Bones of Rt. 66 - TX #1 Traditional Cache
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The cache is a decon container w/a log and small items - bring your own pen. Watch for snakes.
This series of caches is dedicated to the "Old Mother Road." Route 66 was commissioned when the Federal Highway Commission was formed in 1926. Originally commissioned as US 60, the name of the road was changed to Route 66 as it didn't extend from coast to coast. Most believe that Route 66 goes from East to West, and it began in Chicago, IL, leading to MO, KS, OK, TX, NM, AZ, and ended at the Santa Monica pier in CA. Route 66 was decommissioned in 1986 when the final portions of I-40 were completed.
In Texas, many times I-40 was placed on top of the Old Mother Road, leaving no "Bones" for us to view. With this series, we hope to show you a few bones and a few of the remaining icons of "The Road."
This cache is just West of Shamrock ... the first Texas town on Rt 66. This bone of Rt 66 is one of the few in Texas where you can drive (its best if your windows are down) and enjoy the clickety-clack (sound and rhythm) of Rt 66 the way it used to be. From this cache, you can view the town of Shamrock. After finding this cache, please head East into Shamrock and enjoy the newly remodeled U Drop Inn, which dates from 1936. It is an art deco style building that held a service station and restaurant during the hayday of Rt 66.
Go West young man, from Shamrock, as Bones of Rt 66, TX-#2 is to the West.
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