Coffee With Jim

Route 66 Festivities, November 9, 2025

Needles, California Mayor Janet Jernigan joined us this morning to discuss community revitalization, the Route 66 centennial, cultural and heritage tourism, and the importance of building cooperative partnerships. We also discussed the upcoming Route 66 Info Fair scheduled for Saturday, February 14, 2026. 

With presentations, authors, a car show, live music, El Garces tours and other programs, this event is an excellent opportunity to discover Needles, and to celebrate the Route 66 centennial as well as the 250th anniversary of the United States. The Route 66 Info Fair is also a tremendous promotional opportunity for Route 66 business owners, and for Route 66 communities. Brochures, visitors guides, and other promotional materials can be sent to: JANET JERNIGAN, 920 W BROADWAY, NEEDLES CA 92363

The materials will be provided at the Route 66 Info Fair. I will be on hand to assist with Route 66 travel planning, and use these visitor guides and brochures. 

Coffee With Jim, and the Jim Hinckley's America, is sponsored by these promotional partners:

• Jim Hinckley's America on Patreon -
• Roadrunner Lodge Motel, Tucumcari, New Mexico - 
• Gilligan's Route 66 Tours - 
• Wagon Wheel Motel, Cuba, Missouri - 
• Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico - 
• RouteTrip USA - 
• Cactus Inn Motel, McLean, Texas - 
• Two Lane America - 
• Deana Nelson, State Farm Insurance, Kingman, Arizona - 

Mojave Desert Heritage, November 2, 2025

On today's program it's a wide ranging conversation with Laura Misajet, Director of Museum Operations & Public Outreach at Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association in Goffs, California. The link between a 19th century camel caravan and Route 66. Edsel Ford's epic odyssey in the summer of 1915. The story of a pre Columbian trade route from the coast of California to New Mexico. A Harvest Host camp ground, an opportunity and "A Camp With Camels" event to kick off Route 66 centennial celebrations. An historic ten stamp mill. A Mojave Desert ghost town transformed into a destination.

That's just a small sample of why you will want to share this smile inducing, road trip inspiring episode of Coffee With Jim, the weekly podcast from Jim Hinckley's America, with friends. 

Today's program is sponsored in part by: 

• Supporters of Jim HIinckley's America on Patreon - 
• The 1950s gem that is the Cactus Inn Motel in McLean, Texas - 
• RouteTtrip USA, the bespoke holiday specialists for adventures in the US or Canada - 
• The 1960s time capsule Roadrunner Lodge Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico - 
• The iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri - 
• Two Lane America, making the great American road trip easier than ever -
• Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a modern, full service RV park wrapped in a museum - 
• Gilligan's Route 66 Tours, a true Route 66 experience starts and finishes with Gilligan's - 
• Deana Nelson, State Farm Insurance, Kingman, Arizona, a hometown hero -