Cadillac Ranch and The Big Texan…

Leaving Wichita Falls, Tx we headed west for several hours until we pulled into our campground in Childress, Texas. We stopped at Childress RV Park, a city park that was only $15/night for 50A/W. We didn’t find a lot to do in town but it was another town we always passed through and figured this time it deserved a visit.

The park’s campground was the highlight of town. It has a nice greenspace surrounding a lake with its own disc golf course.on it. Of course we had to play and it was a nice but not overly challenging course. We planned to visit the winery downtown but when we drove over to it we discovered it was closed on Mondays. Oh well, maybe another time…

The next morning we left Childress and headed further west to Amarillo, Texas. Here we stayed at a Passport America park called AOK RV Park and it was, well, just AOK. We stayed two nights so we could check out the town of Amarillo.

Normally we just drive through Amarillo and as we leave town we usually pass by the Cadillac Ranch in Soncy, Texas. This time we planned to actually visit it. It was created in 1974 by Stanley March III who for some artistic reason took 10 Cadillacs  and buried them nose down in concrete at the same angle of the great pyramids.The cars are in line and there is one of each Cadillac model from 1948 to 1964.

Each is completely covered in graffiti which is actually encouraged. There were several people there spray painting their messages or art on the cars while we were there as well.  I am not sure what inspires someone to want to paint their initials on something but, hey, to each their own… I only wish the spray painters would take their empty spray cans back with them when they finish painting.

We also checked out downtown Amarillo which appears to still be a normal business district. There was very little renovation occurring in downtown. The highlight of the downtown area was a brewery called Sixcar Pub Brewery. We stopped in for a refreshment and found it quite good, especially their IPA.

On the way back home we also stopped in at the Big Texan Steak Ranch though we had no plans to attempt eating the 128 oz. steak in an hour so we could get it free. Actually we visited because we heard they also brewed their own beer. Most of the ones we tasted were about average but they did serve a very good barrel aged stout.

We will be finally leaving Texas and moving into New Mexico on our next move west…

NOTE: We are in Albuquerque New Mexico until after labor day and then on to Lake Abiquiu…

Left College Station and on the Road AGAIN!!!

As the days neared to our departure from College Station we were working frantically to the bitter end. We had to be finished by August 14th (the day we left) as we had found a young family to rent the house starting the 15th. We were doing little things all the way until the time we departed.

Our destination was Midway Park on Lake Waco near Waco Texas some 100 miles west.It felt great to be on the road again and the sense of calm which settled upon me knowing the work on the rental was over was wonderful! A few hours later we were set up in this nice Corp of Engineer Park on Lake Waco.

We came to Waco to relax and also to meet up with good friends Patty and Chuck. They immediately came by and took us out for dinner at the Baylor Club. It is a restaurant atop the Baylor Football Field. With our table overlooking the 50 yard line we enjoyed each other’s company and got all caught up. We ate off of embossed BU (Baylor University) china and enjoyed craft beers in a glass with an imprinted football in the bottom (a fun surprise).  It was a really great time.

The next day Sharon and I relaxed like we haven’t in a long, long time. We spent the afternoon playing a round of disc golf along the river which passes through Waco. Feeling parched we enjoyed a happy hour at the local BJ’s Brewpub. How delicious it was to be experiencing a normal day again. Sharon even commented how she had taken for granted our lifestyle on the road and how lucky we were to again experience it.

Patty and Chuck had us over to the house for steaks another day and once again we had a blast bantering about this and that. Our last day Sharon wanted to go to the Silo's to visit the bakery and so we did. After strolling the grounds and taking a ride on the town trolley, a delectable pecan cinnamon roll marked the end of our stay in Waco. While at the bakery Sharon was excited to meet Joanna Gaines mother, Nan Stevens and snapped a quick selfie to commemorate the meeting.

The next day we headed further north to Wichita Falls, Texas. Our goal was to visit my nephew and his family. Our main focus was to see our newest great nephew who was nearing three months old. My nephew Steven and his wife Lauryn had us over for dinner. We brought a few presents for our two great nephews and enjoyed the evening. The night ended with a family band session where we all had fun “playing” instruments. So glad we stopped by.

The next morning we left Wichita Falls and continued our trek west…

NOTE: We left Wichita Falls and landed in Amarillo Tx, then on to Tucumcari and finally to where we are now in Tijeras, NM… Next up will be an extended stay near Albuquerque.