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Route 66 Arizona

The Painted Desert & Petrified Forest
Historic Navajo County Courthouse
The world’s only electric vehicle museum
Award winning microbreweries
Grand Canyon Caverns
Grand Canyon Railway
Lowell Observatory
Iconic Jack Rabbit Trading Post
Cool Springs
Historic Oatman
Standin’ on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona
La Posada
Seligman
Diamond Creek, the only road to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
Hualapai Indian Reservation
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
Easy Rider filming locations

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Pasadena, ca

dec 2019

Research trip on Route 66; trying the restaurants along Colorado Boulevard and testing the pillows at the Saga Motor Hotel

Miles of Possibilities Conference

OCt 2019

The ultimate Route 66 convention.

Jackson, MI

OCT 2019

Research for new book titled “In the Beginning”

Road Trip

OCT 2019

Route 66 from Chicago to Arizona, with a detour to Indiana and Michigan

The Grand Adventure: Part Three

Aug 2018

European Route 66 Festival in Zlin, Czechia with side trips to Poland, Austria, Germany and Slovakia with a 35th anniversary celebration in a castle on the Rhine River

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MURDER and mayhem

Tales from Bloody 66

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Things to do before you die on Route 66

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At Jim Hinckley’s America we test the pillows, taste the enchiladas, try the shower, walk the neighborhood, sample the beer and make the detour so you can enjoy worry free travel. We discover the places known only to the locals, the special places most travelers miss, the hidden gems that ensure a memorable adventure. And we introduce you to the characters, the colorful and fascinating people that add seasoning to the adventure.

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Houston, We Have A Problem

by jimhinckleysamerica | May 20, 2020 | community development, Kingman Arizona, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, National Old Trails Road, ROUTE 66, Route 66 authors, Route 66 centennial, Route 66 history, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

There is little doubt that some communities, some sections of the highway corridor will survive and even thrive during the crisis as well as into the centennial and beyond. However, without the unified sense of purpose and of community made manifest in the U.S. Highway 66 Association, Route 66 itself can not survive. Simply put, we can no longer afford the luxury of myopia or a self serving focus.

Lessons To Learn

by jimhinckleysamerica | May 12, 2020 | automotive history, community development, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized

Charles Nash, born in 1864, was an abandoned child that became a ward of the court. He ran away from an abusive situation at age 12, got a job on a farm, and in the years that followed learned carpentry skills, clerked in a grocery store and worked stuffing cushions...

On The Road With Jim

by jimhinckleysamerica | Apr 28, 2020 | Adventure, Kingman Arizona, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

For the Cerbat clan of the Hualapai people the desert oasis was the source of life giving waters. For travelers following the trade route to the Colorado River, and on to the coast of California the springs provided a welcome respite from the harsh desert. Purportedly...