If you find yourself behind a yellow VW Bus going twenty miles per hour below the speed limit on a stretch of I-40 that has replaced Route 66, you've probably found Bob Waldmire. Bob, who is best known for his hand-drawn maps and postcards of Route 66, likes to drive slowly so that butterflies are blown over his car rather than into the windshield.

Former owner of the Hackberry General store in the Arizona desert, Bob is the son of Ed Waldmire, the inventor of the "Cozy Dog" (don't call it a corn dog...) and can sometimes be found at the Cozy Dog Drive-In in Springfield, Illinois.

Interview questions:

Introduction, and how did you first get involved with Route 66? answer
What do you find most interesting about Route 66? answer
Bob describes the Route 66 revival, including his own role as an artist. answer
How can travelers get the most out of their time on Route 66? answer
What about the road do you try to emphasize in your artwork? answer
What is the best way to preserve Route 66 - what should and shouldn't be done? answer
Bob explains how he came to own and run the Hackberry General Store in Arizona. answer