My husband and I lived in Clinton in 1983 during the oil boom. I was 20 He was 21. He worked for Parker Drilling and worked on rig 114. I’m telling you as young kids we were rolling in the dough back then. We drove a diesel truck because you.u could fuel up on site and the saving in fuel prices made our truck payment. We spent hard and partied hard and fell hard when the boom crashed. There were thousands of kids just like us out there in the middle of that God forsaken country where it was hotter than hot and colder than cold and no trees to be found for miles but life was good. What a memory this trip of Route 66 brought back. Thanks for the ride along 😊

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story! Such an interesting time to live there I’m sure!

Your channel makes me reminisce of Oklahoma in the old days

@TravelwithaWiseguy

29 күн бұрын

😊♥️

SPECTACULAR STUFF. BRAVO.😊

@TravelwithaWiseguy

4 ай бұрын

Many thanks!!

I live in Norman OK and some of these places I've been to but others I didn't know existed. I am going to make a trip around my state.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

That’s great! Oklahoma is a very fun state to explore!

This was so good! April 2024

Loved variety of sunsets in video of Ok. The old round barn took my heart . It's priceless . Interesting video of Route 66 thru Ok. That old creepy music & road really isn' t my favorite.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Ай бұрын

That old creepy road was a cool find but I understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

Great video -- those little motor courts were all over Oklahoma when I was a kid in the 60s.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Would've been cool to see it when they were busy!

Brilliant video! Takes me back to a simpler time. Thanks!

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

Route 66 Oklahoma is a great road trip!

This was a good video. I liked that eerie music with the dark, empty dirt road. This video took some effort on your part.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was cool to find that old road!

That's hilarious. You stayed in a room I lived in for a year at the desert hills inn in Tulsa before moving to the apartments directly behind it which were at one point part of the motel. The apartments were deluxe one bedroom efficiencies converted into apartments. I used to love it there before moving to Oklahoma City.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

26 күн бұрын

Oh wow that’s really interesting!

TeePee Drive In is about to open this spring! It has been completely renovated! They opened briefly in October to show some horror movies!

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome that it’s opening back up!

Rainy Day so that I can not work outside, and am BINGE WATCHING YOUR TRAVELS. Thank you for all the work, and then sharing. If possible could you post a video of excuses I could give my wife as to why the chores are not done......only joking....your channel is grrrrreat.

I seem to be binge watching your Route 66 videos and really enjoying them. Really glad to be using my headphones as the music you selected is great with them. Okay, what's next?

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Thank you very much! Have you watched any of my US 89 series from last summer? I did it similar to Route 66, but it’s a little bit more scenic.

Thank you wise guy, my husband used to giggle at me for not knowing history, he was good at it. I knew everything school wise but didn't like history. I'm interested now. Very good stuff

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I’m the same. Wasn’t a history guy when I was young but I love it now!

Lot of hopes an dreams on Route 66

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

Yes there was! Fascinating part of Americana!

I'm from Altus Oklahoma way back in the 60's

I saw that old gas station turned into a cookie store. I sure hope you stopped in there. That would have definitely been a missed opportunity! As I always say, never pass up a cookie opportunity! 🍪 Hydro, OK - you know a town is small when someone parks their truck in the middle of the road to pick something up at the True Value Hardware store. lol That one ghostly road in Hext, OK looks straight out of a scene in "Big Fish" That was a good movie. It almost looks like you filmed in the Sepia design, it would have been super cool to film that road when there is fog on both sides of the road. And for an added ghoulish touch printshop the swamp monster in one of the shots.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Ай бұрын

Actually there are towns that the parking is in the middle!

I really enjoyed this. I live in Tulsa currently. Was pleasantly surprised to see my hometown of Geary in this vid.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I tried to include every town along the route. This was my first attempt at documenting a road trip so I certainly could’ve done it better!

@carlhaldeman420

Жыл бұрын

Aren't you afraid of getting shot?

The Glancy motel in Clinton Oklahoma is being remolded, looks like someone bought it. It's going to be interesting to see it after they finish it.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

I love when they remodel old Route 66 buildings and try to keep the history in tact! So much of it is becoming lost!

Just watched your video and subscribed to your channel. Really enjoyed your video of Route 66! Thank you for taking me along with you on Route 66 because, I'll never get to see it!

@TravelwithaWiseguy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I also subscribed to your channel - happy travels!

@carlavision6143

3 жыл бұрын

@@TravelwithaWiseguy thank you!

Great videos!

@TravelwithaWiseguy

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I'm moving to Claremore in the next few months and looking to drive that 😊

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

It’s definitely a wonderfully historic drive! Good luck with the move!

