Started: Amarillo, TX
Ended: Albuquerque, NM
Total Distance: Driving: 350 miles, Hiking: 5.44 miles
Yesterday we met J’s friend, Bilkus, in Amarillo. We had planned to stay in Palo Duro Canyon State Park, but there were no campsites available. We ended up staying near Cadillac Ranch. Last night we drove up to Lake Meredith, to check out the Sanford Dam. Darion made the recommendation and it was great! (We are basically touring Darion’s life…) The lake is huge and it was something we never would have gone to see without the recommendation. Thank you! We ended the day with some Torchy’s Tacos, which were surprisingly delicious. ( I had the Democrat and the Green Chile tacos. J had the crispy avocado and street corn.)
Today we went to check out Cadillac Ranch. I didn’t realize you were able to spray paint the cars and add to the artwork but when we arrived we were met with the smell of spray paint. It is definitely worth checking out, but we didn’t stay long. After we headed out to Palo Duro Canyon State Park to do some hiking. The canyon is the second largest in America (who knew this would be a trip of canyons?). We did a 5 mile trail to see the lighthouse rock formation. It was 105 degrees and we were all exhausted when we got back. Thankfully there was a small stand selling snow cones, clutch.
Bill decided to start his trip back to San Antonio, TX tonight so we ended up driving to Albuquerque, NM. We hadn’t planned to spend the night in Albuquerque but we are excited to explore the city. Unlike our feelings about Oklahoma City, we have no desire to come back to Amarillo, sorry Amarillo! We also discovered a CD J’s dad, Marcel, had left in the car, it is pretty amazing.I never knew he had such an eclectic taste in music, the CD includes songs ranging from Carly Rae Jepson’s "Call Me Maybe" to classic Yardbirds "Mister You’re a Better Man Than I" to Evanescence "Bring Me to Life" to Psy "Gangnam Style" to Faith Hill "This Kiss" to Bananarama "Venus". He even included J’s recording of "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan (as well as, you know, Jimi Hendrix's version. Who's to say which one's better?). It’s pretty amazing. We are still enjoying it’s surprises now!