A drone pilot with enviable skills takes his aircraft up, over and even through parts of the ruins of the Route 66 ghost town of Two Guns, Arizona. https://youtu.be/LKzLxNEX21A According to the YouTube account, called RoadTripFPV, he is an aerospace engineer. A little less than a year ago, he posted this drone video of Amboy … Continue reading Some stunt drone-flying at Two Guns
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More about the new Mojave Trails National Monument
Media reports and news releases from the U.S. government have provided more details about President Barack Obama's declaration Friday of 1.6 million acres of Southern California desert as the Mojave Trails National Monument. The monument includes 105 miles of Route 66 from Needles to Ludlow, California. The president's declaration for the Mojave Trails National Monument may be … Continue reading More about the new Mojave Trails National Monument
A view from above Route 66
Mike and Casey Lynch recently took a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone to shoot amazing aerial footage along Route 66 in California, Arizona and New Mexico. Some of the things you'll find on this 14-minute video: Wigwam Motel in San Bernardino, California Bottle Tree Ranch in Oro Grande, California Anonymous Canyon in Newberry Springs, California Bagdad … Continue reading A view from above Route 66
Senator may urge Obama to make Mojave a monument
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) may ask President Obama to create two national monuments in California's Mojave Desert, including one that includes a stretch of Route 66, reported the Los Angeles Times. Feinstein said Monday she wants to break a logjam of interests that stalled two previous bills to create the two protected zones, the largest … Continue reading Senator may urge Obama to make Mojave a monument
A hike to Amboy Crater
This new video shows as well as anything what it's like to hike to Amboy Crater, an extinct volcano near the Route 66 hamlet of Amboy, Calif. https://youtu.be/5BtMd-rdjrg The clip comes from the California Through My Lens channel, which is an offshoot of the California Through My Lens blog. The guy also uploaded this video … Continue reading A hike to Amboy Crater
Government shutdown ends; national parks along Route 66 reopen
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday night that ended the 16-day partial shutdown of the federal government. As a result, parks, campgrounds, historic sites, and services along Route 66 that are maintained by the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management or U.S. Forest Service reopened Thursday morning. The Grand … Continue reading Government shutdown ends; national parks along Route 66 reopen