Left Buffalo Thunder this morning around eight. BT is about 10 miles out of Santa Fe and Cindy (my GPS) routed me back to Santa Fe then north to a delighful two lane road for about an hour. Beautiful country and I had the road to myself. I had a sharp eye out for road runners, but I think they are farther south.
Got back on I-40 to begin the long trek to Oklahoma City. Was in a good old fashioned Texas dust storm outside Amarillo. You can see it off to the north as the wind was rough nearly all day.
I paralleled Route 66 most of the day. Almost every little town was inviting me to drive through to see "Historic Route 66" Nearly all of them had a museum and a bunch of abandonned buildings to go along with the old route.
The state of Texas got in the act with this rest area dedicated to Route 66.
In the steps leading up to the building were inlaid a history of Route 66...
By the way, when mounting these steps, watch out for those pesky rattlers.
And just in case those winds started funneling....
Arrived OKC around sundown (Howdy Pardner) and after a slight hotel hassle and a fill up, I headed to the stockyards for some Cattleman's Cafe. I couldn't help but think of my bro in law Cliff as I wolfed down a t-bone, (the favorite of George Bush when he goes to Cattleman's), Cliff loves a good steak and this was one of the best I've had. I did not take any pictures, but you can visit Cattleman's on the web in a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives segment.
Tomorrow it is on to Memphis and a Rendezvous with some ribs. (That is a great pun for those of you who have been to Memphis)!
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