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Lidia Explores
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2020
Traveling mom and daughter 🌎 Discovering offbeat places ✈️ Sharing tales from the road 🚙
Route 66 Illinois
Route 66, known as the Main Street of America, stretches from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. The 2,400-mile journey spans eight states and three time zones, passing through small towns, sprawling cityscapes, and diverse terrains.
Established in 1926, this legendary road was the primary migration route for midwest farm workers during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. By the 1950s, Route 66 was the main highway for travelers heading to Los Angeles. This led to the creation of local businesses along the route.
Through the influence of literature, music, and film, Route 66 has come to symbolize the essence of American exploration and adventure. Despite the efficiency of the interstate highway system, modern freeways lack the nostalgia that Route 66 embodies. The old roads that make up the Main Street of America continue to attract travelers who seek the enduring allure of the open road.
Route 66 Travel Guides and Tips:
There is an amazing free app called the Route 66 Ultimate Guide, which I used daily while on the route: route66ultimateguide.com/
I loved having the Route 66 passport! Collecting stamps was so much fun. I found our passport at the gift shop in the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum. Here’s a link with all the info you need to purchase one online or in person: www.route66navigation.com/passport/
I also had the EZ66 GUIDE for Travelers, which you can find here: amzn.to/4cLapsj (Amazon affiliate link). I found it at the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum. The maps and explanations are much more detailed than any other resource out there. It’s not always obvious where the route is because it’s not just one road from Chicago to LA. You have to know where to go. I usually studied the maps the night before so I would have an idea of what the next day would look like.
Google Maps can be helpful if you turn on the “avoid highways” feature. Without this feature enabled, Google Maps will continually try to send you back to the interstate, which you are usually trying to avoid while driving Route 66!
Timestamps:
0:00 Chicago
1:37 Berwyn
1:50 The History of Route 66
2:29 Joliet
3:24 Wilmington and Braidwood
4:02 Dwight
4:51 Pontiac
6:39 Normal and Bloomington
7:30 Atlanta
7:51 Lincoln
8:45 Springfield
12:00 Auburn and Livingston
Music and Images:
I get all my music from Epidemic Sound: share.epidemicsound.com/jw6r46 (affiliate link). There are thousands of tracks from all different musical genres and tons of sound effects. It’s perfect for making TH-cam videos!
I create graphics and get stock footage on www.Canva.com. There is a free version as well as a paid one with more features.
Established in 1926, this legendary road was the primary migration route for midwest farm workers during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. By the 1950s, Route 66 was the main highway for travelers heading to Los Angeles. This led to the creation of local businesses along the route.
Through the influence of literature, music, and film, Route 66 has come to symbolize the essence of American exploration and adventure. Despite the efficiency of the interstate highway system, modern freeways lack the nostalgia that Route 66 embodies. The old roads that make up the Main Street of America continue to attract travelers who seek the enduring allure of the open road.
Route 66 Travel Guides and Tips:
There is an amazing free app called the Route 66 Ultimate Guide, which I used daily while on the route: route66ultimateguide.com/
I loved having the Route 66 passport! Collecting stamps was so much fun. I found our passport at the gift shop in the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum. Here’s a link with all the info you need to purchase one online or in person: www.route66navigation.com/passport/
I also had the EZ66 GUIDE for Travelers, which you can find here: amzn.to/4cLapsj (Amazon affiliate link). I found it at the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum. The maps and explanations are much more detailed than any other resource out there. It’s not always obvious where the route is because it’s not just one road from Chicago to LA. You have to know where to go. I usually studied the maps the night before so I would have an idea of what the next day would look like.
Google Maps can be helpful if you turn on the “avoid highways” feature. Without this feature enabled, Google Maps will continually try to send you back to the interstate, which you are usually trying to avoid while driving Route 66!
Timestamps:
0:00 Chicago
1:37 Berwyn
1:50 The History of Route 66
2:29 Joliet
3:24 Wilmington and Braidwood
4:02 Dwight
4:51 Pontiac
6:39 Normal and Bloomington
7:30 Atlanta
7:51 Lincoln
8:45 Springfield
12:00 Auburn and Livingston
Music and Images:
I get all my music from Epidemic Sound: share.epidemicsound.com/jw6r46 (affiliate link). There are thousands of tracks from all different musical genres and tons of sound effects. It’s perfect for making TH-cam videos!
I create graphics and get stock footage on www.Canva.com. There is a free version as well as a paid one with more features.
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Love your enthusiasm and your video. All Dressed Ruffles beat ketchup every day!
Not a single igloo eh
Hawkins Cheeses are a “Canada Only” must!!!
How do you get a bunch of Canadians out of your pool? You say "hey guys, get out of the pool".
Myself, I call them a :"1" and a "2" 🤷♂
Really enjoyed your trip through Canada and Alaska. I hope your channel does well and you enjoy your ventures. Your YT vlogs are very good. Love your spirit.
Sorry for ketchup chips.
