Route 66 – The Mother Road – USA

For 13 days in 2009 I drove across Route 66 from East to West armed with my camera and laptop to record the whole adventure. These images and the photo essays that accompany them are a chronicle of the people, places, gas stations, kitschy roadside attractions and Americana that made it the most memorable road trip of my life.

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Driving America by McDonalds, Subway, Best Buy, Costco & More

Driving America by McDonalds, Subway, Best Buy, Costco & More

I drove across America via Route 66 to see classic diners, motels, and kitschy stores. However, along the way it was impossible to ignore the never-ending views of McDonalds, Subways, Best Buys and other chain stores.
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Neon, Fuel, Pavement and Americana on Route 66: A Photographic Series

Neon, Fuel, Pavement and Americana on Route 66: A Photographic Series

For 13 days, I drove across Route 66 from East to West armed with my camera and laptop to record the whole adventure. Neon, Fuel, Pavement and Americana on Route 66, chronicles the people, places, gas stations, kitschy roadside attractions and feeling of having stepped into a time machine that made it the most memorable road trip of my life.
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Giant Blue Whales in Oklahoma on Route 66

Giant Blue Whales in Oklahoma on Route 66

Referred to as Blue by those who maintain him, Catoosa’s most famous whale is a must-see on Route 66 in Oklahoma. Situated on the shore of a pond, the wooden structure has a water slide and a pair of ladders so visitors can climb up and view the vista from the whale’s head or tail.
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California Route 66: From Needles to Santa Monica – the End of the Road

California Route 66: From Needles to Santa Monica – the End of the Road

Sure I finished the drive over a year ago, but this blog post has just been sitting on my computer since then. As I continued on Route 66 from Arizona into California, I found that I really had to eliminate the majority of my final stops due to a dinner …
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Photos: Fuel, Neon, Pavement and Decay on Route 66

Photos: Fuel, Neon, Pavement and Decay on Route 66

I’ve been doing a lot of work on some of my favorite pics from my drive across Route 66 in October, 2009. The below slideshow highlights some of my favorite reimaginings. Instructions: Click the below window to start the slideshow. To slide through the images, either hover your mouse over …
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Snow, Rain, Hobos and More Americana in New Mexico and Arizona: Highlights

Snow, Rain, Hobos and More Americana in New Mexico and Arizona: Highlights

Though I am now living in our new apartment in San Francisco, there are still a couple more photos and stories from Route 66. As I left Texas and entered New Mexico and then Arizona, I found myself wondering, “is this the desert?” All my life I pictured the desert …
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A History Lesson From a Hobo in Two Guns, Arizona

A History Lesson From a Hobo in Two Guns, Arizona

Imagine my surprise when I hear a voice saying, “Hello. How are you doing?” Well, after pretty much jumping out of my skin in shock, I took a look at my greeter: an old hobo complete with the tattered jacket, hole-filled gloves, socks coming out of the shoes and a smell to match.
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