If you started your Route 66 journey in St. Louis, as I did, then Gray Summit will likely be the first place west of the city that you truly start to get the flavor of the Mother Road. A couple of old motels with funky signs and a boarded-up restaurant help create the atmosphere that continues for nearly two thousand more miles. Gray Summit marks the point where early Route 66 (1926-1933) rejoins the later alignment (which follows I-44, passing through Times Beach). If your time is unlimited, make a loop, so that you’ve covered both alignments. The Pre-1933 alignment […]