Hi Jan: Your trip sounds great! This book might be of interest to you. I have it and love it. It’s called Road Trip U.S.A. Here’s the link: http://www.amazon.com/Road-Trip-USA-Cross-Country-Adventures/dp/1598809253
The book includes Route 66—as well as many other back road routes all throughout the U.S. There are maps included and, of course, the sites to see along the way. The layout, tone, and text of the entire book is not like the typical travel guide—it’s better, more fun, etc. Having seen the book myself, this seems perfect to help you learn about what to see, historical notes on your U.S. road trip. HTH. Cheers, Christine http://www.amazon.com/Road-Trip-USA-Cross-Country-Adventures/dp/1598809253 On Sep 12, 2014, at 4:52 AM, Jan van Wijk <[email protected]> wrote: > I will be in the US for a conference in St Louis, at the end of october, > and plan to stay for another two weeks or so for a road-trip and > hoping to encounter a lot of photographic opportunities :) > > Will be flying into (and out of) Chicago from Amsterdam, and there are a few > areas I want to explore: > > 1) > The first half of Route-66, from Chicago down to Amarillo Texas, staying OFF > the Interstates as much as > possible, and hoping to find stuff from the fifties, as well as even older > ghost towns along the way. > > 2) > Then east through Texas back to the Mississippi, no specific route ... > > 3) > North from Natches upto Nashville along the old Natches trail (now a parkway > I think) > > 4) > Back north to Chicago, probably along the Interstates, bringing > the total travel distance to something like 3500 miles. > > > I'll probably make a nice photobook out of the trip, allthough it will be > hard to match the quality Jostein presented us with last year! > > > Of course I will be doing some research on the net before leaving, > but I would love some input from the vast knowledge of the list too ... > > > I am looking for ghost-towns, derelict buildings, old cars and similar stuff. > Nature reserves, and wildlife would also be nice. > > Any hints and tips on that or other 'must sees' are welcome! > > I will be traveling rather light, but will have my K3 with 18-135mm > and the Bigma 50-500mm with me, and probably the 35mm macro. > > > If i get the opportunity to meet some of the PDML members over there > that would be nice too, but I do not have a fixed schedule yet ... > > > TIA, Jan van Wijk > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com > Flickr : jvw_pentax > > > -- > This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. > http://www.astaro.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
