Most Amazing Views of Route 66 - An Aerial Documentary

Thousands of miles, fuel, and dollars and over two and a half years of obtaining footage have resulted in never before seen perspectives of Route 66. I'm proud to show you Route 66 like it has never been seen before. From Chicago to LA, you'll get your kicks with this video from 66!
This feature is so amazing, you'll want to share it with your friends.

[@waynejones2961]

Came home from Vietnam Dec 1967, bought a new Corvette convertible and made this full trip on my way to Camp Pendleton . Your video brought back so many memories, some good and some sad to see the deterioration of the road and of businesses and sights along the way. You would be too young to know of it but there was a TV show of two guys working their way along and traveling Route 66 in a Corvette. Was quite a trip for this at the time 20 year old. I just relived it on your video.

[@patricemarie3412]

Wayne Jones the unusual thing about that TV show is that it was all filmed on location! Can you imagine an entire roving production crew filming on location? Love that show

[@briandm33]

Rich I don't think Route 66 would be what it was without you old buddy. You've done such a great job showing everyone this beautiful highway we've all loved and enjoyed for many years. Thanks Rich. You can't put into words what you've done for all of us.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Many thanks!

[@jimwade9570]

thank you young man~~~i love 66 ~~great work !!

[@gabriel.954]

This is BY FAR the BEST 66 flick I've watched. It should be preserved in the archives. My dream is to retire in 10 years and drive my restored '51 Mercury along as much of Route 66 as possible, from Chicago to LA. That dream is what get's me up in the morning to go to work. Thanks for creating and sharing this video!

[@GDeweyPowell]

I rode it on a motorcycle when I got out of the Marine Corps in 1970, getting off at Joliet, IL. It remains a major part of my heart. thank you for this wonderful video. I'm sitting here, smiling, laughing, and crying, flooding with memories.

[@leecoffman2594]

I really enjoyed the trip ! I am 84 and I traveled Route 66 in the 1940's into the 1960's, wonderful trips and memories !

[@rachelsamarripa3157]

Absolutely Beautiful Thank You So Much Angels Art Studio #Vega #Texas #mural #2023

[@manonmars2009]

Blew my mind away. When I drove through Alaska and Canada in the 1980s, I stopped frequently to take photos of old abandoned sections of the Alaska highway. I was able to drive on some sections. Your video here is first class. People who drove this road back in the day were bold, brave and adventurous.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Thank you very much! I agree with you regarding the people that ventured out west over 100 years ago.

[@Ab49917]

Good to see you on the 66 ! Moroccan American of corse here ! That f* Video is Amasing ! Thanks the producer ! You are so fucking amazing ! Thanks Again

[@carlsondennis525]

Thanks for the memories------ My six month pregnant wife made this drive from Chicago to Camp Pendalton in May 1968 on my way to RVN. We had a son in september while I looked out at the New Jersy fire from the golf---memories and finest men I ever knew!!! We drove a 1965 MGB, green- wires and blue printed and balanced. My sweet wife sold the car before I came home, just a car, my son is fifty - he got to do Iraq. Again thanks for the vid and the tunes. Den

[@SeannachyMcPoet]

Thanks for your service.

[@texasclodcruncher9580]

I stayed at the Cadillac Ranch RV park last winter and I was born in Amarillo. Been up and down 66 many times still like it. Thanks!

[@MincOilCoLLC]

Thanks for the memories! I hitchhiked from Delaware to Los Angeles in Spring of 1969. Left town in the middle of the night with $15 and a duffell bag. Got on Route 66 outside of Chicago.................I think. Slept along the side of the road. I was one of those guys standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona, but she didn't see me. You guys did an incredible job in putting this together!! Truly, the best I've seen.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

+Minc Oil Co., LLC great memories!

[@davidwhite7509]

20 Australians did Route 66 in 2000 and we covered about 80% of the original route. This video has brought back so many memories, particularly Lucille's. The day we arrived there was no one around and we heard later that she had died that day. So on behalf of all my Aussie mates I say thanks for the memories.

