This recent video answers a question: Can the air strip at the Route 66 town of Amboy, California, still be used by airplanes? The answer: Yes, indeed. Matt Guthmiller, who's been flying since age 16, took a video crew with him in his small airplane on a trip from Lake Havasu to the Amboy air … Continue reading Flying into Amboy
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Search fails to turn up missing woman at Amboy Crater
A sheriff's department search over the weekend for a woman who went missing at Amboy Crater near Amboy, California, failed to turn up any signs of her. The remains of the woman's husband were found in the area June 13 -- about 10 days after the couple went missing. Susan Schmeirer, 65, and William Schmeirer, … Continue reading Search fails to turn up missing woman at Amboy Crater
Couple goes missing near Amboy Crater; man’s body found
A couple from Virginia that went missing at Amboy Crater near Amboy, California, in recent weeks is feared dead after the remains of a man's body was found near the site last weekend. Another search for the missing woman will begin this weekend. It would be the fifth fatality at Amboy Crater in less than … Continue reading Couple goes missing near Amboy Crater; man’s body found
Dead man found near Amboy Crater
A man in his 60s was found dead Wednesday morning near Amboy Crater in Amboy, California, the third such fatality near the extinct volcano in less than a year. According to The Desert Trail: County Battalion Chief Scott Tuttle said firefighters were called out to the area about 11:10 after a hiker came across a … Continue reading Dead man found near Amboy Crater
VIDEO: Mad Mike Hughes finally blasts off from Amboy
via GIPHY Daredevil and flat-Earth advocate "Mad" Mike Hughes overcame months of hurdles and technical problems to blast off more than 1,800 feet into the sky Saturday in a homemade rocket near the Route 66 town of Amboy, California. According to the Associated Press, Hughes' steam-powered rocket rose 1,875 into the air before a … Continue reading VIDEO: Mad Mike Hughes finally blasts off from Amboy
Technical difficulties delay Mad Mike Hughes’ rocket launch near Amboy
Technical problems apparently prevented a scheduled rocket launch Saturday afternoon near Amboy, California, by adventurer and flat-Earth advocate "Mad" Mike Hughes. People at the scene speculated Hughes might try to launch himself sometime during today's Super Bowl, but Hughes in a video shot by a bystander seemed noncommittal until he could look at the rocket … Continue reading Technical difficulties delay Mad Mike Hughes’ rocket launch near Amboy
Rocket launch near Amboy now set for Feb. 3
"Mad" Mike Hughes, whose quest in November to launch a self-made, steam-powered rocket over Amboy, California, was halted because he lacked a permit, set a new date for blastoff -- 3 p.m. Feb. 3, the day before the Super Bowl. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, upon learning of Hughes' bid less than a week … Continue reading Rocket launch near Amboy now set for Feb. 3
Rocket launch over Amboy delayed
"Mad" Mike Hughes' scheduled launch today of his self-made rocket over the Route 66 town of Amboy, California, was delayed after the Bureau of Land Management nixed it, saying he didn't have permission. However, Hughes told the Washington Post he would launch the rocket -- with him inside -- sometime next week on private property … Continue reading Rocket launch over Amboy delayed
Man plans to launch himself in rocket over Amboy on Saturday
A self-taught rocket scientist plans to launch his steam-powered creation -- with him inside -- over the Route 66 hamlet of Amboy, California, between 2 and 3 p.m. Saturday. According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, “Mad” Mike Hughes built his rocket in his garage from salvaged parts and about $20,000 of his own money. … Continue reading Man plans to launch himself in rocket over Amboy on Saturday
Restaurant inspired by Roy’s of Amboy opens in Barstow
Roy's Cafe, which features a neon sign inspired by another sign at the historic Roy's of Amboy, California, recently opened on Route 66 in Barstow, California. Here's the sign for the original Roy's, for comparison's sake: Carlos Aceves, Amboy town manager, wrote to the Route 66 yahoogroup Saturday: Roy's Cafe is now open in Barstow … Continue reading Restaurant inspired by Roy’s of Amboy opens in Barstow