4/24/09 - Elk City, OK

The wind was horrible driving today. The lyrics to "Oklahoma" were very evident today "Oklahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plains". In Elk City, OK we stopped at the National Route 66 Museum. From it's official beginning in 1926, through the heyday of auto travel in the '50s and '60s, Route 66 was explored by families, wanderers, dreamers and untold others fueling thousands of restaurants, hotels, motels and tourist attractions along the way. "The Mother Road" US Highway 66 stretched from Chicago, IL to Santa Monica, CA. Some 2,400 miles coursed through eight states and three time zones, influencing lifestyles and giving birth to a culture that earned it the nickname "Main Street of Ameria".

Barb & Karen