Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com strolled into Vinita, Okla., Sunday night after dealing with severe winds all day. At least he didn't have to deal with the tornadoes or wildfires, although a 40-foot-tall sign at the hotel where he was staying blew down (the pictures are at the bottom of this page). You can read his … Continue reading Fat Man blows into town
BBC correspondent looks for old motels
Joe Queenan drove from Albuquerque to Las Vegas, most of it on Route 66, seeking vintage motels. He tells about it on this 30-minute audio link from the BBC. He paid particular attention to wigwam-type motels, which no doubt include the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Ariz. Hat tip to Ken Chambers of Surrey, England, for … Continue reading BBC correspondent looks for old motels
Oklahoma winery on Route 66 wins awards
A blog, Oklahoma Wine News, reports that Summerside Vineyards and Winery on old Route 66 in Vinita, Okla., won a silver medal for its Pensacola Dam Red wine and a bronze medal for its Route 66 Red wine at the recent Wines of the South Competition. While surfing on Summerside's site, I also found a … Continue reading Oklahoma winery on Route 66 wins awards
A look at Albuquerque’s Route 66
The St. Petersburg Times has a long article about Albuquerque's Route 66 district. Earning prominent mention are such 66 stalwarts as the Aztec Motel, 66 Diner and Nob Hill. No mention of the endangered El Vado Motel, though.
Freeway to nowhere
Aroll Gellner in the San Francisco Chronicle explains why Route 66 aficionados eschew the interstates when possible and sticks to the old two-lane roads. Charles Kuralt, the longtime "On the Road" correspondent for CBS News, once observed that "thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without … Continue reading Freeway to nowhere
New teaser trailer for “Cars” movie
Apple's QuickTime site has released a new teaser trailer for the Route 66-themed movie, "Cars," from Pixar Animation Studios. The movie will be released June 2006. There also are some big honkin' high-definition files of the trailer if you really want to test your bandwidth. (NOTE: This requires QuickTime 7.0 to run the file.)
Another walker traversed Route 66
Here's a story in Newsday about Mark Cundy, who not only has walked Route 66, but has nearly circled the planet in an effort to raise money for cancer research. There's not much Route 66 content in the story except for this: "I had this romantic idea of walking Route 66 the whole way, but … Continue reading Another walker traversed Route 66
Long story on the Fat Man Walking
The Dallas Morning News has just published a long story about Steve Vaught, the obese man who's trying to lose weight by walking across America, including on Route 66. The story is here. Steve's thefatmanwalking.com site, which I've referred to often in the past, is here.
A holiday message
Thanks for the sentiments.
More about underground gas tanks development
A few weeks ago, I found a tidbit in the Holbrook (Ariz.) Tribune-News about a new program to develop property that once had old underground fuel tanks on them. More details about the program have emerged today. Through a partnership with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), the EPA has decided to test a new … Continue reading More about underground gas tanks development