The Independent in Masillon, Ohio, tells about Bill and Flo McKinney, who climbed on the back of a Kawasaki motorcycle and traveled 6,100 miles throughout America, including Route 66.
When they were hungry, they stopped at small retro diners along Route 66. When they were tired, they’d look for the cleanest motel room in town at the lowest price possible. […]
The article doesn’t say where the below encounter took place, but the description makes me certain it was Oatman, Ariz.
Along Route 66, in small, forgotten towns, burros ran wild through the nearly-deserted streets and caught Flo’s heart in the process.
“The burros, they were so cute,” Flo said. “I just wanted to take one home. (Bill) told me there was nowhere to put it, but I thought I could just hold a carrot and it would follow us.”
Also on Route 66, they passed old diners, “Ma and Pa” motels and forgotten little towns. One of those towns, Amboy, Calif., and all of its buildings was recently purchased by an entrepreneur. He is restoring it to the way it would have looked in the 1960s during its heyday, Bill said. […]
After the two weeks she spent traveling the country on her Kawasaki Voyager, Flo can’t wait to hop back on and do it all again.
“It’s an experience, it really is,” Flo said. “If you get the opportunity, do it. Even if it’s just you and your sister.”