After 3 years of planning, I am riding Route 66 starting June 8

[tntnj]

After plans fell through a few times, I will do my bucket list to do Route 66 - leaving June 8 to Chicago to start the ride.

 

[racoon]

After plans fell through a few times, I will do my bucket list to do Route 66 - leaving June 8 to Chicago to start the ride.

You should considering posting the dates of the route, section by section.
You might find others willing to meet up with you for a section near them.

 

[PDXRTL]

Riding it during the centennial anniversary year should make it a little more special. Enjoy!

 

[tntnj]

I will post the days where I will be. I was going to do 300 miles a day, but I am cutting it down to 200-250 a day. I do plan on going to Madrid, where they filmed Wild Hogs, and to Maggies Restaurant and the Mine Shaft Tavern (the Del Fueso bar).

 

[Bfromla]

Congrats, enjoy. Just for kicks, you also might wanna get a pic at one of the painted on road shield markings.

 

[canamjhb]

Don't forget to Stand on a Corner in Winslow Arizona. There is a great ice cream shop across the street from the Flatbed Ford. Be careful in the heat when you get out to the desert. I think you will be happy doing 200-250 mile days. That gives you plenty of time to smell the roses. Enjoy......

 

[racoon]

Winslow, Arizona corner...

Standin' on the Corner | Winslow, Arizona

Dedicated to providing leadership and vision for preserving the legacy of Winslow’s natural and man-made resources, while planning community growth.

standinonthecorner.org

There's a HUGE US 66 sign on the road there.

 

[Br549rick]

When you get to Amarillo I'll meet you at the Big Texan... wanna try the free hugemongus steak???

 

[Little Blue]

This is the 100th Year of Route 66. Most of the States are trying to 'Do it Big'. I know that Missouri has been particularly planning the last four years. Now Arizona is on board.
The starting point in Chicago has a
Refresh as per the internet. I have seen
Lots of information online. Definitely going to be a major event this year.

I too have this on my possible 'someday' travel list. But life is getting
tuffer every month. I will enjoy your posts about this trip.

Stay Healthy and Enjoy your Time.

 

[happyspyder2039]

June in the South West can be heat challenging. I would go to Las Vegas in mid June then kept moving up to May. Even April in AZ can be warm. Good luck. A friend and I would like to do 66 sometime as well

 

[Copperman]

After plans fell through a few times, I will do my bucket list to do Route 66 - leaving June 8 to Chicago to start the ride.

What's your plan for lodging? Will you be pulling a trailer?

 

[Little Blue]

Definitely do your homework about the weather. New Mexico and Arizona are not very friendly on the weather.

Anyway enjoy your Trip on Route 66.

 

[pauly1]

+1 on weather for temperature in the deserts. We left Flagstaff, AZ, in late June: it was lower 50's. By the time we reached the Colorado River, crossing on I40 down the mountain from Kingman, AZ, that day, it was 110°F! At 200-300 miles a day, you should be able to avoid mid-day riding.

Have an enjoyable and memorable adventure!

 

[tntnj]

I will not be pulling a trailer. I am figuring out the days, the milage, and the Hotels. I have changed the places to go and the milage several times. The average will be around 250 miles a day. The first day to Chicago from New Jersey (800 miles) will be around Gary Indiana. Then on to Chicago to the RT 66 sign. I will scan the days and Hotels when I am finished getting the hotels booked. Thank you all for the places to see, and I hope to see some of you on my trip.

 

[tntnj]

So far, I have 2 trips - one is 12 days the other is 10 days (the 10 day trip follows the tour out of Chicago but stops at Amarillo).

Trip 1 - June 9, Chicago to McLean; June 10, Bourbon MO; June 11, Afton OK; June 12, Weatherford OK; June 13, Amarillo; June 14, Albuquerque;
June 15, Lupton; June 16, Winslow; Jun17, Kingman; June 18, Newberry Springs; June 19, Santa Monica Pier.
Trip 1 daily average = 225-250 miles

Trip 2 - June 9, Chicago to St Louis; June 10; Joplin; June 11, Oklahoma City; June 12, Amarillo; June 13, Sant Fa; June 14, Chambers; June 15, Seligman; June 16, Newberry Springs; June17, Santa Monica Pier.
Trip 2 daily average = 300-350 miles

I am thinking Trip 1 will be more fun...

Next step will be where to stay

When you get to Amarillo I'll meet you at the Big Texan... wanna try the free hugemongus steak???

I will let you know when I get there. That was one stop I did not want to miss.

Don't forget to Stand on a Corner in Winslow Arizona. There is a great ice cream shop across the street from the Flatbed Ford. Be careful in the heat when you get out to the desert. I think you will be happy doing 200-250 mile days. That gives you plenty of time to smell the roses. Enjoy......

That was a place I wanted to go to. Thanks for the Info on the Ice cream.

 

[racoon]

Either route would work for me.

I have a personal interest in visiting Bartlesville, Oklahoma to visit Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower.

Price Tower - Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

Wright’s only skyscraper, the Price Tower is also one of only two Wright structures to have a vertical orientation (the other being the Johnson Wax Research Tower).

franklloydwright.org

It's currently closed for renovations, but hopefully it'll be open by Summer!

 

[RayBJ]

NJ to the head of Rt66 in Chicago is ~12-14 hours (800 mi) of saddle time.
It is doable in 1 day but your pace looks like you may need to plan a 2nd day to Chitown.
BTW, I have that route all mapped in GPX segments if interested. You can drop in your POIs along the way.

 

[tntnj]

+1 on weather for temperature in the deserts. We left Flagstaff, AZ, in late June: it was lower 50's. By the time we reached the Colorado River, crossing on I40 down the mountain from Kingman, AZ, that day, it was 110°F! At 200-300 miles a day, you should be able to avoid mid-day riding.

Have an enjoyable and memorable adventure!

I am aw

NJ to the head of Rt66 in Chicago is ~12-14 hours (800 mi) of saddle time.
It is doable in 1 day but your pace looks like you may need to plan a 2nd day to Chitown.
BTW, I have that route all mapped in GPX segments if interested. You can drop in your POIs along the way.

I am thinking of driving to South Bend - Gary IN for the first stop, then to Chicago the second day.
I think you sent me those but I could not get Base Camp to load and view on the Garmin GPS.

 

[racoon]

I think you sent me those but I could not get Base Camp to load and view on the Garmin GPS.

I still have Basecamp installed on my computer but gave up on it.
I asked Google how to import a GPX file into a Garmin 396 and it said:

• Computer (Recommended):
  1. Connect the Garmin 396 to your computer via USB cable.
  2. Open the device drive (labeled Garmin or zumo).
  3. Copy and paste your .gpx file into the Garmin/GPX folder.
  4. Disconnect safely and restart the GPS.
  5. On the GPS, go to Apps > Trip Planner > Menu (three lines) > Import to make the route active.

There was also a section on using Basecamp and one on using the Garmin Explore App on a smart phone.

 

[RayBJ]

I plug my 595 into my PC, run Basecamp, and once the PC 'sees' the 595, I drag & drop my routes directly to the 595 'user data' folder that (should be) listed on the left border library. I don't know what the 396 connect capabilities are. Basecamp is at end of life but I still use it a lot.
If the 396 has a removable SD card, you can copy the files to the /garmin/gpx/ folder on the SD card.