Robert Laford and his friend Tim Kilhart, both from Petersham, Massachusetts, enjoyed a few miles of Illinois Route 66 near Pontiac.

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Angie and Chris Fiscus from Clarksville, Tennessee, rode Route 66 for two weeks in 2025 on their Harley- Davidson Street Glide and Lowrider ST.

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Ramiro“ Ram” Hernandez poses next to his bike in Two Guns, Arizona, in March 2023 while riding Route 66. It was a long ride from his home in Miami, Florida!

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Reg Kittrelle from Santa Cruz, California, found this resting donkey in Oatman, Arizona, earlier this year while traveling Route 66 on the way home from a dirt ride in Moab, Utah.

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