@Victoriahull

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelwithaWiseguy thank you 😊

I truly enjoyed your trip on route 66 towns in Oklahoma. When I lived in Springfield MO, which is on route 66. Several times I would take trips on route 66 in both Kansas and Oklahoma I now live on route 66 in San Bernardino CA. Can't seem to stay away from route 66.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Living on Route 66 in MO, OK or CA wouldn’t be bad at all!

Just a note; I like your WuShock pullover.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 🌾 😊

Born in Clinton,OK didn't spend much time there though. Moved north to Kansas when 6 months old.

Very well done! I’m enjoying all of the videos.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was definitely a lot of fun making them!

Great video, I really enjoyed. Also found several POIs I missed on my recent Route 66 trip. 😉👍

@TravelwithaWiseguy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Oklahoma is full of interesting places along the route!

i just subscribed and binge watching this little series you got going on. Pausing and taking notes. I laughed so hard at the clip from dirty rotten scoundrels. Perfect clip!! hahaha

@TravelwithaWiseguy

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thank you! Glad you enjoyed it - Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma! :)

I also was born in Kansas, Smokey Hill AFB.

@billgalloway6383

Жыл бұрын

I got to return later, when it was called Schilling AFB

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Ardmore , Oklahoma is my home town. I Fernando loaiza painted the train the first time. I charge the city of Ardmore $525.00.

You missed a real thrill when you bypassed the old (really old) section of rt 66 out of Miami. You have to go past the county fairgrounds and that section of road is really rough even for a gravel road.That section comes out somewhere around Afton where there is a marker designating the old vs the new.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

7 ай бұрын

I actually did another video that featured that section of old 66. Pretty cool!

@larryhutchens7593

7 ай бұрын

I live in Oklahoma just north of Tulsa. I searched out that section once when coming back from Springfield. You can still see the concrete edges of the road. There is a local guy on PBS who does historic articles on Oklahoma & he covered how they did the original road. The state didn't have the funds to make shoulders for the road so they installed curbs instead. Probably caused a lot of wrecks considering how those old bias ply tires handled. There are actually 2 routes that 66 took through Tulsa. The old one followed Admiral and the newer one went across 11th street. Thanks for the videos. I have traveled rt 66 across Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. Going to try for all the way to California. @@TravelwithaWiseguy

@TravelwithaWiseguy

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! It’s a great road trip - hope you’re able to do it!!

The town Verdigris is pronounced with a silent "s." The town is named after the local river of the same name. This name was given by French traders in the region in the late 1700s. The original French spelling was "Vert-de-gris" which means "from gray to green," which was the traders' description of the unique colors of the river. (Yeah, I am a French professor... one of the few born in Oklahoma!) Despite what you might think from this name, the Verdigris is a very clean river. When I was a kid (in Tulsa) our family used to go up there for swimming, fishing and picnics. Even in the hottest part of the summer the water always seemed ice cold.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

Awesome info - thank you! I knew I wasn’t saying it right haha. Beautiful area to explore 😊

I didn't know if you knew this or not,but Yukon is the hometown of Garth Brooks,says so on the water tower there

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

I actually found that out when I was on this road trip. So cool! Garth is great!

@ashleysimmons5970

Жыл бұрын

Yeah,but it wasn't in the video,that is why I was wondering

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s hard to include everything about a town in a video. This one was kind of a drive by haha.

they reopened the teepee drive in! FYI!!!!

All native land, my last boyfriend was half native., Oklahoma, I believe it's Cherokee, he thought that I was native because through our travels natives liked me as a white red head girl. I know I like everyone unless they give me a reason not to. They probably knew that. I went to reservations with a couple from Montana, they called me mom

Kmart had a clothing line route 66

I wonder if Calumet, OK is where Calumet baking powder comes from.

👍🏿 Wu Shock 2010 Alumni.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

2 жыл бұрын

Go Shocks!

You missed the Route 66 village where a Steam Locomotive is

Does Kmart exist anywhere?

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

Maybe a few but not many!

where is that tunnel at 6:03?

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

It’s just off to the right of 66 on a side street past Vergidris.

@amymcdonough8185

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelwithaWiseguy Thanks!

I have not seen one sign of chicken fried steaks.

Ok, you’re staying at the cheap hotels I’ll go to when my wife not with me because she needs $150 per night hotels. Are you only filming dead towns and on Sunday ?

@TravelwithaWiseguy

11 ай бұрын

Depends on the video. Often I film on the weekends but a road trip like RT66 I film everyday.

Tee Pee drive in should open back for buisness in Sapulpa any day.

@TravelwithaWiseguy

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Cool spot!