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| Interstate 40 | ||
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| Bison in the rain at an Indian Trading Post (above); Texas Longhorn (right) on the Ja Ranch - the oldest ranch in the Texas Panhandle - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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Amarillo, Texas |
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| The Big Texan, Amarillo, offers free 72 onze steaks . . . |
- PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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| . . . but read the small print before you accept the challenge |
- PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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| If you are not staying nearby, free limos will bring you from your hotel and take you back afterwards - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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| God Bless Texas - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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| Having been shown the way to Amarillo . . . | - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| . . . there wasn't much to see on a wet Sunday afternoon - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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| . . . and no one could explain the significance of the tank on the lawn |
- PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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| The way from Amarillo - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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| Departing Amarillo for Albuquerque - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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The Cadillac Ranch |
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| Just west of Amarillo is the well-known Cadillac Ranch - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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The cars are covered in graffiti and discarded aerosol cans litter the scene - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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| The graffiti adds color, but signs warn that graffiti off-site will not be tolerated - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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| Bleak weather can add atmosphere - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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Adrian, Texas |
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| Adrian, Texas - Mid-point of Route 66 - PHOTO Malcolm McCrow | ||
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| Welcome to Adrian's Midpoint Cafe, 1139 miles to Los Angeles and 1139 miles from Chicago - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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| Route 66, Adrian TX - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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| Bleak deserted Adrian - except for the Midpoint Cafe - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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| Back along Interstate 40: patriotic tributes - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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| Kings of the Road - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||
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| For a while the Trail of the Forty-niners parallels the I40 to Albuquerque - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | ||