Man celebrates birthday with bike along Route 66

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A man who pedaled from California to Chicago along Route 66 to celebrate his 66th birthday says that's just the beginning.

Doug Waterman wants to ride California's Highway 101 on his 101st birthday -- in 35 years.

Waterman says the 2,448-mile cross-country ride he completed last month isn't something he'd ever want to do again. But he says it's something he'll always remember.

The Illinois Route 66 Heritage Foundation thanked Waterman for his ride -- saying it's just the type of thing the route needs to bring it back to life.

Waterman says he started the trip to see his brothers in New Mexico and Oklahoma and his son in Springfield. He planned to take a train back to California.