500,000 April 10, 2007
Posted by Ron in Web sites.3 comments
Sometime during the wee hours Tuesday, the total number of page views on Route 66 News went past the half-million mark since its launch in October 2005.
I honestly thought it would take much longer than 18 months for the site to reach that level. Instead, you — the readers — have proved there is a real hunger for the latest news occurring on the Mother Road.
Thank you.
Painted Desert poetry April 10, 2007
Posted by Ron in Attractions.add a comment
It’s hard for YouTube videos to truly capture the astonishing beauty of the Painted Desert National Park, which is part of the Petrified Forest National Park just off Route 66 in eastern Arizona.
But this one does a decent job.
Riding the route April 10, 2007
Posted by Ron in Motorcycles, Photographs, Road trips.add a comment
There are plenty of photo montages of Route 66 trips on YouTube. But this cross-country motorcycle trek by is good because of the photography by Phil Rubin and the inclusion of Chuck Berry’s “Route 66″ and Brad Paisley’s “Behind the Clouds.”
Farmers’ market kicks April 10, 2007
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The city of Edmond, Okla., has a Farmers’ Market every year at Festival Market Place in downtown. One event during the season will be of interest to roadies, according to the Edmond Sun:
The next big event at the market place will be a cooperative effort between the city and the Oklahoma Highways and Byways Commission.
“We want to get the entire stretch of Route 66 in Oklahoma designated as an official highway and byway,” she said, noting the only roadway in Oklahoma that carries that title is near Talihina in the southeastern portion of the state.
Therefore, June 16 the farmers’ market will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lanham said there will be a Route 66 Welcome Center and vendors selling Route 66 memorabilia. There also will be a collection of antique tractors on display.
“There will be lots going on that day,” Lanham said. She added that June 16 was chosen because the participating farmers said they would have plenty of produce available that day to enable the market to stay open extended hours. Lanham also hopes the longer hours will enable people to visit several markets, especially those near Route 66, that day.
The byways people are hoping to eventually have farmers’ markets up and down the Mother Road in Oklahoma.
