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erstexman

The Great Southwest Road Trip - Amarillo to Albuquerque

Oct 11, 2015 19:43

So early Monday morning the 28th I left Michael's before sunrise as he was headed to the office early and I really wanted to hit the road while there was very little traffic on the road. We went to Starbucks for coffee, I then gassed up the car, and hit the road. I did not get far as Cadillac Ranch is just west of town and the dawn light was too ( Read more... )

road trip, route 66, photography, friendship

Comments 6

billeyler October 12 2015, 01:01:12 UTC

This gave me a chuckle!

But really, the dawn pictures of Cadillac Ranch are show-quality!

erstexman October 12 2015, 01:18:08 UTC

Well thanks. I know you guys have to just shake your head after I stay. I swear one day I will actually have my entire act together when I stop in.

mrdreamjeans October 12 2015, 03:46:08 UTC

I am impressed by all of your knowledge of the formations, geology in general. It makes the posts even more interesting!

erstexman October 12 2015, 03:54:17 UTC

Well, I did make an A in Physical Geology when I was a student at Brookhaven College a couple years ago. Knowing what I know now, I really should have studied Geosciences to begin with.

dan4behr October 12 2015, 16:01:23 UTC

The Cadillac Ranch is looking rough these days.

I saw in back about '95 or so.....

erstexman October 14 2015, 00:50:56 UTC

I saw it the first time in 1982, but it was a drive by with no stop. The next time I saw it was in 1999 when I stopped in Amarillo on the way to Colorado to see the folks and sing in Denver with Turtle Creek Chorale. People have pretty much ripped every car part off that they could and it shows. The cars are deteriorating as well and since the man who commissioned this as an art installation is now deceased, there is some concern that his heirs will not maintain it properly.