Taking the slow route from the Florida Panhandle home to Denver via the Grand Canyon took us through Tulsa and then west toward Tucumari, New Mexico, another 500-mile drive. To make it more interesting than just the usual and anonymous interstate, we opted to take Route 66 a chunk of the way. Also called the Will Rogers Highway, Route 66 traverses the country from Chicago to Los Angeles beginning in Illinois and then goes through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico before ending up in California.
The route was so popular that it had its own museum.
Though we were only on a fairly short stretch of Hwy. 66, I could see driving the entire route sometime as what we saw was lots of fun and captivated our attention about this part of Americana.
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Posted on August 23rd, 2019, from steamy Denver.
Everywhere on Route 66 we seemed to see a variation of the "Get Your Kicks On" logo.
A ways out of Tulsa was the Provine/Hammons filling station that was built in 1929 and later named for Lucille Hammons who operated it for 59 years. A small tourist court was added in 1934 for overnight stays. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
With the 'lady' herself in front of our hotel in Tucumari, New Mexico!
If you ever find yourself looking for a place to eat in tiny Tucumari, stop by the Pow Wow Restaurant for a very decent meal.
You can imagine our surprise when the restaurant hostess led us to this table as the restaurant didn't look that busy that we needed to share a booth with others. It wasn't until we got a lot closer that we were realized we'd been fooled by the paintings on the wall!
Some of the town's 'sights' included these interesting signs.
Though we were only on a fairly short stretch of Hwy. 66, I could see driving the entire route sometime as what we saw was lots of fun and captivated our attention about this part of Americana.
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Posted on August 23rd, 2019, from steamy Denver.
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