Day 21 - Cadillac Ranch

Today we left Albuquerque for Oklahoma City. Our last really big drive of the trip, nearly 8 hours long. Despite that we still didn't leave Bob and Kay's until 11am. I'll just have to chalk that up to the fact that they are such wonderful hosts! Despite the late departure AND losing an hour crossing into CDT, we still made it to the Western edge of Oklahoma City about 9:15pm local time. And I attribute the short commute to some of the most boring and attraction free landscape we have seen to date. New Mexico wasn't bad and Oklahoma was suprisingly rather attractive. But the Texas panhandle is a vast expanse of nothingness as far as the eye can see and that's pretty damn far! It did however provide us with a single, world famous roadside attraction, the Cadillac Ranch, just west of Amarillo, TX. Exit #60 to the service road, and walk out into the dirt field to see 10 Cadillacs ranging from a 1949 Club Coupe to a 1963 Sedan half buried in the dirt. I just learned today that in 1997 it was moved about two miles west of it's original location to avoid the sprawl around Amarillo. Tomorrow we hope to take in an attraction or two in downtown Oklahoma City. Unfortunately my vote of a tour of the Oklahoma National Stockyards will probably not make the cut. Stay tuned!