Traveling on I-40 parallels the old Route 66 along most the way from Arizona to Oklahoma City. You see the road from the highway right beside the Interstate. A two lane highway, that has seen better days but is used and can be used. We ran across a plaque at a roadway rest stop that explains a little about Route 66. There are a whole number of websites that go into far more detail. The difference between the Interstates and Route 66 other than speed and size is Route 66 goes through every small town along its route from Chicago to LA. Another thing added to the bucket list. It would be a facinating trip. The rest area also had an area to hide in in the event of Tornados, which occur quite frequently in the spring and sometimes in the Fall.
We traveled through the rest of the Texas panhandle and across Oklahoma today. As we left Texas, we started seeing deciduous trees again with some fall colour. As we are quite a bit south of Ontario, the trees turn later.We did stop in Oklahoma City for lunch - at another 3D. The place was called Mama E's and it was closer to the dive description than the diner, but it was the best wings I ever had. The wings were delivered with a waffle which while it sounds strange was a great meal.
We crossed into Arkansas where there were a lot more trees and it reminded us of Ontario in the Fall.
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