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Old 06-27-2009, 08:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Touring the Mother Road – June/July 2009 in a 370Z!

Route 66 has been called the “Mother Road” and the “Main Street of America” and for good reason. It was a major factor in the building of our U.S. Highway system; carried tens of thousands of refugees from Oklahoma and Arkansas to the hope of a better life in California during the great “dust bowl” years which became the backdrop for Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath”. During World War 2 it was a major factor in moving war supplies and troops and after the war, it was the canvas we used to show our nation’s prosperity and our love affair with the automobile that still exists today.

Route 66 officially doesn’t exist today – it was decommissioned as a U.S. route in 1985 but thousands of people who know and love the route and what it represents have revived interest and preserved it – the eight states it passed through have help erect signage to help folks follow in the footsteps of those who went before and to at least partially experience life the way our parents, or grand parents experienced the great American highways.

As some of you know, I and a dear friend traveled the Route form its beginnings to Amarillo, Texas in 2007. This year, I’m traveling the route alone in my 370Z; picking it up in Amarillo and heading as far as Oatman, Arizona before heading up to Las Vegas for a couple of days and then heading back home.

What follows is my attempt at writing down some of my experiences along the route…some pictures (currently unedited) are available in my albums for those who are interested.

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