Route 66 Backroads

Route 66 Backroads

Author: Jim Hinckley

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2008-10-15

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1616731923

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Get off the beaten path and explore the hidden-gem destinations within a few hours of the Mother Road! Includes numerous photos and illustrations. Known as the Main Street of America and the Mother Road, US Route 66 is the nation’s best-known highway. This lavishly illustrated book steers you from Chicago to Los Angeles, traveling through the lowlands of the American Plains and the high plateaus of New Mexico and Arizona, from the Great Lakes to the mighty Pacific Ocean, and through major metropolises and remote country towns. Best of all, it lets you branch away from the Mother Road and encounter gems hidden beyond today’s standard motels and tourist traps—the quaint frontier communities that date back to the nation’s westward expansion; the legacy of ancient native cultures; and the awe-inspiring natural wonders that have graced these lands since time immemorial. State parks, wildlife refuges, museums, historic sites, literary landmarks, and much more are there to be explored within a few hours’ drive from the path of Route 66. The fifty trips included here offer new travel opportunities for the thousands of road-trippers who follow this legendary route, looking for something more. “The road and this book recall a time before franchise restaurants and chain motels choked America’s highways . . . the guide consists of 50 driving tours, which include plenty of side trips.” —Arizona Republic


The Backroads of Route 66

The Backroads of Route 66

Author: Jim Hinckley

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2022-09-13

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 076037449X

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The Backroads of Route 66 explores the landmarks, natural wonders, and historical gems left to be explored off the beaten path of America’s most famous byway.


Here We Are . . . on Route 66

Here We Are . . . on Route 66

Author: Jim Hinckley

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2022-01-18

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0760371997

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Here We Are . . . on Route 66 explores America’s fabled “Mother Road,” following Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica and offering an expert look back at vanished attractions—and sites still drawing thousands each year.


Backroads of the Great American West

Backroads of the Great American West

Author:

Publisher: Back Roads

Published: 2021-06-22

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0760369976

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Backroads of the Great American West describes and details with full-color photos and maps the most scenic routes in the Rocky Mountains, Texas, Desert Southwest, California, and Pacific Northwest.


Route 66

Route 66

Author: Tom Snyder

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2000-03-17

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780312254179

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Fully revised and expanded New stories-more details -Nearly 30 feet of strip maps -350 towns and attractions -More highway memorabilia -Mini-tours-rentals-discounts -Chicago-L.A. mileage table


Roadtrippers Route 66

Roadtrippers Route 66

Author: Parent ROADTRIPPERS

Publisher: Roadtrippers

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9781649010001

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This guide to road-tripping along Route 66 presents the highway's very best stops--and it's the only guidebook with a fully integrated app.


Ghost Towns of Route 66

Ghost Towns of Route 66

Author: Jim Hinckley

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2011-06-09

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1610602471

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Explore the mystery and beauty of historic ghost towns from Illinois to California with this gorgeously illustrated guide to America’s favorite highway. The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the American West, Route 66 once hosted a thriving array of boom towns built around oil wells, railroad stops, cattle ranches, resorts, stagecoach stops, and gold mines. Join Route 66 expert Jim Hinckley as he tours more than twenty-five ghost towns, rich in stories and history, complemented by gorgeous sepia-tone and color photography by Kerrick James. Also includes directions and travel tips for your ghost-town explorations along Route 66.


Backroads of Arizona

Backroads of Arizona

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Publisher: Voyageur Press

Published: 2006-11-15

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780760326893

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The face of Arizona has changed dramatically over the centuries-but for those who know where to look, the coyote still howls, waterfalls still tumble into deep red rock canyons, and some of nature's finest handiwork is still to be seen along the backroads and byways of the state. For the open-road adventurer or the armchair tourist, Backroads of Arizona is the ideal guide to the state where antelope still roam, cowboys still ride the range, and mail is still delivered by mule train. Jim Hinckley's informative text and Kerrick James' brilliant color photography reveal the Grand Canyon State as more than just desert and towering saguaros: It is a powerful land of compelling variety where a mere sixty-mile drive can transport you from scorching sands to dense evergreen stands where deer and elk roam. Continuing on Voyageur Press' successful travel series, Backroads of Arizona takes you on more than twenty trips to the state's most notable and underappreciated sites. The book covers Arizona's plethora of awe-inspiring natural areas and national parks as well as its many historic sites, including Native American Pueblos and ancient ruins, ghost towns and vestiges of the Old West, and more. It is a fitting celebration of one of the most scenic states in the country.


Route 66 Backroads

Route 66 Backroads

Author: Jim Hinckley

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2008-11-24

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780760328170

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A lavishly illustrated guide to the natural, cultural, and historical gems hidden along the legendary highway, with 24 trips outlined for the curious traveler.


Route 66 Still Kicks

Route 66 Still Kicks

Author: Rick Antonson

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2012-06-23

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1459704371

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Through the stories of one of Canada's most enthusiastic travellers explore the famous American highway that inspired the likes of Al Capone, Salvador Dali, Mickey Mantle, and the countless fans of this iconic American landmark.