The skies were cloudy when we woke up and we were fairly certain we would be in for some rain today. The rain gear was put on before we left and, as always, it did a good job of warding off the rain! We continued our quest to follow Route 66 and it was much easier today, with more of the original route in place.
After crossing into Texas we immediately came to Glenrio - a true Ghost Town.
The old motel, the sign used to say "First in Texas":
Cafe:
Gas station:
We travelled further, for the most part paralleling I 40, the road that killed all the little towns we were riding through, we saw dozens of derelict gas stations and motels. A little depressing when we thought about all the broken dreams that these sights represented.
We hit the midpoint of Route 66:
And headed towards Amarillo but first a quick detour led us to this:
Cadillac Ranch!
Then we headed into Amarillo for lunch. Plenty of signposts to follow:
As we were parking the bikes a friendly man stopped to chat. He recommended Smokin' Joe's for Lunch and it did not disappoint , plenty of Route 66 ambience:
After a satisfying lunch, back on the road until we reached our destination for the night, Shamrock, Texas. They have a really neat, restored Conoco Station, which now serves as a welcome center:
All in all a very satisfying and fun day!
Hi Vicki and Tom, we're enjoying your trip photos immensely. What an adventure. We can't wait to here the details. So glad you saw the Texas auto art I've read about. Rt. 66 sure looked like a wonderful adventure.
ReplyDeleteMary & Bob
Hi Bob & Mary,
DeleteGlad you are enjoying the photos and are still along for the ride! Good to know.
We will be back before we know it and would much rather keep riding!
See you soon and thanks for the comment. Cheers! Vicky