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johnchalker

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Route 66
« on: August 05, 2008, 03:01:18 PM »
Looking to do Route 66 for my 50th birthday next year,anyone with any ideas how to go about it .I live in the UK so would be flying over and then looking to rent for the duration of the trip.
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2008, 03:04:52 PM »
You just have to decide which coast end - east or west - you want to start on
« Last Edit: August 05, 2008, 03:38:43 PM by LRebel »
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2008, 03:06:51 PM »
i sent you a website but here it is :  http://www.historic66.com/description/
« Last Edit: August 05, 2008, 03:12:26 PM by 110mofo »
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2008, 03:17:35 PM »
Quote from: johnchalker on August 05, 2008, 03:01:18 PM
Looking to do Route 66 for my 50th birthday next year,anyone with any ideas how to go about it .I live in the UK so would be flying over and then looking to rent for the duration of the trip.

I always have wanted to do the Route 66. As matter as fact I had planned to do this year after the 105th anniv and leaving from Chicago. I have hopes that there will be Route 66 Posse next year............
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2008, 03:22:36 PM »
Quote from: LRebel on August 05, 2008, 03:04:52 PM
You just have to decide which coast - east or west - you want to start on and go :bananarock:

I don't mean to sound like a arsehole here.. ::), but the mother road starts (or ends) in Chicago, which in not on a coast...unless you consider the lake front coast.

I believe 2lane lives very close to the original mother road through Joplin, and I live just off the new Missouri 66.

Here is another website...http://www.rideandflytours.com/route66.php
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2008, 03:29:37 PM »
Unfortunately parts of the old 66 and no longer there, but there are still some great areas to see. May want to plan around the Western leg, much of which is in desert, gets pretty hot in the middle of summer!

Here's another link with a map.

http://www.nps.gov/history/rt66/map/map.htm
« Last Edit: August 05, 2008, 03:40:52 PM by Talon »
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2008, 08:04:18 PM »
Quote from: johnchalker on August 05, 2008, 03:01:18 PM
Looking to do Route 66 for my 50th birthday next year,anyone with any ideas how to go about it .I live in the UK so would be flying over and then looking to rent for the duration of the trip.

How about Highway 50 for your 50th?  Ocean City, MD to Sacramento, CA

Hey, maybe I will do that now that I think of it!!!
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2008, 05:22:39 PM »
Quote from: WFP on August 05, 2008, 08:04:18 PM
How about Highway 50 for your 50th?  Ocean City, MD to Sacramento, CA

Hey, maybe I will do that now that I think of it!!!

Thats what I would do if I were 50.  :oops:  I forgots , I am 50.   :huepfenlol2:
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2008, 08:29:36 AM »
Quote from: Gettinold on August 06, 2008, 05:22:39 PM
Thats what I would do if I were 50.  :oops:  I forgots , I am 50.   :huepfenlol2:

And you are GETTIN' OLD every year mi amigo..................like me
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2008, 08:32:07 AM »
Quote from: johnchalker on August 05, 2008, 03:01:18 PM
Looking to do Route 66 for my 50th birthday next year,anyone with any ideas how to go about it .I live in the UK so would be flying over and then looking to rent for the duration of the trip.

Why don't you ask your local buddy, Paul McCartney?
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2008, 01:11:51 PM »
Quote from: Ghost Rider on August 05, 2008, 03:22:36 PM
I don't mean to sound like a arsehole here.. ::), but the mother road starts (or ends) in Chicago, which in not on a coast...unless you consider the lake front coast.

I believe 2lane lives very close to the original mother road through Joplin, and I live just off the new Missouri 66.

Here is another website...http://www.rideandflytours.com/route66.php


The classic Route 66 was east to west, taking midwesterners out west to the golden state of California, seeking a new life and opportunity.  Lots and lots of farmers / "Okies" (from Oklahoma, of course) made the trip.  See also Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath for the classic telling of the story of the fictional Joad family.  My favorite period account novel.  There are chapters between the chapters which really capture the essence of this era.

So anyway, start in Chicago.  I think Ogden Ave. was the original origin of the highway & unless the west side has changed a lot in the last 15 years, that first 20 minutes of the ride are gonna be through a rough part of town.  Then it's smooth sailin' . . . .
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2008, 03:08:14 PM »
You never mentioned the Guiness Nige!
Joking aside, continue on your epic trip safely, say howdy to everyone,
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2008, 03:47:04 PM »
Be sure to watch the movie "The Grapes of Wrath" just before you come over.  Then, like was suggested, start in Chicago and go west young man, go west! :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2008, 04:50:12 PM »
Thanks for replies i am looking forward to it.what is best time of year to go?
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Re: Route 66
« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2008, 04:53:05 PM »
Quote from: johnchalker on August 22, 2008, 04:50:12 PM
Thanks for replies i am looking forward to it.what is best time of year to go?

I've never done it, but I would guess either Fall or Spring.  I wouldn't want to be crossing the southwest in July or August.   :sauer005:
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