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WALKING ROUTE 66

Chicago to L.A. — Recap Week 7

From Marshfield to Carthage, Missouri.

Ghost town. © Rasheed Hooda

Route 66 is America’s most famed highway. People come from all over the world to travel up or down the historic highway.

On July 20th, 2016, I set off to traverse the Historic Route 66 — from Chicago to Santa Monica — on foot.

Yes, it sounds crazy, but haven’t you ever had a crazy idea? Well, I decided to follow through on mine and finish it.

Here is the summary of week 7, from day 43 to day 49, as I recount the odyssey and reflect on the memories and lessons learned.

Screenshot of GoogleMaps by the author.

The Journey Continues.

While the distance traveled on the road was 82 miles, I walked well over 100 miles, according to my Fitbit, while moving around looking for places to see, things to do, and rest stops.

Raining on my parade.

I am being stalked.

Getting kicked out at night.

She was a natural.

Antique filling stations.

Meeting ZZ Top.

Staying at a motel.

As always, thanks for reading and responding.

Stay blessed and be happy, my friends.

Here are the recaps from previous weeks:

Graphic created by Rasheed Hooda using Canva

Rasheed Hooda is a published author, and a regular contributor and editor for ILLUMINATION, a writers’ community on Medium, where writers support each other.

He is a self-proclaimed weirdo who lives a Freedom Lifestyle and writes about related topics — Travel (a top writer), Personal Growth, Freedom, and entrepreneurship. (Get the Newsletter)

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