Before leaving Amarillo, I decided to see the Cadillac Ranch. This is the place where somebody buried 10 Cadillacs' noses in the ground of a cow pasture many years ago. People have stopped for years and painted graffiti on them. I was glad I went, but the rain the night before (and while I was there) turned the cow pasture into a mud pit. The stuff was thick and sticky, and it finished off my old sneakers. I had to go to Payless as soon as I was done and get some more.
It was another long drive to Oklahoma City, so I didn't have time for any sightseeing yesterday afternoon. For lunch, however, I stopped in a great little town called Shamrock, Texas, close to the Oklahoma border. It is a "Route 66" town, and they've restored quite a few buildings in their little downtown area to reflect the height of Route 66's popularity. This is cattle country, and you see advertisements for steakhouses everywhere. I tried out one of these--Big Vern's Steakhouse--in Shamrock for lunch. Whoever was cooking was on top of their game; I didn't even need any kind of sauce for the steak they brought me. The building had a cool mural, and a family from Maryland asked me to take their picture when I finished taking one of the building for myself.
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| Restored service station across the street |
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| Big Vern's mural |
