I did most of this trip (I sometimes jogged off Rte 66 to explore, for example, Hwy 61) on a motorcycle and it was one of the best six weeks of my life. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

2 Wheels, 14 Days, 2,448 Miles: A Motorcycle Tour of Route 66To mark the road’s 100th anniversary, a Times journalist rode the length of it to see what’s become of America’s most storied highway.www.nytimes.com