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Route 66 Dense Fog

April 23rd, 2011 - No Comments »

Treacherous fog in the mountains

Well this is my first blog post on our new website. I thought I’d make it current and helpful.

As many of you know, our home and offices are in the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains. Route 66 has several alignments through these mountains and they can be treacherous at certain times of the year. Believe it or not, Spring can be the worst.

Yes, we get more than our share of snow, rain and sleet in the Winter but you usually get plenty of advance warning. Spring brings dense fog that can blow in quickly, reducing your visibility to almost 0 – with absolutely NO warning. You’re driving along under clear, blue skies and BAM, you can’t see your hood ornament. Several years ago, I had to open my door and lean down watching the yellow line as I crawled along. Talk about dangerous.

Today is one of those days, and tomorrow will be, too.

Please be careful up here. You can go to http://www.mountaininfo.com/webcams.html to see how the fog is.

Route 66 by Bobby Troup (with lyrics)

March 6th, 2011 - No Comments »

“Route 66″ was a popular song composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. It was first recorded by Nat King Cole but has been covered by dozens of artists over the years. The song’s lyrics follow the path of the U.S. Route 66 highway from Chicago, IL to Santa Monica, CA.

Photo Gallery: California

March 5th, 2011 - No Comments »

These images belong to a collection that represents a few of the most famous sites along Route 66. If you would like to contribute to the National Historic Route 66 Federation’s photo collection, please upload and submit your photos.