GDB & Route 66
- Route 66: Ruins and Ghost Towns
- Road Trip! the First Part
- “I Can Only Do This Once”
- Goodbye to Mindy
- Hiking the Redwoods
- Art of the Ukiyo, the Floating World
- Highway 1 and Elephant Seals
- Route 66: The Mother Road, The Road of Dreams
- Route 66: California
- Route 66: Amboy and Roy’s Cafe
- Route 66: Arizona, part 1
- Route 66: Notes From the Mother Road
- Route 66: Arizona, Part 2
- Route 66: New Mexico
- Route 66: Remote 66
- Route 66: Texas
- Route 66: Classic Signs
East of Santa Rosa, NM
As the Route 66 series continues (and we have 5 states to go!), I thought I’d share a few thematic galleries of photos which might go together well but be lost in a state-centric post.
Today’s theme is the abandoned road. I’ve mentioned that we sought out many alternate alignments or discarded sections of old Route 66. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from those less-traveled segments!
Remember, always respect private property! All old segments actually taken are still public roads or right-of-ways. Also note, we were experienced drivers in a high-clearance SUV with all-wheel drive. Don’t take your average rental onto what is now a BMX trail or a muddy track, and don’t take any car where it isn’t welcome!
East of Santa Rosa, NM
Single-lane paving, southwest of Miami, OK.
Near Ash Fork, AZ.
Near Ash Fork, AZ.
1923-30 route near Stroud, OK.
Stretch of old road outside Seligman, AZ
Fragment of old road near Depew, OK.
Somewhere in Texas. To be fair, we are 1/4 mile off 66 here, having missed a turn and we followed tracks straight into this field.
Nature reclaims, near the OK Shoe Tree east of Stroud, OK
old Route 66, now a BMX trail, near Cajon Pass, CA
old road running into private land, west of Santa Rosa, NM
