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My Walking Trip on Route 66
I walked from Chicago to Santa Monica at age 62.
I am a die-hard hippie and a vagabond. I love to travel. I partake in activities that most people think is not practical or possible for someone my age. I am a Seasoned Citizens. I was 62 years old when I undertook a walking trip on Route 66.
Why Route 66?
I have been connected with Route 66 ever since I came to the United States. My brothers lived in Chicago at the time, while I attended College in Alva, Oklahoma.
Every spring, summer, fall, and winter, during the college break, I traveled between Oklahoma and Chicago. In those days, flying was for the most part, prohibitive, especially for a college student. Therefore, all travel took place at the see level, where you could see things. And Route 66 was the main thoroughfare in those days along the way. It was known as Main Street USA.
I wanted to take a trip on Route 66 forever and a day. My original thought was to take pictures. But there was already so much done about from a photographic point of view. I realize that every photographer has a different perspective, but competing in such a crowded space was not very appealing.
I was looking for an unusual angle, something different than what was already out there. One idea that I…
