Friday, July 23, 2010

Get your kicks on Route 66

Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it goes from St. Louis, down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
Youl see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingsman, Barstaw, San Bernadino

My trip did not take me to all these places but we did embark on “Main Street of America” in Amarillo. Amarillo is some 260 miles from Calvert and where we turned left onto Interstate 40 which approximates the tatters of historic Route 66. US 66 was officially removed from the Highway System in 1985 after it was decided the route was no longer relevant and has been replaced by the Interstate 40. Journey’s like this need to start with a hardy meal so the first stop was the Big Texan Restaurant. The home of the free 72 oz. steak. Not feeling like I could handle that size I decided to pay for a smaller portion of calf fries. Feeling fortified we take to the open road. On the west side of Amarillo we see the famous “Cadillac Ranch”. The Cadillac Ranch, located along Route 66, was built in 1974, brainchild of Stanley Marsh 3, the helium millionaire who owns the dusty wheat field where it stands. Is it just a line of ten junker Cadillacs buried nose-down in a dusty farm field -- or is it art? Whatever it is requires a second look as you pass by. And make it a good look for the rest of the trip through Texas and on to Albuquerque is long and rolling plains and prairie. This area has had good rains this year so the dessert is actually many different shades of green

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