Is that a bad ARRGGGHHH or a good ARRGGGHHH?
It goes through the Texas panhandle.
Last week, one of our better Tex Mex restaurants (we have a few hundred in the area) offered up a lunch special -- Free Tacos from 10 AM. I guess they needed the business. It made the local paper the next day. Cars were stretched back for two blocks waiting in line.
I did not buy the t-shirt but took a picture of it. The running joke was the burros were like true Democrat’s.....all looking for free hand outs.Some of the best of Route 66 is found in Arizona but riding it in the summer is not for wussies... Oatman is one of our favorite stops as we enjoy socializing with the burro's and the ride out of Oatman down to Topock on 66 is awesome! If you are coming west in the summer be sure and get an evaporative/wet vest as they work very well... think personal Swamp Cooler.
Really depends on where you start. My neighbor and I and one of his buddies took a week off last June from Colorado, had to take I-25 straight south to Albuquerque because there was a snow storm that hit a couple of days before we left. Made it to Holbrook Az the first day, stayed in the wigwam tee-pee's just because. Winslow AZ the next day on down to Sedona and back up to Williams for the second night where you can get on a good chunk there.From Williams to Kingman is really nice with a few little towns in between. We rode back to Williams and made it up to the Grand Canyon for sunset, beautiful. On over to Oatman, great ride, desolate and hot. Down into Lake Havasu and dipped into Needles California where Snoopy's brother Spike lives. Can find a statue of him in the subway. That was about as far into California I wanted to go, didnt spend a dime and made it to Laughlin Nev, for the next night. On up to the Hoover Dam, and Vegas, rode the Red Rock national park loop just outside of the city, neat ride. Stayed there and got up and out early into Saint George and back home along the front range. Overall we did 3500 miles in 7 days. Some days were long and hot. Hydrate like crazy and stop often.
I have ridden the entire route several times. There are portions that start to get interesting coming out of Missouri. There are small sections of the "Old Highway" that are very narrow and pop out of Missouri for 13 miles of Kansas and then into Oklahoma. There are some portions that are somewhat interesting in Oklahoma but most of the old highway are now interstate. Coming out of west Texas where you see the Cadillac Ranch is when things begin to liven up. I always loved the ride starting at Tucumcari,, New Mexico all the way through New Mexico and into Arizona. Both of those states are just flat our enchanting. Early fall and late spring are the best times to ride those areas. The colors of the red rock countryside cannot be matched. The clear blue skies and the crisp air is great. you will get to see the Painted Desert, Petrified Forest and a day in Santa Fe downtown is great. Try a meal at the Bull Ring restaurant or the Blue Corn Cafe. Flagstaff Arizona provides soooo much to look at around the area, like Sedona and all of the red rock in that area. You could spend several days around the Flagstaff area. There are a lot of ruins in that area. I do not have enough room to cover all that you could see in that stretch of road through New Mexico and Arizona. Stay out of California. You have to spend the night in the La Posada hotel in Winslow, Arizona. Incredible restaurant and a place built when the Harvey Girls were in style. You can take your picture "Standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona." By far, the best motorcycle tour guide for the entire country is "Great American Motorcycle Tours" by Gary McKechnie. This is all you need to tour the US. He goes into routes, places to stay and eat and places to avoid. I have used that book for years. Have fun.
Thanks! Definitely want to hang with Glenn Frey under the sign. 👍
