Amarillo Texas

We're on our way home, slowly.  I'm a little behind on the blogs, but maybe I can catch up and have one final post once we arrive (which will be this Sunday, May 20).  We are currently at Culver, Indiana, for Bill's high school reunion, but we won't blog about that!

We drove from Albuquerque into Texas and stayed in Amarillo (maybe I've already mentioned that....).

Here we are crossing the state line.  We were surprised to see a town named (maybe) after a former present (and maybe his dad).

One big attraction in Amarillo is Cadillac Ranch.  In 1975 there was some "sculpture" done by half burying 10 Cadillac in a field.  It turns out that it's viewable from interstate 40, so we just had to have a look.

Here you can see the cattle appreciating the art.

 As we got closer, we considered how the art represents the pointless pursuit of possessions, or something like that.  It turns out the cattle had given their own evaluation of the art and we had to be careful where we stepped!

 Over the years people have added a lot of graffiti (it's considered part of the art) and so Matthew jumped right in.

 The paint was really thick from the accumulation over the years.  We decided the whole family should contribute.

 This was Matthew's contribution (the Pokemon ball, not the "love").

As we left town we also saw another famous Amarillo destination - the Big Texan, where you can have a 72 oz steak for free (if you eat the whole thing in an hour).  There were signs for this place all along the interstate.

If you'd like another interpretation of Cadillac Ranch (a la 2001 Space Odyssey), check out the Youtube video at this link.

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