Day Seven on US Route 66: Last Updated June 25, 2026. Your travel reporter Buzze A. Long was up before the sun and drive across #Route66 to America’s Most Advertised Fast Food Joint ™ in Barstow, California. In Barstow, the fast food shares billing with Barstow Station. Keeping my no-junk-food pledge from yesterday, I buy only a hot tea and open the Read more
Day Six on The Mother Road US Route 66 Last Updated: June 25, 2026. #IDroveTheMotherRoadRoute66 #Route66 is waiting. Your U.S. Route 66 correspondent Buzze A. Long was up early, the laundry is spinning and the gate of the secret compound is unlocked. As I pack up the Mystery Montana, I’m reminded of all the good times I had while living Read more
Last updated June 25, 2026: Ol’ Buzze A. Long made it into Flagstaff, AZ on the evening of Day Five on Route 66: Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Just soaking up the solitude and relaxing at the secret compound. Smelling the pine & juniper. Driving around town and getting re-acquainted. Also noticing that changes that have occurred since I moved away. Read more
Day Five on IDroveTheMotherRoadRoute66 Last Updated: June 25, 2026. Yesterday was a long day on The Mother Road. Your peripatetic host Buzze A. Long was up early and pushed West on I-40 toward #Route66 in Grants, NM. Taking the east exit off I-40, I came into town while it is still twilight. Grants has a nickname, Uranium City, but maybe Read more
Route 66 | Day Four On The Mother Road Last Updated: June 25, 2026 Your travel reporter Buzze A. Long left Route 66 in Elk City, OK about 7:10 AM, then onto the SuperSlab I-40 toward the Lone Star State – which put in its appearance quickly. Luckily, I stopped in Shamrock, TX because I got to visit the Conoco Read more
Day Three on The Mother Road Route 66 Last Updated: June 25, 2026. This morning, your host Buzze A. Long left Mizzurah ( Missouri ) via #Route66 for Kansas. See Day 3 Page One for Kansas. Kansas, having the least mileage of the 8 States Of Route 66, didn’t take very long. Route 66 has an interesting history, starting WAY Read more
Kansas, the State Route 66 Forgot Last Updated: June 25, 2026. Day 2 of Driving America’s Memory Lane covered the span of Missouri. Left Joplin, MO about 6:10 AM after a night at Pontiac Palace. Driving west on MO66, this signage snuck up on me: Should I take it or not? Taken! And it’s a good thing, Kansas is just Read more
Day Two on The Mother Road Route 66 Last Updated: June 25, 2026. Day 1 on The Mother Road is in the can. Yesterday afternoon on America’s Memory Lane. Day Two on Route66 began with wakeup in the Pontiac Palace in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. Slept overnite in Flying J on Chain of Rocks Road. Breakfast at America’s Most Advertised Fast Read more
Day One Continues On The Mother Road Route 66 Last Updated: June 25, 2026. Earlier today, I began my Odyssey on Route 66, The Mother Road. This is a great country, the greatest one on Earth. It is wonderful to see a celebration of freedom leading up to our country’s birthday on July 4. All along as I travel Route Read more
Day One on Route 66, The Mother Road Last updated: June 26, 2026. I’m your host, Buzze A. Long. Welcome to Route 66, America’s Mother Road! From Adams Street in Chicago, we’ll wind over 2,000 miles through the most beautiful country in the world; ending up at Santa Monica Pier on the blue Pacific Ocean. Stops include Pontoon Beach, Bado, Read more
Day Zero on Route 66, The Mother Road Last updated: June 25, 2026. Why Day Zero? Haven’t actually started on Route 66 The Mother Road yet.Day Zero began with laundry, fluid checks on the vehicle and lunch at El-Canelo on Peach St in Erie, PA. For the foodies out there, here is the Beef Fajita at El-Canelo’s: Sorry, food fans, Read more
Last Updated June 25, 2026 Summer is here and what better way to celebrate than drive #Route66 from Chicago to Santa Monica Pier. This great highway travels through the heart of America. I’m Buzze A. Long and I’ll be sharing my adventures on the Mother Road beginning Friday June 24th, 2016. The drive will be from east to west. First Read more