[@donvaughn146]

The drone really makes the Mother Road come back to life! Wonderful, thank you for this!

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Thanks for your kind words

[@1200Zephyr]

@@HookedOnRoute66 Hi Rich. What drone are you using?

[@tonypuccio6177]

I have done the whole route of Route 66 three times. Once in 1955 moving to Los Angeles from Iowa, another time with hundreds of Harley Davidson riders and a third time by car just to photography points of interests. Great video guys brings back lots of memories. Especially the ride with my late wife on the Harley Davison ride. She rode a big Harley from California to Chicago and then from Chicago to Santa Monica with the Harley-Davidson group. I am 86 years old and plan to ride it again this summer on a Ural sidecar motorcycle. Outstanding video and drone work.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Thank you. Have a great trip!

[@patriciodcosta4545]

beautiful video, I had the pleasure of doing route 66 in 1981, an unforgettable trip

[@HookedOnRoute66]

I would love to see photos!!!

[@mariomegee6105]

I'm am old, and only have the memories, thanks for the picture.

[@paulbarber6229]

what a production! old man from Missouri, some of us can't travel I have never traveled, thanks so very much for sharing this! I learned so much about my country just from watching God Bless!

[@thomasknorr6851]

Great video. We spent two magnificent days and nights at WIG WAM MOTEL in HOLBROOK, ARIZONA. First tent next to ROUTE 66 left from the former gas station. Sweet memories. 20 years ago. Tears in my eyes...

[@naresh57572]

Awesome and historical ROUTE 66, LOVE FROM INDIA... 🇮🇳🇺🇸

[@kathleenhorner9296]

Pure Route 66 enchantment! Wow, what a unique perspective on traveling Route 66. You should win some kind of award for this video. What a great lineup of ultra talented musicians to compliment the visuals--art at its best! Thanks for sharing!

[@photoxityforever9503]

Absolutely fantastic video. The time you took to travel, to video, and to edit is so much appreciated. I traveled 66 as a child with my parents and recognized so many of the places you've documented ( I'm 75 now.) We stayed at the Wigwam Village. Its so sad to see that our country let a piece of our history go to ruin. Thanks so much for sharing. ❤

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Thank you.

[@spectrum04002]

We drove 66 in 2012, the trip of a lifetime. We got a ton of pictures and memories but this is a sweet way to relive the experience. Thank you.

[@pcbondart]

this is great ! In 1964, I grabbed one of my parent's cars, a '57 Buick, and ran away, driving this road, got as far as Tucumcari, got stopped by a cop by the name of Jim Saunders, spent new years eve in jail there, my mom flew down, grabbed me by the ear, we rode back and had some constructive conversations. It was what I needed at that time of my life, you get it. I do remember a lot of these places, and yeah, that was THE road back then. The turnpike, Rt. 40 was partially built, as I recall, but I just knew about "66". Thank you much!

[@HookedOnRoute66]

+pcbondart thanks for sharing that great story! I love hearing first hand accounts!

[@willrice2792]

I was 8 years old living in Utica NY when my Mom decided to move to Burlingame CA. 1959 we drove, well she drove what, 2800 mi give or take in a 1954 Chevy Belair. She named it Betsy. I remember seeing the construction of Interstate 40 thru several states. Looking back at the drive makes me feel fortunate to see it all from one end to the other. Thanks for the memories😺

[@marcelogomes2870]

We just finished enjoying our first of many route 66 trips, from june 9th to june 28th, 2019. It was the road trip of our lives. Watching your video, we found several places that we missed, and will sure be in our plan for next year's. Thank you.

[@brianhoyer2232]

When I was a kid I watched a TV program called Route 66. I doubt now that I will ever be able to make that trip. Thank you so much for making this video. It is a pleasure to see what I would have missed otherwise.

[@rickvega9943]

This was the best video and music mix...I watch many RT 66 videos but this is the BEST. Thank you for all your hard work and sharing this with everyone.

[@barbarany69]

It's a National Monument, it should be restored entirely!

