Joplin MO to Adrian TX, by way of Tulsa OK, Oklahoma City (which the song* claims is “mighty pretty”), and Amarillo. (As you will see, the weather turned and I bagged it after 3 days).
Here’s a map and caption of Leg 3 created by “Crazy Guy on a Bike” (which probably describes me too), whose real name is Ed Benton:
https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=tS&page_id=431060&v=1R
Day 1: Joplin MO, through Kansas, to Vinita OK
*”Route 66” song, originally recorded as
“Get Your Kicks on Route 66:”
Nat King Cole – Route 66 Lyrics
If you ever plan to motor [or pedal] west,
Travel my way, take the highway [or bikeway] that is best.
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
It winds from Chicago to LA,
[quite a few] More than two thousand miles all the way.
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
[song kinda skips the Chicago to St Louie part, something like: Joliet has a prison, Pontiac has Pontiacs, Springfield is the Capitol, while Edwardsville has a big U. Perhaps there was another verse that has been lost to history, so someone may want just to go with my addition.]
Now you go through Saint Louie
Joplin, Missouri,
And Oklahoma City is mighty pretty.
You’ll see Amarillo,
Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Don’t forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino.
Won’t you get hip to this timely tip:
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
Won’t you get hip to this timely tip:
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
Songwriters: BOB TROUP
Route 66 lyrics © MUSIC ASSET MANAGEMENT (MAM)
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