Well over the past two days I have managed to travel through the following states: Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. The last three are all states I have never visited. I would like to say that traveling across all these states was awe inspiring but instead I am going to have to use the term REPETITIVE. One the first day I have to admit I was excited to start the next leg of the trip, having my first Sonic meal and seeing the St. Louis arch. Following St. Louis it was neat to see some road side attractions but about half way through Missouri I was ready to be done with the rolling fields of the mid west. That night Dad and I crashed in Tulsa hoping tomorrow would bring better better land scapes. Unfortunately, Oklahoma was not much of a change the rest of the way. By the time we got to the Texas state line. I hoped that the scenery would drastically change. WRONG! More flat land with with cows!
By the time Dad and I reached Amarillo TX we were ready for a break from the highway and the Big Texan Steak Ranch seemed like just the place. It was a tourist trap if I ever saw one and it was EXCELLENT!!! The Big Texan Steak Ranch is a Route 66 Icon. Picture a western themed restaurant in a disney-esque way. The exterior was painted to look like an old wild west town and inside there was more mounted horns and animal heads than I have ever seen. Waiters dressed up like cowboys and cowgirls bustled around serving long tables of weary travelers. Dad and I shared a steak dinner (so yummy). After a few tourist photos we were back on our way.
A while later we hit New Mexico and the scenery finally started to change. The landscape altered between mountains and canyons to flat plains and deserts. The drive was beautiful. We hit Grants later in the evening and now I am writing this post after a dinner of Subway. Tomorrow I move into my to my room on the reservation. For the time being I will be staying with a woman who has an extra bedroom in her house. I am excited but I am also a little nervous. Hopefully all will go well.
We used to have an office in Amarillo TX! I remember that it gets dark around 10pm in the summer because they are on the Western edge of the time zone. Also, their water comes from an aquifer and contains a high level of salt, so if you wash your car with it, you'll have salt spots.
ReplyDeleteWinds are higher than average as well.
Lastly, there was a canyon we visited, but I forget the name.
Chris Sternadore