DAYS 3 & 4 OF OUR TRIP

Day Three Started out in Grant, New Mexico and ended in Shamrock, Texas. Here are a few of the highlights along the way while driving on Route 66.

Have you ever heard of the Cadillac Ranch?? I had and I was excited to see it. We took a few pictures of Cadillac Ranch just outside of Amarillo Texas. Boy was it cold and windy, but fun to see the old painted up Cadillacs that some guy decided to make art out of.

Then a few miles down the road in Groom, Texas we came across the World's Largest Cross - it is HUGH! And the exhibit that goes along with it is very thought provoking. They have bronze statues of Jesus carrying the cross to his eventual death on the cross and resurrection. Also just down the road from there is the leaning water tower. Famous only because it's leaning. Heck ya may as well turn it into a tourist site it's not good for anything else.

Beautiful sunset over Texas on the third night.

On the fourth day we started out from Shamrock, Texas. Their contribution to Route 66 attractions is the U-Drop Inn which used to be a motel and gas station and is now the Chamber of Commerce. It's a nice looking old art deco building, but it was cold with flutters of snow and we didn't get out of the car.

We drove all the way through Oklahoma on the fourth day.

Visited the Route 66 Museum in Clinton Oklahoma and took a few pictures.

Also visited the Blue Whale in Catoosa, Oklahoma which was originally built as an anniversary gift in the 1970's and turned in to a swimming park and closed in the 80's. Just some of the quirky things they have along Route 66.


That's it for now. Glen and I are hunkered down at the Best Western Coach House Inn in Springfield, MO. We stopped early today because the weather and road conditions are miserable! Hopefully things will clear up tomorrow and Glen won't have to fight the wind and snow flurries while driving. Happy trails to you all - Bonnie and Glen