Hey, everyone. My "Route 66 name" is "Lane Stripe" (Yeah, ha-ha!) and I'm from Bloomington, Indiana, USA --- geographical coordinates 39.1653° N, 86.5264° W. My nearest junction with Route 66 is probably Litchfield or Gillespie, Illinois, depending on which alignment you prefer.

I'm mostly an amateur railway historian and, partly through this hobby, discovered Route 66 in 1999. Another inspiration was Jack Kerouac's novel titled "On the Road." I thought it was a good book, not a great one, and in fact the book has nothing to do with Route 66, but it inspired me to make the trip. I've been down the Old Road three times: 1999, 2008, & 2011. Since then, my independent and self-directed research has made me the developer and perfecter of "The Magnificent Route 66 Road & Rail Tour" and hope to embark again in May 2018.

I'm always in search of sites of historic, artistic, cultural or natural interest and beauty, no matter where I'm headed. The only other forum I actively monitor is Yahoo!'s Route 66 E-group. I'm also on Facebook and monitor several groups there but the information scrolls by so fast it's hard to keep abreast of it all.

I hope to see you on the road this Summer

Evening all,
I have just started to plan our Route 66 trip of a life time for next spring.
We are from Essex in the UK. Looking to get as many tips and ideas as we can to build the ultimate trip. We are looking at spending between 8 - 10 weeks in total, starting in Las Vegas, then Anaheim (I'm a Disney fan) before hitting Route 66 traveling east to Chicago. Me and my partner are into the Hot Rod and car scene in the UK so anything extra we can do car related is an added bonus.
Looking forward to getting some tips.
Thanks.

My name's Tanner, from Nevada.

Hi guys my name is Alan. I'm from London and on 1st September my best friend and I are spending 15 days travelling route 66.
Being very lucky both of us after hitting 40 years old our wives have let us go!!!
As we only have 15 days we will be looking for any advice or tips to squeeze as much in as possible.
Also would love to hear about anyone must stops.
flights booked. car booked. can't wait!!

Hello from the Great White North.
Hello Steve. Thanks for this site. It will be of great help with our trip. My Brother-In-Law and I are planning a 6 week, 14,000 K (8,700 mile) journey this summer from Ottawa Canada with the first leg being a much anticipated Route 66 East to West. Inspiration for this trip started back in the 60's from the "Route 66" TV series. That dates us, doesn't It? We will be switching out the corvette for motorcycles though. Once we hit Santa Monica we will swing North to ride the Pacific Coast Highway to Vancouver on to Whitehorse, Yukon then meandering our way home through British Columbia, Alberta and the northern part of the U.S. states. Cheers to all who have done this before and look forward to joining the Route 66 club.
Allan

Hi all, I’m Carol from Queensland Australia. My husband and I would like to drive Route 66 next year (2020). We are an older couple (60’s) so I’m not sure if we should?? I need to plan everything!!! Looking forward to talking to you.

Hi there
My name’s Laura. We are booked up to spend three weeks in summer for our honeymoon travelling Route 66, continuing the road up Highway 1 to San Francisco to fly back (we also have planned detours to certain places along the way too).

Would love to hear people’s stories and recommendations of the Route.

Just a question that’s on my mind. I have heard that the original route has experienced issues in terms of the I-40 opening up. Is it still possible to travel along the original road without crossing into that? Would love to stick to its roots as much as possible.