Avid cyclist Steve Kime, who bicycled the length of Oklahoma nearly a decade ago for the Special Olympics, drew inspiration from a Route 66 trip for a new children’s book, “Rollin on Route 66.”
The Edmond Sun caught up with Kime, who explained that the fiction book in sprinkled with real-life stories he experienced on Route 66, including one in the far western part of the state:
Kime said he and his crew were on the Texas-Oklahoma border just before dawn on the first day of the ride in March 2004 when all of a sudden they saw this dog running near them, then a man appeared on his bike from nowhere.
“He had read a news article about what I was doing and thought it would be cool to ride on this bike ride,” Kime said. “We went about 20 miles or so, then we treated him to a pancake breakfast. Then, just as soon as he came is as quickly as he disappeared. He was on his way someplace else. He was just the nicest guy, though.” […]
The book also features facts about Route 66, as well as tourist attractions Kime got to see along the historic road, including the Round Barn in Arcadia and The Blue Whale roadside attraction in Catoosa.
Kime will hold a lunchtime book-signing Dec. 21 at POPS along Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla. Kime can also be contacted at his website for book-signing requests.
The book is 24 pages, and also comes in an audio format.