[@epasternak4206]

Agreed 100%

[@winegeek2949]

I bet it will be

[@billguill1859]

Amen to that....The Mother Road needs to be restored!!!

[@geoffbuck6865]

But when I did Route 66 five years ago staying as much as possible on the original roads, most of the charm was its decayed splendour. A 'restoration' would turn it from a heritage to a theme park... be careful !

[@ronaldbaker789]

The small towns along the way would come back to life.

[@danielbarker465]

Absolutely amazing. I live in Amarillo, TX, and have travelled up and down 66 from my youth to now. It is amazing how fast the changes have happened to the road and to businesses that once were thriving and are now just empty shells. You show everyone that 66 is rapidly changing and if anyone is going to see parts of it, they better hurry. Fantastic job. I tip my hat.

[@hollbri2]

great docu-we are lifelong route 66 fans, and your documantary became a very favorite.53 minutes full of magic moments.the open road-the best place in the world.greetings from germany

[@HookedOnRoute66]

+hollbri2 thanks for your kind words!

[@rosalindabarrett7508]

This is an outstanding video.. My husband traveled across the US in 1956 from New Bedford, MA to Santa Monica, CA. As a child. He often told me of different sites along the way. Just amazing how people can create structure to give people a new start in life. It is a wonderful capture of American history. Thank you for your time and talent.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Thank you

[@ramzirondes387]

lovely to ride a Harley Davidson ion route 66. to discover a beautiful countryside of America. god bless America.

[@james44mag31]

Had plans of traveling Route 66 after I got my Harley, 3 years later started having health problems, never did make it! Awesome video man, enjoyed it and the music!

[@1badcameradude]

Great job. Never been on route 66. But with this video I'm almost there. Make me wanna travel this route.. Thank you.

[@UncleWally3]

I am just one of many Canadians who has spot traveled Route 66; it may not be in our country, it is in our collective mystique. As for myself, I've only ridden it from New Mexico to California, but even just that stretch is a gift, as is this video . . . and music - thank you.

[@wallinnb745]

Once upon a time, it was. Much of it still is. I've added this to my Watch Later list so that I can .. erm ... watch later ... and watch later again ... and then again some more. Best 66 video I've seen. Thanks Roamin' Rich.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Thank you.

[@charisserempel23]

Wonderful footage of an iconic "Route". I can barely imagine how many old time musicians and songsters made the trip down "Route 66" stopping at roadhouses and cafes on their way from obscurity to greatness. Thank you so much for this.

[@rikspector]

Rich. Lots of memories for me. I spent the summers of 68 and 69 roamin the country and this really hits home. Your the next best thing to hittin the road. Thank you, Rik Spector

[@glendavis9906]

Rich, I have watched this video dozens of times. I know the content is about US Route 66, and it is very informative. I watch this video because it is so beautiful. You are an artist in the way you weave scene to scene, and create a running tapestry that's results are mesmerizingly beautiful. Take care. Give us another one!

[@joeserin9593]

Good work kid. I've ran the road since I was a baby in the 1970's .

[@richardkrentz7553]

Roman, you sure bring back memories. I traveled 66 all the way since 1953 long before I-40 was built and remember all the places that you showed. Got married in 1959 and did it again. Still a wonderful trip. I made the same trip in 2000 and sorry to say a lot of the road was torn up or ended. I have the old 8mm films of the ride, however the 35mm slides I can't find anymore, so I have to rely on the 'old' memories to live the trips again. Thanks for your work on this project.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

+Richard Krentz I would love to see or share some of your footage!

[@richardkrentz7553]

Roamin, I will see if I can find the 8mm films. There somewhere in my house. At 80 it's hard to remember where you put stuff, but I'll look.

[@mjordan812]

@@richardkrentz7553 Only 73 here - tell me about it. ;-)

[@khunopie9159]

Are you the REAL Michael Jordan???

