Today is all about heading east on I-40. This road parallels and sometimes follows Route 66. Part of my family followed this road during the Great Depression as they fled the Dust Bowl that hit Oklahoma and Texas in the twenties and thirties. Nicknamed the Mother Road, Route 66 was a part of the US Highway System and was first established in 1926. The road originally started in Chicago, Illinois and ran through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California before ending in Santa, Monica near the ocean. It runs a total of 2,448 miles. Today we went by Meteor Crater and stopped at a rest stop near the Painted Desert where I got the picture with the poodles. Route 66 is known for its curio shops and roadside attractions. Nothing like driving down the Mother Route and appreciating the beauty of our country. Looking forward to some Mexican food in Albuquerque tonight.
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