up next, we spoke about his time growing up on route 66, bob boze. >> my family took a road trip every august to the family farm in compton, iowa. we'd leave early. my mom would pack the night before and at 3 a.m. we were up and ready to roll leaving before light and i don't think we left, we escaped. there's nothing more magnificent to be on the road in the early twilight hours. >> i never understood the attraction of route 66 or why it was such a big deal. it was just a road to me. and about four years ago, my wife got assignment in spain and so i went along because i wanted to find the ground zero for the cowboy, i had a theory, if i could find where the conquistadors emanated from and find their ground zero, i would find the cowboys. because it's the con keys ses y- conquistadors, and they brought the cowboys in the world. i was in roto, spain, turns out was the place that columbus set sail on his second expedition to the united states-- to the new world. and he left there in boats and so i stood there for 20 minutes and took it all in and got ready to leave. i turned around and on

cap next we stick with author bob boze bell about his time curling up on route 66.pirit for the better part of two decades my family took a road trip every august to the family farm in iowa. we would leave kingman road early pick my mom would pack the night before and in the morning at 4 a.m. we were up and ready to roll the evening before light. i don't think we left kingman. we estate. there's nothing more magnificent than to be on the road in those early twilight hours. i never understood the attraction of route 66 are why it was such a big deal. it it was just a road to me. about four years ago i wife got an assignment in spain, and so i went along because i wanted to find the ground zero for the cowboy. because i had a theory, the three was if i could find where the conquistadors emanated from, find their ground zero zero, i d find the capital because it's the conquistadors who come to the americas neighboring horses. they bring cattle. they bring the tradition of brandy. they create the cowboy that we celebrate today around the world. so i was in spain, which