There is no more iconic American road trip than traveling Route 66. If there was an official guru for the Mother Road—as Grapes of Wrath author John Steinbeck called it—one of the leading candidates would be Jerry McClanahan. He is the author of the definitive Route 66 road trip guide, EZ 66 Guide For Travelers, which is now in its fifth edition.
His Route 66 guidebook is a labor of love as he documents each mile of the historic road. The spiral-bound book features Jerry’s detailed maps of every iteration of Route 66 along with suggestions for sights to see along the way. His studio and gallery are one block off Route 66 in