Roadfood.com, Jan and Michael Stern's massive Web site of good regional mom-and-pop restaurants across the country, has added a restaurant to its listings that's on Route 66. It's The Frontier restaurant in Albuquerque, N.M. Haven't been there, so I'll have to add it to my dining list on my next road trip.
Searching for Neil Young and Route 66
The Toronto Globe and Mail published a book review of Kevin Chong's "Neil Young Nation: A Quest, An Obsession (and a True Story)." In the book, Chong tells about he re-traced Neil Young's trek from his native Canada to Southern California in the mid-1960s, before the folk-rock musician became a star. A significant chunk of … Continue reading Searching for Neil Young and Route 66
Route 66ers help New Orleans
The San Bernardino County Sun reports that a group of folks in the city, including Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous Revelers, donated more than $54,000 to St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana for relief after Hurricane Katrina. A check for the donations was presented Wednesday night to Doug Rowand of Arrowhead United Way at the First … Continue reading Route 66ers help New Orleans
Pain Connection walker update
Dennis Kinch, who is walking the length of Route 66 to raise awareness for the National Pain Foundation, has posted his first update on the Web site in a couple weeks (he has limited access to the Internet on the road). He's made it to Lebanon, Mo., and he's walked 460 miles. He's experienced rough … Continue reading Pain Connection walker update
Fat Man update
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com is returning to the road after a brief trip back in San Diego to visit with family and suffering a setback from nasty case of poison oak. His latest journal entry is here (scroll down to the Nov. 12 entry).He also gave another shout-out to the folks in the Route 66 … Continue reading Fat Man update
Pontiac, Route 66 group receive Home Town Award
The Pontiac Daily Leader in Pontiac, Ill., reported on Thursday night's annual Governor's Home Town Awards. The City of Pontiac and the Illinois Route 66 Association received the award for establishing the new Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame Museum.This excerpt from the story is worth reading, and helps explain why the two … Continue reading Pontiac, Route 66 group receive Home Town Award
Lonely Airstream
Nice photo, though.
Author visits Amboy, Calif.
Author Susan A. Palmer tells on her blog about her recent visit to Amboy, Calif., on Route 66.Her post needs clarifications, however. Albert Okura, owner of Juan Pollo restaurants (the food is delicious, by the way), bought the whole town of Amboy and its flagship business, Roy's, earlier this year. He is slowly restoring Amboy … Continue reading Author visits Amboy, Calif.
Fat Man update
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com has posted his latest journal here (scroll down to the Nov. 11 entry). In it, he finally takes to task a few critics who apparently have too much time on their hands. I haven't mentioned those critics here because I've carefully read their posts and have concluded that they are witless … Continue reading Fat Man update
A worthwhile program
Here's an interesting excerpt from the Holbrook Tribune-News in Holbrook, Ariz. (City Manager David) Newlin also told the council that the city has been selected to be part of a pilot project to develop sites along Route 66 that have undergone cleanup related to underground storage tanks (USTs). He explained that additional meetings will be … Continue reading A worthwhile program