Today I hit the 1000 mile mark and I’ve enjoyed every mile of it. It’s been a quiet day without too many ‘attractions’ to see, but has been enjoyable none the less, mainly because of the amount of miles covered on original 1930s Route 66 concrete pavement. When I started out I was of the view that Riding Route 66 was a convenient way to see America without hurtling down Interstates (superslabs in Route 66ers parlance). As the trip progresses I’m becoming more involved with the history of the road and am starting to feel a connection with those who travelled the road in its heyday. My work colleague, Tony, summed it up neatly with a comment on my picture of the 9 foot section on FaceBook. He said ” This is what the Okies would have travelled along on their way to CA?”  and he’s spot on. It IS the ORIGINAL concrete that their wheels turned on.  I like the feeling of following in their wheel tracks on the self same roadbed.

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