Parsa, WOW!!! What a GREAT list you have put together. Those of us involved in old roads are going to find this list an invaluable resource. Take care and see...
I'm going to be doing a three day scouting trip to the area around Yuma, AZ and west toward Jacumba along old US 80 on the days after Thanksgiving. One area I...
Hello folks, I added a new page to my web site. It's the intro page for the Dixie Overland Highway auto trail. I'm still working on it, but it's better to have...
US 395 has been named an historic state highway in California. Here are two news articles (Yahoo will probably have it's usual trouble with the URLs...) ...
I've added several more states and cities to the City Maps section of my web site, including a few more San Diego maps. I have many more I can add, but there's...
After an extended leave of absence (since Dec. 2007), we're back on the web. During the hiatus we made a few trips on the Old Spanish Trail, Abo Pass, El...
This parkway actually follows the old alignment of the OST, and in our opinion, is still scenic. JWM Not-so-Scenic Parkway fading J. Earle Bowden News Journal...
Hi John, Steve Varner here.... I'm curious that you said that you were still wondering about the Myndus to Deming route. I thought you were the person who...
This festival in Crestview, Florida is the only event of its kind that incorporates the Old Spanish Trail—the highway—as part of its history. Earlier this...
Hi Steve, I did, but have recently come across archival documentation of a very early 1912-14 county/state road between Myndus and Deming that served as a...
Hi guys, Being the new kid on the block you folks got my curiosity up concerning the OST East from Deming. To spice the discussion up, I have a late 1920's...
I have the book Tales of Pathfinder by A.L. Westgard. He's the "Pathfinder" who Westgard Pass is named after in the Sierras. There are many references to him...
"Tales of a Pathfinder" is a wonderful book, but only gives a glimpse of the career of the great automobile pathfinder, A. L. Westgard. Though he often doesn't...
Hello Jim, Yes, the 1917, 1919 and 1923 New Mexico State Highway Department and several commercial maps show this route, but by the late-1920s, the lower route...
FYI... The Ninth Annual Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale has been set for May 16-18. As featured in various national media, this event helps bring attention to our...
On the topic of U.S. 50, I've placed a postcard of Route 50 North on the front of this listserv. The short-lived U.S. 50 North followed the Old Santa Fe Trail,...
Check this out: http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/index.htm I wish every state did this! If you do know of others like this, please...
Steve, While it doesn't have the pictures of the maps like Oklahoma does, check out the Official Maps Master List on the web site from the Road Map Collectors...
No, Jim, I haven't. I'm sure the 66 e-Group folks would be interested, too. Steve ... http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/index.htm ...
Steve, Would you like to post it or I will in your name. Thanks Jim From: swautotrails@yahoogroups.com [mailto:swautotrails@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
I can do it I guess. I already posted some route 66 stuff on my own forum as well as the Oklahoma maps. Note that the recent Route 66 map brochure is included....
Some of you might have come across this but if you haven't it makes for very interesting reading regarding what evolved into being the OST and ultimately U.S....
I just completed the introduction page for the Lee Highway on the web site: http://www.americanroads.us/autotrails/leehighway.html Enjoy. I'll be posting some...
"America Hits the Road: Tourism and Historic Highway 80" has opened at the Spring Street Historical Museum. The exhibit features photographs and memorabilia...
Group Pushes Memories of Old Spanish Trail Legendary road approaching centennial By Jim Forsyth Friday, June 27, 2008 Before there was the Trans Texas...
It's not exactly the Declaration of Independence, but eighty-six years ago this week the Old Spanish Trail Association got a piece of paper they would use to...
This September Albuquerque is hosting two roadside related conferences at the same time in September! The conferences have separate venues and activities. The...
Disposition of Rawhide Road Bridge on agenda Published: August 11, 2008 By WALT COOK The Union Democrat The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors is scheduled...
