fault in California and sought to explore it. To his astonishment, he found that no complete guidebook to the faultline existed. Lynch explored the fault, a source of earthquake anxiety in the California and inspiration to scores of bad disaster movies, and … Continue reading A guidebook to a fault
Eagle Days at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
The Edwardsville (Ill.) Intelligencer is reporting that the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, an old Route 66 alignment that connects Madison, Ill., to north St. Louis, is hosting its 12th annual Eagle Days on Jan. 13-14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. And the bridge is the ideal lookout spot to watch the … Continue reading Eagle Days at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 23
Lovimoment and her mother are traveling Route 66 and documenting it on It's One Adventure After Another. They are finishing a Mother Road trip that Lovimoment's mom and grandmother started, but the grandmother fell ill and eventually died. On Friday, they were in Tulsa. Thumbrella seems to be a fan of Route 66 artist Bob … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 23
Cancer rider update
The Ontario (Calif.) Daily Bulletin has the latest about Michelle Thompson, the woman who's bicycling Route 66 to raise awareness of oral cancer and raise money for her stricken brother. Thompson made it to Ludlow, Calif., on Friday, hitting the 2,200-mile mark on her odometer. She's only about 170 miles from her goal of Costa … Continue reading Cancer rider update
Running into the past
The Tulsa World Route 66 Marathon and the Mother Road 100 ultramarathon both were more than a month ago, but stuff about it is still coming over the Internet. The Augusta (Kan.) Daily Gazette has a story about Rich Dennett, 44, who ran the 100-mile event in time of 28 hours, 53 minutes. “It really … Continue reading Running into the past
For sale — one historic police station
The Bloomington Pantagraph published a story that the State of Illinois may auction off surplus property to add a few million dollars to the state budget. That's routine in many states. But one of the pieces of property is anything but routine. It is the former Illinois State Police District 6 headquarters near Pontiac. It … Continue reading For sale — one historic police station
Miniature Route 66
The Bowling Green (Ky.) Daily News has a story about David Malcolm Rose's exhibit of Route 66 sights in miniature at the National Corvette Museum. The article contains several photos shot at the exhibit, and the reporter talked to Rose, too. Reminding people of the landmarks through the use of models is important because “there … Continue reading Miniature Route 66
Cancer rider update
The Kingman (Ariz.) Miner caught up with Michelle Thompson, who's cycling on the length of Route 66 to raise awareness of oral cancer and raise funds for her debilitated brother. Thompson went 1,400 miles without a flat tire, then starting having up to three a day. "I found myself on the side of the highway … Continue reading Cancer rider update
Group seeks to promote Illinois 4, aka Route 66
The Springfield (Ill.) Journal-Register reports that a Macoupin County group is hoping to promote Illinois Highway 4 as a tourism destination. It's sort of mentioned in passing, but Illinois 4 was a Route 66 alignment from Springfield to Staunton from 1926 to 1930. In the article, Henry's Rabbit Ranch in Staunton receives prominent mention, as … Continue reading Group seeks to promote Illinois 4, aka Route 66
Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 20
The Land of Enchantment envisions a future Albuquerque that's more walkable. Not that it's bad in that regard; it considers Downtown, Nob Hill and Old Town the most walkable areas in the Duke City. I concur. Artist David Wilder displays his "High Desert Texaco" watercolor painting, which he says was inspired by many trips on … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 20