Day 8: Half Way Point

DAY 8

We woke up in Elk City, Oklahoma and visited the National Route 66 Museum.

Dad was excited to see that one of the first exhibits on display in the museum was a vintage teardrop trailer, and its paint job just so happened to match the paint job on Ragtop.

Dad posing with a Kachina Doll, one of my dad's favorite things. He has a large collection of Kachina dolls at home in Oregon.

In McLean, Texas my dad insisted on visiting the "Devil's Rope Barbed Wire Museum," a tribute to one of the innovations that tamed the wild west.

In Shamrock, Texas is the "Do-Drop-In" Conoco tower. It's one of the most recognizable landmarks of Route 66, and is featured in the Pixar movie "Cars."

We stopped for Lunch at the Big Texan Steakhouse.

The most kitchy Texas themed restaurant in Texas. Home of the original 72 ounce steak. But the food was delicious so it does live up to the hype.

In Adrian, Texas is the ROUTE 66 HALF WAY POINT! WE MADE IT!  

We were too late to eat at the "Half Way Cafe" though which is a landmark.

We are exactly halfway between Los Angeles and Chicago!

Suddenly we are in New Mexico. The terrain has changed! Beautiful.

In Tucumcari, NM we visited the Blue Swallow Motel. Now this is the town that the movie "Cars" is really based on. Everything is super retro with big neon signs for everything. The Blue Swallow Hotel still boasts "100% Refrigerated Air" in all its retro style rooms.

Now onto Roswell, New Mexico to find a place to camp before Nightfall. That's when all the Aliens come out and start abducting people.

-Travis

That's all for Day 8. To see more of what we've already done. Check out my dad's latest video below.