Route 66 Day 7 October 28, 2019
Oh wow! It was so cold when we stepped outside this morning.... 2 degrees Celsius. According to the itinerary we were in Comanche territory. I'm really glad we recognise whose land we are on. I'd like to see more evidence of Native American Indian recognition on this trip in terms of the activities we do. Our first stop today was an absolute treat. It was the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum, and it helped me to piece together the story of Route 66 so that I had a much more comprehensive understanding of all the elements I had experienced so far. One of the exciting things I found out was that Route 66 was originally commissioned on November 11, 1926. I was born 71 years later on the same day! Route 66 became the first national highway to cross the midwestern part of the country from east to west. It consists of approximately 2,448 miles from Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois to the Santa Monica Pier in California. The route winds through eight states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, O