TravelBanter - View Single Post - No kicks on Route 66 heading north east from Texas to Chicago?

**Hatunen** · December 24th, 2007, 01:57 AM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada

On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:18:52 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

A friend of mine wants to do a road trip on Route 66 from Dallas to
Chicago. I'm thinking he's thinking the Route 66 of legend is just as
interesting along that stretch vs. going West through New Mexico,
Arizona, and California.

Since US-66 never went to Dallas, where is he planning to
connecto with the old route?

A colleague at work from New Mexico says Route 66 gets more
interesting the further West you go. I guess everyone has a different
idea of "interesting," but deserts, mountains, ghost towns, old mines,
etc, sound interesting to me.

1) Isn't the Route 66 people get nostalgic for, and where the most
interesting bits are, the stretch between New Mexico and California?

Depends on what you're looking for. Some of the old towns in
Missouri can be iteresting, too.

2) How advisable is it weather-wise to road trip from Dallas to
Chicago along Route 66 in January? Seems like he could run into some
nasty weather, especially since he may go even further north past
Chicago.
He could easily run into some very nasty weather, not unlike the
weather the area has recently had.

3) What is the stretch of Route 66 between Dallas and Chicago like? Is
it interesting and worth the trip in and of itself? Is it crowded and
dull? Empty and dull?

Again, there is not, and enver was, a Route 66 to Dallas. He
would have to drive north several hundred miles to connect with
Rte 66 someplace in Oklahoma.

4) Is the Western part of Route 66 "too touristy?" (an objection my
friend made to doing that particular stretch) Or does it simply have
some kitsch every now and then stretched out along hundreds of miles?

The kitsch always was spread out over hundreds of miles.

5) What are some highlights of the portion of Route 66 going north
east to Chicago from Dallas?

The St Louis Arch. The Cahokia mound.

I guess another objective of my friend is that he wants to ultimately,
some day, have driven through all 50 states--and he'd prob. pass
through a good number of states on his trip.

Hawai'i will be a tough one.

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