Well, this is awkward. Not only have I and my collaborator Claudette Torneden been shooting Route 66 for five years, planning to wind it up this year during the centennial, but tons and tons of travelers have hit the (famous) road this year for the important anniversary. And now! It is evidently closed. Or cancelled. Or something. Huh. Elk City, Oklahoma photographed 7.26.2026
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