3: route 66 is just america
7: to me the people the the vibe um the
11: food
12: it's like stepping back in time
14: if you grew up in the 60s 70s or 80s
18: it's like stepping back into that era
20: and just living it over again
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27: i'm rob marmion and this is my wife ally
30: and we're from atlanta georgia we've
32: been on about a three month trip
34: around the entire united states and the
36: main purpose of it was to see the
38: national parks see route 66.
41: [Music]
47: [Music]
55: the best the best stretch is from
58: kingman arizona to tucumcari new mexico
61: the most preserved of the roost 56 towns
65: you could do that in a week and a half
66: to two weeks from kingman arizona to
69: seligman arizona that was the
71: inspiration for the cars movie
74: i'm so excited we are at the hackberry
78: general store this place opened up in
79: 1934. it's actually the inspiration for
84: the curio shop in the disney pixar movie
88: cars
89: i've got the inspiration for toe mater
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104: so word on the street is that this
106: roadkill cafe behind me is a great place
108: to stop and eat
110: we had a we had a roadkill burger
114: and for the record they don't actually
116: use roadkill to make the food
121: which i was concerned about at first
125: the next big one would be williams
127: arizona which is kind of known as the
128: gateway to the grand canyon
130: got into the grand canyon park and
133: there's not a ton of people here we're
134: at this viewpoint by ourselves and check
137: out this rainbow behind me it was
139: actually a double rainbow and it parked
140: over the whole canyon at times
145: holbrook that's actually the gateway to
147: the petrified forest and there we
149: actually stayed at the wigwam motel
151: which was absolutely incredible
153: experience
154: you definitely want to save at least a
157: couple of nights for two comparing
158: because they have the most beautiful
161: restored
162: hotels uh they are amazing
166: we actually stayed at two different
167: hotels in tucson
169: just to get the feel of them the motel
172: safari and the roadrunner lodge
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184: i was really into photography but i
187: wasn't a professional i took this
189: picture of
191: uh at oxbow bend and grand teen time
193: national park and actually lonely planet
196: bought that picture
198: and put it on the cover of their
200: yellowstone and grand teton
203: guidebook
204: it kind of gave us the confidence and
206: the push to say this is something that
208: you could do that you could make this
210: make this your living
212: [Music]
216: highly recommend it you should come here
218: check it out guys
Take a trip on America's famous Route 66.
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