As the title suggests, we drove from the Grand Canyon to the Poozeum in Williams, AZ and on through the top of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. We knew these were going to be some tiring days and that’s why we didn’t stitch too many of these long driving days together. Couple that with really bumpy roads, steady 20-30 mph winds pushing us sideways from the south, and zero turns in the road ahead, and you’ve got yourself a long lonesome stretch.
Well, not that lonesome. We had plenty of time to chat and watch the scenery change from rocky rocks to smooth rocks to grassy rocks to grass. We are in the grass and scrubby trees phase of our journey now!
Weatherford, TX was our destination for today. This is where Chris and his college Florida Poly classmate, Quentin, are living while they are both interning this summer at Parker Hannifin in Mineral Wells, TX.
So, in addition to seeing Chris, visiting Ben’s old friends at the Parker plant, and getting some much needed service done on the F-250 (it is DUE for an oil change!), we have an action packed few days planned here in TX! Ben used to travel to this area quite frequently before he retired, so we are going to check out some of the local favorites here in town.
That being said, it will be really tough to beat all of the neat roadside attractions we saw along the way!
– The apparently closed Classic Car Museum at the truck stop formerly known as Russells Truck and Travel Center, but is now just any old gas station, so cross that off your list.
– The famous Cadillac Ranch, which we didn’t technically stop to see, but you could see it pretty well from I-40. Close enough for us at the end of a long day.
– The County’s Largest Arrow in the Ground in Quanah, TX
– The World’s Okayest, Biggest. Non-Functioning Rubik’s Cube in Chillicothe, TX
Despite the awesomeness of the roadside attractions, it was a pretty tough couple of days on the road, as we covered over 1,000 miles, all with really stiff and steady wind directly from the south. Since most of our three day drive was heading mostly East, it meant constant cross breezes. The Airstream is pretty aerodynamic though, so most of the drive was without event, other than when cornering and when passing or being passed by big trucks. Add to that the fact that Ann was feeling pretty crappy, and we are just glad that we are in one place for a few days.
We got all settled in Weatherford, and got to see Chris and his apartment while we were in town!
We are off to run errands, take care of maintenance stuff tomorrow and find more interesting stuff to write about…maybe lol
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