Map is looking great Oaktown. I like "Attractions" better than cities or gas stations, etc. - especially with some of my suggestions below. I also like "Rest Stops" as an alternative.
I noticed you have ELY spelled ETY on the map. However, I think you should drop Ely in favor of Elko. Ely is in the middle of nowhere and Carson City would more accurately link with Winnemucca and Elko, well north of Ely. I think you should drop Wendover and use those two cities instead.
Speaking of Carson City - I think you should replace it with Reno. Its bigger, better known and more geographically accurate. In Nevada, consider dropping Beatty for Yosemite. It would then extend into California, but you seem to have the space and Yosemite is certainly a more exciting stop than Beatty!
I also don't understand San Bernadino. Geographically (and even thematically), that should be Barstow - or at the very least, Victorville. I see that you intended it as the crux between I-15 and I-10, but I think it would be more interesting to have 10 connect with LA and add Palm Springs in between, and then replace San Bernadino with Mojave. I've had the misfortune of spending some time in San Bernadino, so forgive my prejudice.
Lastly, I really like the 'pencil' drawings, though I agree that the Sierras could look a little more imposing (as they well are in person). While the nuclear symbol in Northern New Mexico is cute, I wonder whether a simple Indian Pueblo might be more accurate. There are some beautiful ruins in that part of the state and that is much more a part of the "Land of Enchantment" 's identity than Los Alamos is.
Merker wrote:Call me a smart ass or what, but isn't Route 66 the main street of the United States?
While I'm not so offended as this poster, I do think "Main Street USA" is a better tagline than "Main Street of America".