Tucumcari-Days Inn

... to different decades which were accompanied by music from their era.   The 20s room was mostly trinkets, a crazy armadillo and a piece of the original road.     The 30s and 40s rooms were primarily gas stationed themed with old gas pumps, old cars and signs. The best room was the 50s room!   It was made up to look like an old fashioned diner. We goofed off in there for quite some time. Brandon even ...

... to a very cold fog, we bundled in four layers of every material we had. Fifty degrees sounds balmy after a Michigan winter, but not at 75 mph for 8 hours. So we again hit the super-slab heading for Amarillo, TX. A very low ceiling kept it cold and misting most of the day, but any real rain again went around us. Trying to make up a little time the only ...

Got an early start today on our way to New Mexico. We travelled from Dallas to Oklahoma City, then on to Los Alamos Texas and finally made it into Tucumcari just before nightfall. Hungry we asked about a restaurant and were directed to Dean's Place where the meatloaf, mashed potato ...

... as a rest place, being a natural food and water source with the wild game and the rivers running through, and sheltered living areas. The Calvary commander heard they were there and secreted his troops down the side of the canyon under the cover of darkness, without the back up or horses, but on foot. They surprised attacked the Natives, The Comanche's caught off guard attempted to flee on foot, this gave the Commander an opportunity to slaughter over 1000 of the Native ...

... and the other half driving east to see historic Route 66, we were able to drive straight to Tucumcari. We ate at a diner, cancelled our reservation at the Blue Swallow Motel, and checked out Teepee Curios. We even had time for the Mesa Dinosaur Museum, which was a lot of fun. With plenty of time still left in the day, we started out from Tucumcari back west. At this point, we were both really feeling the ...

Now we officially started our Route 66 self-guided tour. We began from Tucumcari, NM with the hopes of checking out their dinosaur museum. Unfortunately, the museum was closed due to it being a Monday as well as a holiday. The rest of the city was not impressive so we decided to move on back to TX via the historic Route 66.

... still be on. We'll have to settle on seeing it in the daylight. So we are parked for the night. Don't know the plan for tomorrow yet. Sounds like Adrian, TX for lunch and Shamrock,TX for dinner. Other than that, we still have to plan it so I'll let you know.

... preparing mentally and physically for another day of driving. Google says it is 5 1/2 hours drive to OKC, plus I lose 2 hours changing time zones. I haven't had to eat out too much as I brought food with me and have been munching on it since I left. I will get on the road now before it gets too hot.

Dear friends & family, It has been a most interesting day. I found out last night I was not too far from the Petrified forest. I have had a longing to visit there since I was a kid and someone introduced me to petrified wood. I have included several photos from the Petrified forest as well as a few others from my days journey. Enjoy ...

... street. This was followed by a luncheon at a restaurant downtown special for the class of 1957. This was an opportunity for all of the folks to remember old times. Lunch was New Mexican. We will have another banquet tonight for a big finish and on to our return trip. Will attempt to see Aunt Dorothy on the way thru Amarillo.