Christmas season on 66 December 2, 2006
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On St. Louis Street, aka Route 66, in Joplin, Mo., on Dec. 1.
(Photo courtesy of Rod Harsh at Route 66 TV Online. If you have holiday photos along the Mother Road, e-mail them to route66news(at) yahoo.com)
Cancer rider update December 2, 2006
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The Quay County Sun in Tucumcari, N.M., caught up with Michelle Thompson, the woman who is cycling solo on Route 66. She’s doing it in tribute to her brother, who is battling oral cancer, and to raise awareness of oral cancer.
It sounds like she’s had quite a gratifying adventure so far:
“So many people have helped me. I truly appreciate what they have done for me. I am a stranger, who is riding a bicycle across America and people have shown me so much generosity and compassion it’s overwhelming,” she said. “ When I first started this trip I had no idea what to expect. A wrong turn in Missouri lead to me having to go over a mountain I didn’t even know was there. I saw a mountain lion prowling a pasture in Kansas, was chased by a pack of dogs in Oklahoma and I even got to see snow in New Mexico.”
Thompson was snowed in Wednesday and Thursday because of the huge storm that raked much of the Midwest. But she resumed her trek on Friday. She hopes to make it to California by Christmas.
You can follow Thompson at her Web site here.
