Before we get to Debbie and Kerry’s home in Houston, we wanted to see something our son-in-law told us about near Amarillo. You drive along this small road for about 9 miles with nothing to see but this……..
Scenery prior to arriving at Palo Duro Canyon
Then all of a sudden there it is and you understand why they call this the #1 State Park. This is Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
View of Palo Duro Canyon from Visitors Center
It rained most of last night so all the hiking trails were closed and even a portion of the driving road, but Jim still managed to take some really pretty pictures.
View of Palo Duro Canyon from Visitors Center
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Vistas of Palo Duro Canyon
Since our time in the park was limited, we decided to see some of the other sights in the area rather than waiting until tomorrow. Around here, no matter what the weather report says, it could always be different.
Our first stop was the RV Museum which turned out to be in the oldest Winnebago dealership in Texas and really fun. It had the first “camper” designed in 1921 created by Ford called the Lamsteed Kampkar. It came fully equipped and mounted on a Model “T” Ford chassis.
There were too many to detail in this blog, but he also had the first Airstream which I think looked a lot like the ones you see today (no slam intended)
and the 1976 FMC owned by Max Factor, Jr. of the Max Factor Cosmetics family which, as you can imagine, was top of the line for the time.
Our last stop for the day was the Cadillac Ranch advertised to be a “roadside sculpture allowing for personal creativity, but bring your own spray paint”. I was thinking local artist’s works displayed on the bodies of old cars. What I saw was, well you decide. Is this what Amarillo calls art?
Cadillac Ranch – Amarillo, TX
We finished the day by seeing the movie Ben-Hur. Spectacularly done to rival the original but extremely intense.
We leave Monday for our trek to Houston with only driving and one night stops. I guess this is the last post for our trip. That is unless something really interesting happens.
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Wonderful – what a beautiful way to end a fantastic trip. It looks so much like our territory, had no idea it was there, great decision to make the stop. Have a super and safe trip the rest of the way and keep in touch, may everyone be well and good.
We treasure the time we spent with you.
The doors is so pretty. Who would have through of a RV museum. Cool
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