Archive for October 2017
Tin Sheets on 66 Pics: Holbrook, AZ to Santa Monica, CA
The final stretch of Route 66 takes you up through the mountains and down into the desert before finding its end at the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, CA. Much of the older alignment can still be traveled in this section, including almost 160 uninterrupted miles through Arizona, and many of the long ago popular…
Read MoreTin Sheets on 66 Pics: McLean, TX to Holbrook, AZ
As you head west through the Texas Panhandle and into New Mexico and Arizona, the land opens up and the views make you feel like you’ve stepped into an Old Western. A stretch of Route 66 that we’ve driven in the past, it a section of perhaps our favorite part of the Mother Road and…
Read MoreTin Sheets on 66 Pics: Carthage, MO to McLean, TX
From Missouri, Route 66 crosses into Kansas, which has just 13 miles of the famed road but lots to see in that short span. We enjoyed a step back in lunchtime with wax paper wrapped sandwiches, checked out numerous restored service stations, and crossed some of the most impressive bridges we’ve ever seen. Check out the gallery of…
Read MoreTin Sheets on 66 Pics: St. Louis, MO to Carthage, MO
From world-famous frozen custard to impressive spans of bridges to some of the coolest mid-century motels we’ve ever stayed in, Route 66 through Missouri alternately drove straight through the heart of major urban areas and slowly ambled through quiet wooded countryside, all the time maintaining much of its vintage feel. We dug through our hundreds of pics to…
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