Day 4

 

Amarillo, TX

 

Entrance to the Cadillac Ranch

 

 

This sculpture along with the Black Mountains in Arizona were the inspiration for the "Cadillac Range"  mountains that surrounds Radiator Springs in the movie Cars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here we are in Adrian, TX midpoint of Route.  After many route changes and realignments the official mileage of 66 is 2278miles.  Here in Adrian you are at the halfway point between the beginning and end.

 

This is the Midpoint Café home of the Ugly pie. named for the crust not the pie and it was delicious. It was sold to a roadie from Indiana named Dennis by Fran

 

 

This truck is located at Sunflower Station.  I do not know how long it has been there but on my first trip on 66 in 2011 with my mom and dad and Brenda.  The place was all locked up tight and we did not have anything to sign the truck with.

 

This time we were prepared.  I signed it for mom so she has her part on 66.

 

 

Signed it for Brenda and I for our second trip on 66

 

and I then signed for myself for this years trip.

 

Kevin now has his part in Adrian, Texas

 

This is Fran, she now owns the Sunflower Station next to the MidPoint Café.  She was the original owner of the café and the creator of the "Ugly Pie".  Fran was the inspiration for the character Flo in the movie Cars.  Super sweet lady.

 

 

 

 

Tucumcari, NM

 

This is Tucumcari Mountain the creator of cars thought it looked liked a hub cap on the top and was the inspiration for a part of the mountain range pictured below photo

 

 

 

The infamous route 66 hotel the Blue Swallow.  We visited her in all her glory, one of these times I will make it to stay here.  This just was not the right time.

 

Inside the garage of the Blue Swallow motel units

 

The exterior with the little awnings and chairs to sit in.

 

another pic of Tucumcari Mountain

 

Kevin and I at the Route 66 Sculpture in Tucumcari.

 

 

 

 

Our humble abode for the evening.  We are staying at the Enchanted Trails RV Park and Trading Post.  It is located in Albuquerque, NM.

This is Josephine a 1969 Airstream camper and she is in immaculate condition. 

 

Beaded Curtains and functional oven

 

Vintage Dishes

 



 

Super cute bathroom but very small.

 

Beautiful sky pic

 

This is Alva she is a 1956 teardrop with a  twin bed and an outdoor camp kitchen.  She also has a matching 1947 Hudson Super Six.

 

 

This is Della she is a 1974 Silver Streak

 

 

This is "Dot" she is a 1963 Winnebago

 

 

 

 

Us enjoying a couple of brewskies and the evening.  By the way even the bottle opener was vintage.  We almost did not find it and we are still not certain what we found was even a bottle opener, but it worked and that was all we cared about.