Sabrina is loving the trip.. especially now that we are seeing land that actually has grass.
Statistics: $35 spent on food, water and gas. $57 on hotel (yikes!).
averaging about 56 miles per gallon... and I have been using the ac constantly. It's been over 100 degrees outside of the car.
here is a little teaser photo of one of the things I saw today....
photo by Elaine A. Russell, taken in Santa Rosa, NM
Basically, my day:
Headed out from ABQ around 9am. Stopped at a rest stop just short of Cline's Corners. Talked with a very nice guy from South Carolina (he loved the car). Took photos at Cline's Corners... neat gift shop/ tourist trap.
Took photos at exit 234.. a strange place called the Flying C Ranch. Also a tourist kind of place.. the cool thing is that they still have endless billboards all over as you get close to the store. Kinda like the old time advertisements they used to put along the roadsides.
Stopped in Santa Rosa, and took some photos (including the one of the sign above). Very cool place with lots of vintage signs and buildings.
Stopped in Cuervo, NM. This is one of my fav places to stop. It's basically a little guost town now, from what was once a fairly good sized railroad town. It is rumored that Billy the Kid was there or some such. I happened to have nice talk with Joe Tenario.. a road mainenance guy who was taking a break there when I stopped.
Stopped in Tucumcari for gas. Texas is a big blur for me. It was very hot and humid, and I kept running in and out of thunder storms and hail. Saw cool signs in Del Rio, Long Horn cattle in Wilandorfa, and had a pit stop in Bushland, Tx ( yes, "Bush-Land").
Stopped at a "CarHenge" type installation just outside of Amarillo. It is a series of 57 chevy's that are upright and buried in the ground at a slant. On this installation, the cars are totally graffiti ! Spray cans are available for people to participate in the ongoing tagging of the cars. I painted a puppy foot print in honor of Sabrina and I visiting.
Stopped at Groom, TX for the nation's largest cross *(and senseless Christian propaganda and gift shops--JMHO).. and a little further down the road at this ultra cool abandoned grainery for photos.
Stopped in Shamrock, Tx for gas....and for the night in Elk City, OK... where I was able to get a nice room at a Motel 6.