Tag Archives: The Mother Road

The Grapes of Wrath Filming Locations

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Jennifer

Beckham County Courthouse, US 66 – Sayre, Oklahoma US 66 west of Albuquerque, New Mexico One day, I was watching The Grapes of Wrath and noticed that this particular view looked very familiar. I checked our Route 66 honeymoon photos … Continue reading →

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November 28, 2008: Route 66 (Day 2)

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Jennifer

This morning at the motel, I did searched geocaching.com for geocaches along Route 66, as well as back to Indianapolis. I just got a new GPS, a DeLorme PN-40, and was anxious to try it out. I hadn’t cached for … Continue reading →

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November 27, 2008: Route 66 (Day 1)

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Jennifer

We woke up this morning intending to head south to Georgia. After a last check of the weather we noticed the forecast had worsened. The chance for rain increased significantly, and since I had a specific purpose for this trip … Continue reading →

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Michael Wallis Booksigning at Hit the Road Travel Store

Posted on June 21, 2001 by Jennifer

On June 21, 2001, I had the pleasure of attending a reading and booksigning by Michael Wallis of the updated version of his wonderful book, Route 66: The Mother Road. The updated version was done for the 75th Anniversary of … Continue reading →

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