I got in to the Amarillo area in the afternoon and decided to make the short drive to
Palo Duro Canyon State Park to take in the sights of "The Grand Canyon of Texas" and take the opportunity to dump Poppy's tanks.
It was a nice walk!
I was fascinated by the layers of satin spar gypsum that cut through the sandstone.
I stayed the night at the Amarillo Cracker Barrel, just two doors down from the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum, which I will have to visit next time through.
And of course, a stop at Buc-ee's before heading west to Albuquerque!
Here's an interesting roadside attraction. There is a large store of helium underneath Amarillo. This 1968 monument was built to honor that, as well as to make a time capsule. The columns were to be opened in the years 1993, 2018, 2068, and 2968.
The contents from columns so far opened are located in the nearby Discovery Center. A quick search did not tell me what the items are, except: "Items preserved in the capsule include stamps, documents, toy cars, and other miscellaneous effects." (from Wikipedia). The emptied columns were re-filled with more memorabilia to be opened in the more interim future than the 2068 and 2968 capsules. The monument also acts as a sundial, but it was cloudy that day.
I also stopped at Cadillac Ranch, which is literally a skeleton of its former self. It was damp and muddy and I did not go closer than the roadside to get a snapshot.
An interesting find at a rest stop! I again stopped at every rest area, as it was windy, windy, windy all the way into the Rio Grande Valley.
That night, I was lucky enough to visit my wonderful friend Lola at her home in Albuquerque. We had a nice dinner. Dang it that we didn't get a selfie!! Poppy and I had a good rest in her driveway.
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