Saturday, June 14, 2008

Day 6 - 06-14-07 - Oklahoma City, OK to Amarillo, TX

Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City


















'giant' camera



Ann's Chicken Fry House














Mark saw sheep!








Yukon, Oklahoma is the hometown of.....











Garth Brooks




























Which way do we go?





































































This part of the route is so rural that there are no dividing lines, they use the weeds in the middle of the road as guidance













Maberry Rd
















Our first bridge for the day which happens to be the one with the most pony trusses (38)


























Another bridge










and another






























Harwin at our lunch stop, Lucille's


























Kodak plant































Farmall engines












One of several Route 66 Museums












A restored diner














ELVIS, ELVIS!! he apparently stayed here at the Trade Winds in Clinton, OK


















After traveling for many moons, Chief Woobegone gave warning to keep moving sun cover (sunroof) closed.......













....due to cloudless snow











































Yes that sign says, "Rent A Wreck"





































Harwin on an old stretch of the Route that deadends














Scenery?






































Welcome Y'all to Texas, where EVERYTHING is bigger

















Restored pump station in Shamrock, TX where they have an actual piece of the Blarney Stone












Unfortunately the Devil's Rope Museum was closed =(












But we did get to see their fantastic tribute to barbed wire














Restored Philips 66 Station














Objects in mirror ARE closer than they appear, this trucker was a little too close for comfort especially while we were going through a major down pour, but the real reason for this picture was to show the rainbow that you can't really see so moving on to the next picture






Good picture of the downpour we had just driven through


















Secret Agent Man. Secret Agent Man, they've given you a number and taken away your name. Government storm chaser (we think)











The BIG Texan (we told you things were bigger in Texas) where if you can complete the 72oz steak in an hour, it's FREE!













1 comment:

Chris said...

cool picts you guys. I love the rain storm. very dramatic. I love the old barn photos too. see you soon...xoxochris