Getting our kicks on Route 66

Mama_Zappa
Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:02:25 +0000
In My Humble Opinion

My friend and I were texting the other day and the topic of driving historic Route 66 (the “Mother Road”, from Chicago to LA). There are a few threads on the topic, but the most recent are something like 10-15 years old, so I’m starting my own.

We’d likely leave from Chicago (since that’s the traditional direction, and she lives there now). I want to do it sometime between this October and the following August - because we’ll both be 66 during that time. It will likely be during the spring / early summer because a) weather, and b) I’m likely to have some other surgery later this year.

So… must-see destinations? How long should we allow for it? (thinking 2 weeks total if we fly back; a couple days more if I persuade her to take the train back).

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