Two former soldiers are cycling down a good portion of Route 66 as part of a 4,200-mile ride from Bakersfield, Calif., to Washington, D.C., to help raise awareness on veterans' issues. The Wall to Wall Cross Country Bicycle Ride is being undertaken by Wesley Barrientos, a double amputee who was injured by a roadside bomb in … Continue reading Two former soldiers riding part of Route 66 for veterans
Month: March 2012
Should Tucumcari get a racino?
The headline above doesn't dispute that the Route 66 town of Tucumcari, N.M., is qualified to land a horse-racing casino, which it has been seeking for the past few years. It's whether Tucumcari should land a racino. Over the weekend, the New York Times published a well-researched and scathing article about the horse-racing industry. In … Continue reading Should Tucumcari get a racino?
Victorville on verge of landing a bullet train to Vegas
The Route 66 town of Victorville, Calif., is close to landing a $4.9 billion federal loan that would build a 150 mph bullet train line from there to Las Vegas, according to The Daily Mail and other news outlets. The newspaper said about the DesertXpress propoal: The vast park-and-ride project hinged on the untested idea … Continue reading Victorville on verge of landing a bullet train to Vegas
Black Canyon Tours promo video
I see quite a few videos put together by motorcycle tour companies. This one, by the United Kingdom-based Black Canyon Tours, is one of the best and most enticing I've seen. And, yes, Route 66 is part of the company's itinerary. https://youtu.be/prOqp25aFeI Music is "The Last Race," by Jack Nitzsche. He was a prominent songwriter … Continue reading Black Canyon Tours promo video
Sign goes up on Flo’s V8 Cafe in Cars Land
The neon sign at Flo's V8 Cafe in Cars Land went up a few weeks ago. The Disney Parks Blog had a video camera on time-lapse mode to capture its installation: https://youtu.be/PjvrLYOWv8o According to the blog about the main 27-foot-tall sign: Imagineers say all the neon signs are built using traditional fabrication techniques, which means … Continue reading Sign goes up on Flo’s V8 Cafe in Cars Land
New Mexico Route 66 advocate Bob Audette dies
Bob Audette, 85, a longtime booster of Route 66 in New Mexico who was born about the same time the Mother Road was federally certified in 1926, died on March 19, according to an obituary at Riverside Funeral Home in Albuquerque. According to the funeral home, cremation will take place, and no services are planned. In … Continue reading New Mexico Route 66 advocate Bob Audette dies
A visit to the Summit Inn
This is an old episode of "Gems of the Inland Empire." The host interviews C.A. Stevens, owner of the Summit Inn in Oak Hills, Calif., along old Route 66 at the top of Cajon Pass. https://vimeo.com/38862374
Cuba soon will have a Root 66 farmers market
The organizer of a new farmers market in Cuba, Mo., is seeking vendors -- and Route 66 customers -- when her Root 66 Market later this month, reported the Cuba Free Press. Kelly Stroh is opening the market the same weekend as the annual Run to the Rocker footrace event on March 31, which goes from … Continue reading Cuba soon will have a Root 66 farmers market
Tijeras accepts byways plan that includes Route 66
The town of Tijeras, N.M., has approved an updated management plan for the Salt Missions Trail Byway, part of which includes Route 66, according to the Albuquerque Journal. The newspaper reported: It is an attempt to protect the histories, cultures and buildings along the Salt Missions Trail — the historic path that runs from Tijeras … Continue reading Tijeras accepts byways plan that includes Route 66
Behind the music of Cars Land
The folks at the Disney Parks Blog took a video camera into a recording studio, where Disneyland house band Billy Hill and the Hillbillies recorded music for tourists when they eventually enter Cars Land. https://youtu.be/uqyJ-o8acUo Cars Land is inspired by the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, as depicted in the Disney-Pixar films "Cars" and … Continue reading Behind the music of Cars Land