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Ten Minutes With Jim: The International Nature of Route 66

There are active Route 66 associations in Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Japan, and Canada. Tour companies that specialize in Route 66 tours operate from Europe as well as Australia and New Zealand. Long ago Route 66 morphed from highway to icon. The old highway was pictured as a magical place where adventures were guaranteed. Today it is perceived as a sort of theme park where the best of America, the romanticized image, is distilled, refined, and preserved, a living time capsule. On this weeks episode of Ten Minutes With Jim we discuss the international nature of Route 66 and the highways future.  
This weeks program is sponsored in part by Antares Point Route 66 Visitor Center and Grand Canyon Caverns, the crown jewels on what is billed as "160 miles of smiles", Route 66 in western Arizona. 

Ten Minutes With Jim: Adventures With Edsel

On this weeks very special episode we step back in time and join Edsel Ford on a grand adventure through the heartland of America tot he coast of California. In January, 1915, Edsel Ford and some college buddies set out from Michigan to attend the Panama Pacific Exposition in California. On today's program we use Edsel's travel journal as a time machine that transports back to an era when a a cross country odyssey was truly an adventure of epic proportion.  

Military Adventures on Route 66

Did you know that during WWII the largest military installation in the world was along Route 66 in California? Did you know that there is a military cemetery for German soldiers along Route 66 in Oklahoma? Join internationally acclaimed author Jim Hinckley for another fascinating adventure on this edition of Ten Minutes with Jim when we set out in search of military history along Route 66. If you would like to know more about military history along Route 66, check out the Jim Hinckley's America website or pick up a copy of The Illustrated Route 66 Historic Atlas. This weeks program is sponsored in part by Grand Canyon Caverns. 

Walkabout

This week on Ten Minutes With Jim we lace up the walking shoes and add some flavor to the Route 66 experience with a few of my favorite walkabouts in California and western Arizona. We start with a bit of urban exploration in the heart of historic Los Angeles, and then move east into the Mojave Desert. We wrap the adventure by following in the footsteps of Lt. Beale and his camel caravan. Come along for the ride and share the adventure! 

Ten Minutes With Jim - Lawman & Desperadoes

On this weeks episode we make a bit of a detour off Route 66 and step back in time. It's tales of lawman and desperadoes on the western frontier in Arizona, and a destination city full of surprises. This program is sponsored in part by Calico's Restaurant in Kingman, Arizona. 

Ten Minutes With Jim March 31, 2019

This week it's detours of the smile inducing kind, the little side trips that add zest to the Route 66 odyssey. The beauty of Maramec Springs Park in Missouri and the historic Arizona back country adventure that is the Williamson Valley Road are just a few of the surprises shared on today's program. 

Ten Minutes With Jim March 24, 2019

It's sidewalk egg fries and rodeos, car shows and a Czech cultural festival, it's Ten Minutes With Jim. This week we provide some incentive for road trips, give tips on adding spice to a Route 66 odyssey and share a few tales from the old days. Come along for the ride. 

Ten Minutes With Jim - Route 66 Ghost-towns

On this weeks fascinating episode, we set out in search of history in the ghost towns of Route 66. The ghost towns of Route 66 are quite unique. They are rooted in the early 20th century or 19th century, and a few even date to the 18th century, but they are all ghost towns of the modern era as it was the bypass of Route 66 that led to their demise. 
This weeks program is sponsored in part by Jenny Joy's Soap.