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Route 66 in California: driving the mother road in the Golden state

July 21, 2022June 3, 2022 by Kirsty
Road and old motels sign along Route 66 in California

For many people this is the final state of the trip, assuming you’re driving the whole road, which brings us to Route 66 in California! Driving the mother road in California gives you a taste of extremes. You have the vast desert with not much around and all of a sudden the metropolis of greater … Read more

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Route 66 in Arizona: driving the Mother Road in the Grand Canyon state

January 12, 2023May 29, 2022 by Kirsty
Road sign along Route 66 in Arizona

We’re getting near the end of our trip and entering the the seventh state, assuming you’re driving the whole road, which brings us to Route 66 in Arizona! Arizona has something for everyone whether you’re looking for wide open spaces and National Parks to hike in or small towns with old motels and characters to … Read more

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Route 66 in New Mexico: driving the mother road in the Land of Enchantment

December 8, 2022May 17, 2022 by Kirsty
Yellow car advertising a museum on Route 66 in New Mexico

We’re now looking at the sixth state on this road trip, assuming you’re driving the whole road, which sees you take in Route 66 in New Mexico! There’s a couple of ways to travel this state due to a major alignment change early on in the road’s history. You can travel north to the city … Read more

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Route 66 in Texas: driving the mother road in the Lone Star State

October 11, 2022May 13, 2022 by Kirsty
large road sign along route 66 in Texas

The fifth state on your road trip sees you take Route 66 in Texas! You’ll only travel a small portion of the state through the panhandle in the very north. The land here is very flat, and some may say boring, but there’s a lot to see and do if you’re looking for old Route … Read more

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Route 66 in Oklahoma: the mother road in the Sooner State

December 8, 2022May 9, 2022 by Kirsty
Bridge in Tulsa on Route 66 in Oklahoma

Route 66 in Oklahoma, is the fourth state you’ll drive through (hopefully if you didn’t miss out the small section in Kansas!) if you’re driving west. Oklahoma has quite a lot of mileage and things to do and once you get in to this state you’ll see that they have a great fondness for the … Read more

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Route 66 in Kansas: the Mother Road in the Sunflower State

May 6, 2022 by Kirsty
Signpost in Galena on Route 66 in Kansas

Route 66 in Kansas, is the third state you’ll drive through if you’re driving west from the beginning point in Illinois. It’s just a small section of the expanse of Kansas and you’ll just drive 13 miles across the very corner tip of the state, but still well worth the visit. This part of Kansas … Read more

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Route 66 in Missouri: the mother road in the Show Me State

December 6, 2022April 13, 2022 by Kirsty
Road sign along Route 66 in Missouri

Route 66 in Missouri, is the second state you’ll drive through if you’re driving from the very beginning. It’s where the states started to open up, where westward expansion really began from and where stories of pioneers and explorers begun to be told. Route 66 played a part in this in the later years of … Read more

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Route 66 in Illinois: the mother road in the prairie state

April 8, 2022April 6, 2022 by Kirsty
Mural on Route 66 in Illinois

Route 66 in Illinois is where it all started. On the shores of Lake Michigan you can wave good bye to one huge body of water and get motoring to find another huge body of water across country. This is the State where the dreams of the nostalgic and iconic road trip start. If you’re … Read more

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The story of Route 66 is a colonial one and often ignores the indigenous people of America, many of whom were uprooted, moved on and treated horrendously.

I would like to acknowledge the ancestral land on which the road travels through and the Native Americans who call it home.

It is my desire to learn more about this area and share that education where I can through this platform.

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