As we were getting ready to leave Albuquerque and New Mexico, it was getting colder. We looked at the weather forecast, saw temps were getting ready to drop below freezing, and decided that our plan to travel East on I-40 might not be the best idea. We studied the map and saw we could go one more stop on I-40 to Amarillo, TX, then go southeast and pickup I-20 in Dallas. Sounded like a plan to us.
We got to Amarillo and got settled at the Oasis RV Resort for two nights. As long as we were going to be in Amarillo, I wanted to check out the Cadillac Ranch. The Oasis RV Resort is right off I-40 and perfect for a quick stop. Roomy, paved level sites, good cable, nice grassy areas for Maggie, reasonable rates and only a mile from the Cadillac Ranch.
The Cadillac Ranch is about ten Cadillacs from 1949-1963 buried nose first in the ground. It started out as some form of art expression and has become something of a pop culture icon. The look is continually changing as the cars have been painted over several times for various reasons...a TV commercial, to mark the death of one of its creators, to commemorate gay pride day...and are a constant work in progress as visitors decorate them with spray paint (bring your own and, no, we didn't).
Very cool!
Dang!!! We've been through Amarillo a few times. Keeping forgetting about that Ranch.
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