[@dogie_1236]

Richard Krentz I agree with you

[@curthiggins8792]

A super job...I traveled much of rt.66 many, many years ago (I am 78) before the interstates came along! Thanks so much for the revisit...just wow!

[@thomaschilds6386]

I have been on route 66 five times and there’s a couple spots that I’ve never seen that you showed on this video thank you keep up the work you’re doing awesome job

[@esthermarye]

Thank you for this video. I'm from the Netherlands and I'm going to explore parts of route 66 this summer with my American friend from TN .

[@austx290]

I hope you can make it over! Route 66 is waiting for you.

[@stantaylor3350]

I have a 1966 corvair Corsa 180 hp tubo charged. My wife & I want to take this ride, when I finally stop working & go on SS. Go for a ride in my 66 on 66.

[@56seehag]

maybe think about during winter that southern heat mite be ruff on the air-cooled

[@MrsShepheard]

This is brilliant! Thanks for sharing this. We're from NZ and grew up with a real love of Americana. I spent some time last year doing the Western portion of Route 66. Want to go back and do the rest now.

[@lindamurphy1162]

What a ride! Stunning views accompanied by eclectic music and top notch production. Well done guys... Take a bow!

[@5150pistolpete]

Really appreciate you putting this together. I'm an Aussie living in America now always had a goal to cruise Route 66.

[@josuecarneiro9924]

Wow ! man, great job! I'm from Brazil, but I love old cityes and route 66 is so beautiful. "Get your kics on route 66".

[@Rickster5176]

That was GREAT. I couldn't stop watching.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

+Rich Eaton thanks. I hope you'll share it

[@WeazelNewsLucid]

Just got back from a road trip on 66.. we started at the pier and ended up in Chicago. This video is pretty awesome!

[@Brookside975]

I watched this again tonight. What a treat! Better than anything on broadcast TV or cable! THANK YOU.

[@ricjohns545]

I watched the TV show Route 66 when I was a kid and I've always wanted to take that trip motoring west on Route 66 and I'm making plans to. Thanks for sharing.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

In search of Tod & Buz ... 👍

[@ronbutcher9412]

In 1968, during college, I made my first trip from Pittsburgh, Pa to Los Angeles. I was 23 years old and I didn't know how to read a map.(I really didn't ever have a chance to read one...I already knew my way around my town) Anyway, I decided I wanted to see California, so I jumped into my 1968 Beetle and started the trip. In those days, you could get to St. Louis pretty easily without going through small towns. But once you started westward, you found yourself going from small towns on Route 66 and back onto I 40. Your fantastic video brought back a lot of those memories, especially Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. Most travelers today will never experience a road like Route 66. I remember literally being in the middle of a small town, sitting at a red light on my way to sunny California. I remember eating at small mom and pop diners.....there will never be places like that again. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU....it was fantastic seeing your video.

[@chuckannw1971]

What a fabulous video of Route 66!

[@BillyDiamond]

Just wanted to thank you so much for sharing this. As an abandonment photographer I love sharing history. Your labor of love here does not go unnoticed. I can't imagine the amount of footage and editing it took for just this one project. Rout 66 is on my bucket list and hope to do a 6-8 week trek back and forth. Thanks for getting me even more excited and keeping me tuned into fulfilling this dream. Keep up the awesome work. Be safe and have fun out there man!

[@paulreeder796]

Being somebody who has been only partially successfully trying to level a flower bed for the last 4 weeks I can only begin to imagine the phenomenal amount of labour it took to build or form those disused parts of Route 66. In the UK it would have been covered over and forgotten about, but a lot of 66 remains to be seen, (if not used), and especially effectively in your birds eye view. Fantastic work, well done!

[@tjcuda]

This was not only a masterpiece, visually, but your soundtrack was great, too. I have traveled many parts of the route, but the aerial view was impressive.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Thank you very much for your kind words of encouragement.

[@katiedeepbeep7130]

Excellent film footage! Thank-you for sharing this magnificent film!

