Route 66 Finding Myself on Americas Mother Road

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Route 66, fondly known as the ‘Mother Road’, is the most famous highway in the USA, and cherished as one of the world’s greatest motorcycle journeys by the global fraternity of bikers. Unspooling across seven states and three time zones, from downtown chicago to Santa Monica Pier, its 2,278 miles take in America’s vast midwestern plains and its epic western deserts. To ride Route 66 is to take a journey through twentieth-century American history and culture.

Born in the adversity of the dustbowl and depression in the 1920s, Route 66 became a ribbon of hope to enable the world’s first mass motorcar migration. It remains a symbol of individualism, self-belief and renewal, and an intensely rewarding road to travel on a motorcycle.

Henry Cole, one of Britain’s best known motorcyclng enthusiasts, has ridden Route 66 three times, in his 30s, 40s and 50s. This book is required reading for anyone who yearns for the freedom that only the road and a motorcycle can give you, who understands the importance of embracing the highs and lows of life equally-and is ready for their next great adventure.