It seems to me I heard somewhere that dananrg@yahoo.com wrote in article
:
>A friend of mine wants to do a road trip on Route 66 from Dallas to
>Chicago. I'm thinking he's thinking the Route 66 of legend is just as
>interesting along that stretch vs. going West through New Mexico,
>Arizona, and California.
>A colleague at work from New Mexico says Route 66 gets more
>interesting the further West you go. I guess everyone has a different
>idea of "interesting," but deserts, mountains, ghost towns, old mines,
>etc, sound interesting to me.
>1) Isn't the Route 66 people get nostalgic for, and where the most
>interesting bits are, the stretch between New Mexico and California?
We did the trip on the real Rte. 66 in January or February, 1959, and
had good weather (= good luck) until we were nearing Chicago and entered
Chicago in a snow storm.
>2) How advisable is it weather-wise to road trip from Dallas to
>Chicago along Route 66 in January? Seems like he could run into some
>nasty weather, especially since he may go even further north past
>Chicago.
Ya takes yer chances.
>3) What is the stretch of Route 66 between Dallas and Chicago like? Is
>it interesting and worth the trip in and of itself? Is it crowded and
>dull? Empty and dull?
Everything east of Barstow was new to us. We enjoyed the western
section more, but the Ozarks and the farm country in the midlands were
also enjoyable. Of course I suppose by now it's solid suburbia all the
way. :-)
>Probably any day on a road trip anywhere is better than a day spent at
>work. But as far as Road Trip A vs. Road Trip B on Route 66, which is
>better and why?
I hope your friend realizes there really is no Rte. 66 anymore, just
bits and pieces kept alive like museum pieces; most is buried under the
Interstates or abandoned.
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Don Kirkman |