Dustbowl Highway

A ghostly apparition. I stumbled upon Dilia, New Mexico while traveling along the original 1926 alignment of Route 66. The old road goes northwest from Santa Rosa, up and over to Santa Fe, before looping back down south to Albuquerque. 1927 Map with Santa

Back in the early 1940's Ed Waldmire was traveling through Oklahoma when he stumbled upon something called a corn dog. It was a unique lunch consisting of a hotdog baked in corn bread. While delicious, Ed couldn't help but notice that it took too long to

The Weatherford Hotel. Photo by Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Weatherford Hotel was constructed in 1897 by John W. Weatherford, a local businessman. The hotel was strategically built along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Out in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County lies Oro Grande, a small unincorporated community which is home to less than 1,000 residents. One of those residents is Elliot Long, son of Elmer Long, founder of the Bottle Tree Ranch which lies on a rura

The Kan-O-Tex was once just another regional oil refinery along the Mother Road. Back in 1934 when the station was built, the 13 mile stretch of Route 66 which runs through Kansas was bustling. Small towns like Galena, Riverton, and Baxter Springs were on

Heading west from Amarillo on the Dust Bowl Highway, what is now Interstate 40, time begins to slow down. Time dilation. The tumbleweeds and dust cloud the vision, an old windmill spins far in the distance. Endless miles of brown grass, an occasional cow,

Matt Kieffer from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The Monte Vista Hotel, located in downtown Flagstaff, AZ has been a prominent stop along Route 66 since its construction in 1926. Offering weary travelers food and swanky accom

The story of Red Oak II (as you might suspect) begins with Red Oak I - or Red Oak, Missouri, that is, and a man named Lowell Davis. He, like many residents along the Dust Bowl Highway, was an imaginative and creative man who had a vision. Gorup de Besanez

Still Glowing Brightly The U-Drop Inn lights up the night on historic route 66. However, instead of neons, it's LEDs that have brought this landmark brightly into the modern age. Gogogordy1, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Constructed in 1936 in Sham

Kansas has the shortest stretch of Route 66 totaling only 13.2 miles. Baxter Springs is one of a few towns along that piece of road. It's here that you'll find the Independent Oil and Gas Service Station, a proud tribute to the DBH and its history. Vaness