Stay away from the Highway of Tears. I’m glad you enjoyed your trip
Lays Ketchup is better, more mild than the Old Dutch Ketchup chips. They are night and day comparison.
i have lived in southern bc my whole life and need to get off my a77 and do this drive
Awesome Lidia, your smile is infectious. Take care eh!
Yeah… not an easy drive by any means. The gravel “highways” up north can be challenging when you’re not accustomed to them and if you’re not in a truck can be pretty rough.
i did the drive from whitehorse to haines alaska in the early 80s . roads were a lot worse back then
You don’t need a passport, like America we let anyone in, Canada is a pretty wild country up to Alaska, is is not a jaunt to your supermarket. Wrong car!
I used to live in Fort St John on the Alcan for 5 years.
Thanks for taking me on your journey.
I live in BC and have been on parts of your trip. Great video.
Nice travelogue, thank you! PS, I’m Canadian and I loath ketchup chips! Sorry, not sorry.🙄✌🏻
Don't trash Ketchup chips in Canada... will get you thrown out. :P
Hawkins cheezies are the best!
That's awesome! Ty for the share, I'm making the drive from Anchorage to NC in two weeks. Definitely looking forward to it
Back in the day in 1971 I had no job was living with my parents so one hight I said to myself I am going back to alaska so I packed my stuff tuck the bus from Tacoma wa to hope bc and stuck my thumb out and was on my way the thing is I did this in February the coldest time of the year I have never looked back
Don't want to seem insensitive, but have you never been outside before? Central Canadian here, and none of this scenery is unusual. Do you spend a lot of time in dense urban sprawl?
Moat Canadians also live in urban sprawl within shouting distance of the American border.
Driving to Alaska in a car like that is like bringing a knife to a gun fight.
Beautiful! What a journey! And… mountains!!!
So beautiful
Not sure how this ended up on my suggested vids, but I'm glad it did - I drove up to Fairbanks way back in 1989, and I remember many of the areas you showed. Thanks for putting this together!
Thank you for taking us along
People from British Columbia drink from the creeks , buying water from stores is considered weird
I lived in Whitehorse for forty-seven years and I've driven all of the routes in your video. I recognized every spot. Too bad you didn't include any images of Whitehorse. I'm living on Canada's east coast now and definitely miss the north. Highway 37 is such a beautiful route north to the Yukon. Thanks for sharing your experience.
On my gosh, dollar store zip lock bags would have saved the day , check hope.this tkp helps for future reasons.
While your here in Canada find yourself a man to share your experiences with.
Long distances without cell service? Not to long ago everyone on the planet drove everywhere with absolutely no cell service. I drove all over BC by myself before cell service was even a thing.
Out in the middle of no where,lol
... But why was it not what you expected?
That was such a treat to watch! Thanks for allowing us to be a part of your journey! Hope all is well in your world!
Bold move to make that trip in a prius haha
All dressed chips are the best😊❤️🇨🇦
What a fun adventure
As a British Columbian, I approve this video!…as if anyone cares what I think!😂 You did a marvellous job! Part of being a true ‘BC-er’ I have kept the Western pride in relation to speaking French….by NOT speaking it!😂 That is something that a previous Quebecer, Prime Minister Trudeau forced down our throats out here in the west, so your French language is far superior to my 1971 Grade 8 class! It’s not the people, I just dislike some pompous playboy politician telling me what I MUST abide by. Similar to the current PM of the same family😖 Glad you had a safe trip and sometime maybe visit all of Vancouver Island and the Kootenay Region of SE BC. ALL areas are beautiful, these are just my two I call home!☺️ 🇨🇦💕🇺🇸
A Canadian rite of passage is having cracked windshields. It’s just part of the experience the farther north you go!
back in the day Hostess chips were the best ketchup ones, Lays is crappy in any flavour. Hardbites are the best chips but I dont know if they are just a regional thing here in greater Vancouver area. if you do hot Hardbites has a nice Sweet Ghost pepper chip. All Dressed is from eastern canada, we never had them out west until recently. Canadians call the Head a 'washroom' the Americans call it a 'restroom'
still don’t understand why many Americans have not visited Canada when it’s literally their closest, friendly neighbor to the north.. let alone canada is beautiful, example “beautiful british columbia”, if you know you know… and plus the American dollar goes a long way in Canada…. so why Americans, why have you not visited Canada?? 🤨🤷🏻♀️
That small section where you had Burns lake was news in our little town. Seen it come up on Facebook from one of your viewers that lived in Burns Lake :) Like the Vlog, and it looked like it was quite the trip.
Thanks for sharing your trip. I really enjoyed your video. Good Luck to you!
Why did the bear cross the road
#spoilers to get the otherside
Skipped Whitehorse eh
6:26 Nope, you dissed the ketchup chips, I can't watch any more of your journey. ✋️🙄
You seem like an awesome human. Thanks for visiting beautiful BC ❤
Where did you cross into Canada?? Great video,,,Thanks and welcome to Canada! (I live in beautiful Campbell River on Vancouver Island)