[@eltrunyocayo]

Ohh my God! I am truly speechless. Ever since I journeyed along the Route 66 by bicycle and fulfilled my dream I have been watching any video and documentary. Your master piece is by far the most emotional one I have had the pleasure to view, with your eagle view you have given me the pleasure to awaken memories I thought forgotten. Thanks a million from Figueres, Spain!!!!!!

[@GeriLindaMetterle]

Wonderful video again ... Views of Route 66 I've never seen before. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

Thanks for this GREAT trip of rte 66. I graduated from high school June 1967, left Mass. a friend and I and headed to Los Angeles to be with a cousin of mine , he moved out to CA. 8 month ago. My friend hada 1956 Ford, and we drove the whole rte. 66 from Chicago to LA, stayed at his cousins church where he was a becoming priest in Chicago. Then stayed many places on rte 66. Many good memories, AZ sticks out the most.Rich if your big into rte 66 , ill scan my post cards I bought along rte 66 in 1967. And ill Email them to you. Cheers !

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Rons beers heck yeah. Send me an email. I would love to see all of your postcards. [e-mail]

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

Rich, I will look for them tomorrow.Scan them and Email to U.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Awesome!!!!

[@billholden20]

What a collection!

[@davidvermillion2442]

Thank you for bringing me with you. You made my trip possible.

[@mikemccoll4893]

Absolutely fantastic job . I enjoyed every mile of it and thanks for the tour I will probably never make again . I traveled most of this in 1976 but wish I could do it again .

[@howardbenoit7474]

yes you're the best watch it all cried all the way where are all the good time gone i'm from newfoundland canada all the best to you

[@donaldlucas8688]

Great channel I am 68 years old and made no less than 3 trips from coast to coast in the 1950s, as a kid with my parents much of it on Route 66. I was and still am amazed at all the cool stuff I saw on RT 66. Thanks for this channel.

[@bryantfloyd7471]

U.S. Route 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway, the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending at Santa Monica, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km).

[@floridianrailauto9032]

Copypasta

[@MujoNovak]

@@floridianrailauto9032 but tnx anyway

[@spaceystacey9963]

I came across this video a year ago when researching routes to California, so I can move to Hawaii. I’ve probably watched it 50 times. I now am In love with Route 66 so much I’m buying a plot of land in Seligman Arizona. Looking forward to having you put a shield on my classic caravan. Thanks for opening my eyes to some of America’s best sites. Like the choice of music to.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Thank you. You know where to find me.

[@2012turok]

thank you. i live in the uk . love starsky & hutch . love all info on route 66 the good old days thank you for your video ...

[@JeffDeWitt]

Very cool, much better than the commercial documentary I attempted to watch on Amazon last night. I always kind of wanted a drone but never saw a good reason to have one, now I'm thinking about getting one for my own Route 66 trip coming up in April.

[@swlafollett9963]

Rich, great great work... I am so very honored to be included... great footage of you and the barber... God bless you brother, great work.

[@charleswilliams2898]

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[@cartuchito1]

Hi, I like your song very much. Thank you!!

[@dorothyheller697]

Great work

[@dorothyheller697]

Great work

[@rhondalyn100]

Beautiful, mesmerizing...melancholy. Our past is fading fast--thank you for preserving what you found. Phenomenal...great work!

[@norbertneumann7047]

One of the best films. Great Job. Regards from Germany

[@rangerup1804]

WOW! What a fantastic compilation of scenery and aerial views of historic Route 66. We moved to California back in the 50's and traveled over highway 40 and Route 66 to get here. This film brings back a lot of memories. Thank you so much for your efforts.

[@richardharden4437]

The wife and I just watched the vid Rich, best we've ever seen on Route 66 and we've seen plenty. The drone shots were great and so was the soundtrack, thanks, and we subscribed so we're looking forward to more vids.

[@maryjoschlee2297]

More than Amazing, best road EVER, with out the expenses of the trip. Loved the video . Gotta do it for real NOW.

[@desertmania1720]

The best route 66 yet👍🏼👨🏻‍🦳

[@davidgibbs7232]

Roamin 'Rich.You must have the best job in the world.This is brilliant.

