Route 66

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In the story "The Best of America is on the Blue Highway" the author talks about route 66, it does affect the author in many different ways. Kah - Boom! Going to the interstate in America is not a good place to go to. This is why the author explains to us to go through route 66, so the cars would not crash or wait in traffic.

That the interstate roads were flat and straight while the Blue highway is looming and the adventurous places are not in every curve. There in the route 66 are small shops, small body of water, and hills. Blue highway might have more fun stuff, but it's too much driving, and route 66 you do less driving and you get at the place you going to early. In route 66 the stores in there are own by the people who live there and they could do anything they want. The people do not need to wait outside or in the store, so the boss tells them what they need to work for the day. That the town square also has small shops and courthouse which it's the place of honor.

Like America human ride the route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica in the 20's, this road only has one way and takes you back in time. The other highway connect small cities and rural areas that one day they thought of becoming more the small places. These tiny places are just being passed by the interstate, but one day they will become more then just
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The cars in there drive safer and they do not make a lot of noises, the people driving the car try there best to be calm. It is a gorgeous visit after another, it might be a little route, but you sure enjoy it. It was THE road for the people who headed to America, but this America was the route 66. The author calls route 66 the famous of historic highways. The author calls it like this, because this highway will always be America for her, every time she went by there she thinks about how small it was and it will be for

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