We played pure tourist in Amarillo. On Sunday wew drove down to Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Beautiful day after a misty, foggy Saturday. As we approached the park, still 20 miles away, there was this big black cloud, of course, right over the park.
I wouldn't want to take the road down to the canyon in the MH, 10% grade and some hairpin turns. Car was fine. Park is beautiful. You start out at the rim a nd then go down into the park and drive along the valley. The fog/cloudiness cleared up a bit and wereally enjoyed the park and recommend anyone who is out this way visit.
Palo Duro-
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| Yes, that is the road down there............. |
After that we did our tourist stops: Legs of Amarillo and Cadillac Ranch. We threw in Big Tex Steak House for lunch.
Legs of Amarillo-
The same person who created Cadillac Ranch commissioned to have these Legs built. The reason why is lost and not documented. Just a wierd quick stop along the highway.
Cadillac Ranch-
Here is the story behind Cadillac Ranch from Roadside America:
Cadillac Ranch was invented and built by a group of art-hippies imported from San Francisco. They called themselves The Ant Farm, and their silent partner was Amarillo billionaire Stanley Marsh 3. He wanted a piece of public art that would baffle the locals, and the hippies came up with a tribute to the evolution of the Cadillac tail fin. Ten Caddies were driven into one of Stanley Marsh 3's fields, then half-buried, nose-down, in the dirt (supposedly at the same angle as the Great Pyramid of Giza). They faced west in a line, from the 1949 Club Sedan to the 1963 Sedan de Ville, their tail fins held high for all to see on the empty Texas panhandle.
Next stop lunch at the Big Tex Steak House. Lunch was good, the food was good and the service was excellent. We both had a small Prime Rib, we have had better, we have had worse but the price was fair and we have now done out tourist duties.
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