So Much for Immortality

I got on the road for home this morning about 10:30, the sky was clear and the temperature was around 60 degrees...it looked like another pretty day. Going east from Albuquerque you have to climb through Tijeras canyon probably 1000 feet up to the east mountain area. By the time I got to Moriarty, about 18 miles east it was 35 degrees and overcast and the temperature dropped to 31 degrees by the time I got to Cline's Corners.

Cline's Corners is a relic of the old Route 66 days trying to survive on the interstate. They sell all kinds of tourist trap stuff -- way beyond t-shirts and key chains. You can get Chinese made Indian kachina dolls, all kinds of wonderful wall "art", Navajo sand paintings and dozens of pottery things. I roamed around in awe of all of the stuff they had for sale. They were trying to sell regular gas for $3.79 a gallon....I didn't see any takers. I did put on my jacket....for a while it looked like it might snow. Another 50 miles and the temperature was back up to 50 degrees and it was sunny.

I reached Amarillo fairly early and decided to stop at the Cadillac Ranch again to see if my attempt at immortality was successful. Most of what I saw a week ago when I stopped by was obliterated and covered with new graffiti. They even painted over my name! I hope "Mommy" got well because the "Get Well Mommy" inscription was replaced by "Sonya + Stacey". In fact Stacey had his name recorded several times on several cars...I don't know if he did it or Sonya did it. The whole thing reeks of spray paint. You can smell it 100 feet away.

Amarillo is the home of the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame. It was closed when I got to town but it has some nice bronze statues on the outside. I'll try to get in here some future trip.

The time zone changes back to central time when you cross over from New Mexico into Texas. The sign on the road at the border says "Entering Texas Time Zone". Ugghh!

Tomorrow its back to Tulsa. Looks like the weather will be ok.