Day ELEVEN.

Leaving San Bernardino, we really only have a relative PAR 5 to get to the ocean. We should be there by mid morning...if we leave early enough.

Since we're all eager to get there, Here are some scenes from the greater Los Angeles area:

Downtown LA, as seen from the Sn Bernardino area. Roughly...

What shot of LA would be complete without this?

I want to take a moment here to thank all participants of the challenge. You have surpassed my expectations!!! When I was choosing a route to follow, I picked this one because the distance seemed nearly attainable. Well, we've reached the beach, as it were, in only TEN DAYS.  As I write this, I show 2547 cumulative miles in 10 days. There are missing numbers, so it may be even fewer days than 10, but let's stick with that for now!
Route 66 is 2,451 miles long. We made it!!! Now what??? Tune in MONDAY to find out where we're going for the remaining two weeks. I leave you with some images and information about Santa Monica Pier.

"Many simply imagine it just runs right into the Pacific Ocean. And while that may sound silly, that's pretty much exactly right. In an effort to end the epic highway on a high note, the Route 66 Alliance and the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corp. got together and on the 83rd anniversary of the highway's inception, declared the end of the Santa Monica Pier the official stopping point of Route 66.

The landmark is identified by a mysterious sign that showed up, perhaps as a movie prop, on the corners of Santa Monica Blvd. and Ocean Ave., and then about 50 years ago, just as mysteriously disappeared. The sign in question said “Santa Monica” above a bold “66”, under which it plainly stated, “End of the Trail.”When the pier was officially designated as the last stop for Route 66, it only made sense for a replica of the long-missing sign to be erected at the very end, looking out over the Pacific in a symbolic display of what was the destination of so many travelers over the last century." (source)