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Photos and Descriptions
There's a rest stop on I-40 at exit 129 that is a tribute to Route-66.
This is really amazing.
Decorated in 1950's decor, it is full of information about the origin
and importance of Route-66.
Inside each of the rest rooms there is a large mosaic tribute.
There are rooms at each end, a grim reminder of life in the
Great Plains:
tornado shelters.
Everywhere we looked there were reminders that Route-66 is a thing of
the past.
Not enough money, not enough visitors, not enough local
business to keep alive.
We stopped in the little town of
Sayre, OK and
we found the courthouse for
Beckham County.
K went in and spoke to someone who recommended Deb's Country Kitchen.
This little diner had very good food, but even more fun was the local
regulars that frequent the place.
They put on a real show just by being real people.
It seems like everywhere we looked there were Route-66 museums.
Most entitled themselves as "The Official" or "The Original".
We stopped at
Harley-Davidson
World in
Oklahoma City. K and I noticed that the tread pattern
in out front tires pointed different directions.
The tread makes little triangles. On one bike, they pointed
forward, on the other, backward.
We asked at the dealership whether one was right and the other wrong.
The told us that the 2009's (mine) had a front tire that did not wear
evenly which could result in front end wobble.
If you complain to the dealer, they will check and replace the tire
under warranty.
I had not noticed anything unusual about the front end, so we went on
our way.
Of course, that would come back to
later haunt us.
We stopped at the
Oklahoma City National Memorial. Very moving.
They did a good job in honoring this sad chapter of our nation's
history.
They preserved a corner of the original building.
There is a symbolic chair in memory of each of those who lost their life
in the explosion.
Many of the chairs are small for the children in the day-care areas.
There is a memorial wall. We stood for a long while reading
people's remembrances and tributes.
We added a token of our sadness as well.
As we left Oklahoma City, we headed north along the original Route-66.
This part of Route-66 winds through little towns in parallel to
Interstate-44.
These little towns are interesting, but devoid of some things like
motels and restaurants.
We searched for a long time for a place to stay for the night.
Finally in
Chandler,
Oklahoma we settled for a
EconoLodge.
A word of advice, if you ever think of a EconoLodge, don't.
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