Route 66 (Texas)

Route 66 was not much different in Texas than it was in Oklahoma. We pulled off at a couple of places and saw a classic car junkyard (one of hundreds we had passed in the last few weeks), the Leaning Tower of Texas, and more restored little gas stations.
It was getting dark and we hadn't figured out where to stay. Most of the campgrounds were full because of the Albuquerque Balloon Festival. We ended up at the worst RV campground we had ever seen. It was located between Interstate 40, an airport, a truck gas station, and a truck night stop. It was more of a trailer park than a campground, and the restrooms...I won't go into detail here...
We set the alarm for 5:30, got up and left as fast as we could. In downtown Amarillo we found a nice coffee place on Google that was open at 6am: Palace Coffee. We filled our cups and drove to the Cadillac Ranch west of Amarillo to watch the sunrise. As a living art project, someone has buried a bunch of Cadillacs halfway in the ground. Anyone can participate. All you need to bring is a can of spray paint 🧑‍🎨
After that, our time on Route 66 was over for a while. Later we will come back and drive a bit more on it in New Mexico (after Hueco Tanks).Read more