{"id":1664,"date":"2015-05-25T01:26:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T21:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:46:07","slug":"setting-speed-record-route-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/setting-speed-record-route-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting a Speed Record on Route 66"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like I\u2019m setting a speed record on\u00a0Route 66. My ride will be the ever slowest. There are so many attractions along the way so I stop everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There are so many nice people around and they invite me to stop for lunch. Then to stay overnight. Then to stay till the wind change direction. Then till the storm will be gone. And so on.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=zKhq6av7OHKs.k1NkG_Q7ylDo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"280\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[button url=&#8221;https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/100220277700667817384\/albums\/6153993690245429617&#8243; size=&#8221;btn-lg&#8221; color=&#8221;btn-blue&#8221; shape=&#8221;btn-rounded&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;]All photos here[\/button]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1669\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1669\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice8.jpg\" alt=\"McDonalds in the morning\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice8.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice8-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice8-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice8-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice8-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McDonalds in the morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guaranteed brushing, bathing and changing in mother\/baby toilets with tables for <del>changing babies<\/del> packing clothes, drinking bottomless coffee with unlimited WiFi &#8211; nothing can replace\u00a0McDonalds for\u00a0traveller. Of course I carry a\u00a0tent for sleeping. Show me a picture of a person staying in hotels\/motels for few month <del>when<\/del>\u00a0if you meet one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1671\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1671\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice17.jpg\" alt=\"Harley-Davidson bikers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice17.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice17-420x304.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice17-744x538.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice17-370x268.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice17-770x557.jpg 770w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice17-70x50.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harley-Davidson bikers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I feel like a princess cycling Route 66. Drivers slow down and pass me with a big gaps, motor bikers wave me, wherever I stope people run ahead to open and hold doors for me. As further as more. They invite me to stay in their houses and leave to me their car-keys so I could drive around. Not to mention their meals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1673\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1673\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice61.jpg\" alt=\"Dwight\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice61.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice61-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice61-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice61-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice61-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dwight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;m already not sure if I&#8217;m on the Earth or on the Moon. In 7 days I ride 90 miles! \u00a0I thought it would be 100 miles\/day, so after a month I would cross US by TransAmerica Trail to the East. Nope! I will enjoy <em>American Main Street<\/em> slowly. In October they are waiting for me in Peru, so probably I&#8217;ll reach Santa Monica till that. Probably not. If not, it would be a new slow speed record of Route 66. Probably.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1675\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1675\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice501.jpg\" alt=\"Ambler-Becker Texaco Gas Station \" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice501.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice501-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice501-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice501-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice501-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambler-Becker Texaco Gas Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1676\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1676\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice57.jpg\" alt=\"Photo frame at Ambler-Becker Texaco\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice57.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice57-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice57-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice57-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice57-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo frame at Ambler-Becker Texaco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1677\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1677\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice56.jpg\" alt=\"Ambler-Becker Texaco Gaz Station\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice56.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice56-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice56-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice56-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice56-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambler-Becker Texaco Gaz Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1678\" style=\"width: 984px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1678\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice674.jpg\" alt=\"Phillip Becker donated historical Texaco Station to Dwight\" width=\"984\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice674.jpg 984w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice674-420x302.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice674-744x535.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice674-370x266.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice674-770x554.jpg 770w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice674-70x50.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phillip Becker donated historical Texaco Station to Dwight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1696\" style=\"width: 989px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1696\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice672.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteer on duty at Texaco\" width=\"989\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice672.jpg 989w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice672-420x313.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice672-744x554.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice672-370x275.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/route66-illinoice672-770x573.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteer on duty at Texaco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My gift to volunteer Chris\u00a0&#8211; Damascus Trail Days 2015 hat which one lady every year knit by hand for the Appalachian Trail thru hikers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like I\u2019m setting a speed record on\u00a0Route 66. My ride will be the ever slowest. There are so many attractions along the way so I stop everywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[436,219],"class_list":["post-1664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bike-rides","tag-us-historic-route-66","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1664"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4969,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664\/revisions\/4969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}