Rt 66 Motel no more Traditional Cache

Another Rt 66 cache. This time not on the highway but near one of another lost-to-time sites. Once a thriving motel/restaurant/gas station, now only the restaurant is left in business.  The gas station has been torn down but the motel building...and the sign...remain. Cache hidden with owners permission. Far away from the restaurant but there will still be mugglers. Watch out for cars.

The cache is a camouflaged film canister hidden near motel.

Rt 66 once was the lifeblood of our country. Hotels, gas stations, and restaurants dotted the path it carved from Chicago to the Pacific Ocean. Now in many places it is little more than a farm road if it exists at all. There are still lots to see along this route, especially in Mt Olive. Please take your time to see them. Enjoy our town rooted in the culture of Eastern European miners and German farmers. Mother Jones, the famous union advocate is buried here. I have lived across Rt 66 all my life. I have seen it go from busy highway to almost  forgotten road. Nostalgia of the old days + interest of the young keeps the memories alive. If you are older, keep the memories alive by telling of your experiences. If you are younger, listen to the  fascinating  tales Rt 66 holds for many of us.