Historic Route 66 Question

[flightdoc]

WOW....what you guys have to say don't match at all what the magazine article said. Interesting.

The part Mac rode on is part that was really abandoned when they put in the interstate. He's really fond of desolate places, but eventually I think he got off it because it was like towing the trailer with square wheels. My family traveled that same stretch back in 1959 & it was in much better shape then. ;)

Places I have seen where they've maintained 66 through the populated areas are OK as far as road goes, if a bit touristy, and that was back in the late '70's so I imagine the "touristy" part is worse now.

[macmac]

That's true. I like remote places, and live in them. OT, but I rode Rt 50 out of Utah and thru Nevada, and the skeeters there have no idea man is fit to eat.

I was sorely dissapointed the tee pee lodges were closed. They looked as if they could be open, and maybe October isn't the time to be there.

We dropped down to see Lk Havasue and did, then went to Quartizite, which definatlely isn't a place to be in Oct.

[tomk]

Would anyone be interested in doing a "relay" run? For example, those of us in CA could finish the ride that was handed off from AZ, etc., etc, all the way to the start?

Only if it ends at a bar somewhere in Clovis California.

[tomk]

Got you Cad and the maintenance. But it's not going to last forever, is it?

No, eventually I'll stick my nose south of the grapevine again.

Actually, I trying to get my carp together to ride across the desert to Zions this Summer. I was supposed to go to the Grand Canyon, but that might get just a short fly-by on the way back from Utah.

Much depends on the mood of my wife, and I will be very reluctant to go on a long trip without her. I've done it before, but we've been together so long now that I kinda have "symptoms" when I'm away from her for too long.

That doesn't sound too macho, but I guess I musta got all that macho out of my system back in the old days or something.

Anyhow, my wife likes to travel even more than I do, so prospects are good. Whether I can get her to travel across the desert in the summer on a motorcycle is another story. I did manage to drag her almost all the way to Crescent City and back on the bike, so there is hope.

[blowndodge]

I wish mine would like to travel on motorcycles. NOT!!

Originally Posted by Blowndodge "Darksider"

I wish mine would like to travel on motorcycles. NOT!!

Lay down the law brother.

Well I guess a lot depends on who you're married to, but I find the Nomad is much more comfortable and stable with a passenger. I really prefer her to ride with me.

I'm not always sure what she prefers though...

She does like the famous landmarks though...

And she doesn't scare easily...

[blowndodge]

Originally Posted by caddmannq

And she doesn't scare easily...

Isn't that obvious???? she married you didn't she??

Fearless! The woman is fearless.

[flightdoc]

Mine likes to ride. I would want to do the whole trip. One of my kids lives in Wyoming, we may want to stop there.