Long Day's Journey into Night

We spent the entire day on the road today, leaving Tulsa this morning and arriving in Albuquerque late tonight. It was incredibly HOT, on the order of 95 degrees (but of course its "dry heat"). We ran the generator part of the day so we could have A/C, and also the kids could start watching a movie. After running afoul of poor directions yesterday I actually made reservations today at what I thought would be an easy to find KOA...all I can say is hurray for GPS.

After our third or fourth rest stop of the day the "girls" were starting to rate the restroom facilities. The hands down winner was the Texas Welcome Center in Amarillo. Everything in Texas was big, and the restrooms were no exception. We also made a quick stop at the Cadillac Ranch. It makes me wonder if all artists are wacky, especially after yesterday's giant concrete Totem Pole. Or perhaps they are just visionaries.

I must stay that every state has had a great and helpful Welcome Center. I have to ask questions just for the regional accents. :) Each state has had its own personality in vegetation and terrain as well. Its been everything from dead flat to rolling hills to mesas. And colors from several shades of green to browns and reds. I've been amused by the personality of the underpasses, having seen Amarillo's painted in lovely Southwest colors, and Indian decor here in New Mexico. Oklahoma had red carved rock and way back in Missouri they were boulders surrounded by grass. One thing the plains areas had in common was giant wind farms, taking advantage of that natural resource. There were certainly a LOT of miles with just open spaces.

My most curious observation of the day was the roadkill in Oklahoma...armadillos.