Richard & Sylvia's RV Adventures

Day 26 - Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Albuquerque, NM — Kirtland AFB FamCamp — Day of Rest

Today was our day of rest after the very long drive yesterday.  Did a little maintenance on the RV, took care of some laundry and restocked some of our food with a shopping trip to the base commissary. We also found out that we seemed to be following the famous Rt 66……

Historic Route 66

You may have noted that we have been doing a lot of traveling along Interstate 40.  This is the historic Route 66….  Route 66 began in 1925 with an act of Congress. Many existing roads, from Chicago to Los Angeles, were joined to create the new highway.  U. S. Route 66 is the highway that wouldn't die. The last stretch of Route 66 was decommissioned by the Federal government in 1985, and the historic road was officially replaced by Interstate 40. Almost twenty years later, Route 66 lives on in books, songs and in the American imagination. Today, "Historic Route 66" signs have sprung up along the route, historic buildings and even their neon signs are being restored and preserved.   You can see a short history and a lot of links about this historic highway at: http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/route66/a/route66.htm

"...and they come into 66 from the tributary side roads, from the wagon tracks and the rutted country roads, 66 is the mother road, the road of flight." -- John Steinbeck in "The Grapes of Wrath".

A little physical exercise….

Did our walk around the parade field with Lucy to get a little exercise and then took a drive to Old Town Albuquerque.

posted by Richard @ 12:13 AM