Day 4: Santa Fe, NM - Enid, OK

We got an early start today since we had 8 hours of driving and a one hour time change. And you all know me, lots of sightseeing and geocaching stops. We started out stopping for an earth cache in Santa Rosa, NM. It is called the blue hole, its a natural aquifer in the middle of the dessert. Very pretty, crystal clear and blue. Its temperature is a constant 65 degrees all the time, even when its 120 out. Cache #1

The town of Tukamari was our next stop to see the Route 66 monument and fill up with gas at $3.19 a gallon. Then it was off to Cadillac Ranch in the big state of Texas. This is a ranch with 10 old cadillacs all lined up out in a field, nose down in the dirt. People are welcome to stop and sign them or spray paint art on them. Only in Texas. This was cache #2

Elisabeth here is proof that i have been to the most wonderful place on earth, or so you say. (ha ha)After Cadillac ranch we stopped at the slug bug ranch. this is just like cadillac ranch but with slug bugs. Lucy Goose I owe you 5 punches in the arm when we get home. Cache #3

One of the highlighs of the day was stopping at a travel center by the name of Stuckys. When I was a kid my parents and grandparents would bribe us with stopping there if we behaved in the car on the way to or from the cabin in Idaho. I woud always pick out a little glass figurine for my collection. I even remember crying when we saw them because we could not stop at every one. So this picture is for my sisters! I have not seen a Stuckys in over 20 years.

The second largest cross in the western hemisphere was quite impressive. It is located in groom, TX. I have never seen a cross this big in my life! There is a sign nearby that says,"Jesus Christ is lord, not a curse word".

The route 66 National Museum was a worthwhile stop in Elk city,OK. It was really interesting to learn the history on route 66.

At this point it was getting late and we had already been on the road for 8 hours so we decided to make a B-line for Enid, Ok. There was one last stop I needed to make for my very good friend Mrs. Ernstrom, the queen of shopping at The Wallmarts. There is a very nice statue of him where he was born in Kingfisher, OK.
10 Hours later we arrived in Enid, Ok for 3 days.

OH! Debbie B I got 13 coke points today! Thats 5 more entries.

We also stopped at one of diners, drive-ins and dives. The Big Texan Steak house in Amarillo, TX
If you can eat a 72 oz steak you get it free. Very neat place.