[@hunsadersrockinranch]

INCREDIBLE is more like it. "I'm going to be watching this for some time"

[@daisymaefrench4041]

Got a laugh out of John's Modern Cabins. I've never seen this part of the country. Live in Rhode Island. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Very well done.

[@larrygrimaldi1400]

Great idea! This is one big country.

[@SurviventheOnslaught]

This video as some awesome content of route 66 and deserves to be put out there where everybody can enjoy it! Hopefully Rich will get a call from a station soon.

[@vehikelfranz]

Wow! Thank You for this masterpiece! One hour of pure impression! I enjoyed every single second of the video and the music too. You hit the spot!

[@andinlastplace]

I agree with every word you said!

[@sarahnoh8709]

vehikelfranz ㅜ

[@petermales1826]

Hi My wife and I drove 66 in 2008 with our friends I did 6 months study so we could use the old road only using the freeway when we had to even in LA I tracked the old road to Santa Monica pier a wonderful trip to do for 4 Aussies from Melbourne Peter Sandra Noel and Lyn

[@howardbenoit7474]

it make me cry,it was my time in life i'm 72

[@ronbutcher9412]

I had the same reaction....I'm 73... I remember traveling to California in my 68 VW in 1969.....my mom, dad and grandma were probably sick with worry while I did this adventure. Today, they're all gone...that makes me sad.

[@theoldscout3478]

Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back. That's how he gets his 9 lives. Thanks for the great video. My uncle owned the Totem Pole Trading Post on Rt 66 outside Rolla, MO and the rental cabins across 66, circa 1949-1957. You bring back old times.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

+The Old Scout I know your uncle!

[@theoldscout3478]

That a good trick. He was killed by lightning in 1957.

[@paulatwood9794]

Paul

[@emily05122]

My best friend and I drove route 66 last year and this video is bringing back so many happy memories! Thank you for this it must've taken a lot of hard work!

[@robertfox977]

Simply brilliant. Thank you.

[@StepvanDan]

Hello from MN and thank you ,that was a blast,this june 14 to 28 doing a van build in MN so if all works out I will drive the 48 till I run the wheels off my 74 chevy P 20 ,great video,peace

[@sverrewiik1175]

Absolutely love your videos! Rode the Route in 2019. Best time of my life! I’m a bigger fan than ever. Guess I’ll go again one day.

[@HookedOnRoute66]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@davidmoss4492]

There are lots of Route 66 videos out there, this is by far the best I've see, great music too. Thank you.

[@stephenrieley]

Wow,stunning piece of work brought back so many memories of our trip 2 years ago.Soundtrack is awesome,jolly well done............

[@davebahm]

Rich, I just watched this for the first time... fabulous!

[@kadifrederic882]

Merci pour ce très beau voyage , les vues aériennes nous font découvrir des endroits que nous connaissons mais jamais vus sous cet angle . vous avez fait du bon travail merci encore !!!

[@SeannachyMcPoet]

Thank you for this beautiful trip, aerial views we discover places we know but never seen from this angle. you did a good job thank you again !!!

[@SIMKINETICS]

In 1961 my parents decided to take a trip from Michigan to Santa Monica to visit my sisters and check out California for jobs & housing. I begged them to let me travel with them so they arranged for getting me out of school to be their map-reading navigator. Naturally, I chose Route 66! Back then, the highway was in pretty good shape, and it ran through very interesting landscape that offered an intimate, relaxed view of genuine Americana! It was the very best of many long road trips I've taken. We moved to California the very next year!

[@LauraK308]

Rich, this is amazing and beautiful. This must have been a lot of work and you did a great job. Thank you so much for making and sharing this.

[@SpookyMietz]

Thanks for sharing, absolutely awesome!

[@albertlert]

Great story ! Loved that you got to share it with your dad 😁

[@DarinDrew]

Wonderful Video! Seems like you caught ALL of the "Muffler Men" and their modified friends too! Thanks for inspiring me to "Get more kicks on Rt. 66"