We are at present in Santa Rosa New Mexico and have put our watches back and gained an hour as now we are on Mountain Time.

Just a few miles outside Amarillo we stopped at perhaps the most famous piece of Folk Art in the USA - Cadillac Ranch. This consists of ten Cadillacs buried in the middle of a field. Visitors are expected to use the provided cans of spray paint to leave their own mark - so we did.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/TXAMAcadillac.html

Further on we saw what looked like dark fields from a distance but when we got closer we realised that there were tens of thousands of cattle here, mostly black and dark brown. This was the well known (at least to the Texas cowboys) feed lot at Wildorado on the edge of Texas.

In the tiny town of Adrian, in Texas, is the place that lays claim to being the half way point on Route 66.

Twenty miles after Adrian we crossed into New Mexico. A new set of Route 66 signs to spot.

When we got into New Mexico the landscape changed dramatically. Distant horizons, crumbly rocks, rough dry land and spikey plants.

In Tucumcari, NM, we couldn't resist the big teepee and spent a few dollars. This is an old Route 66 shop that has recently been restored.

These cactus plants are all around. They are quite pretty as long as you don't try to pick them.

After arriving at the hotel we drove around the area and found Lake Santa Rosa. We relaxed in the shade for a couple of hours (95 deg's) but felt comfortable with the steady breeze blowing past.

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