So we deviate off Rte 66 in Santa Rosa and head south on I 285 for several hours of detour to take in Carlsbad Caverns tomorrow.

We drove hours of flat, dry, HOT roads…did I say FLAT! That little plume that looks like smoke is actually dust!High was tipping 100 and now at almost 7 pm we’re enjoying a warm 94!!!!

If you ever wanted to know what a pistachio grove looked like, here you go!

Asking for a lot with trees is relative!!!! Beautiful cacti and a wide pine tree is perfect with this great patio! The state park we passed didn’t have ONE tree so we are grateful for our personal greenery!

Onward to Carlsbad Caverns!

A Texas millionaire commissioned an arts group called the “Ant Farm” to install 10 Cadillacs in 1974 planted headfirst in the great Texan soil.

Thick layers of spray paint graffiti cover the cars….Tom added Zip and I added Lynn Z to leave our mark!

We’re half way in Adrian, Texas!!! Sitting at the Mid Point Cafe enjoying a Timeless Fried Bologna sandwich!!!! Soon we will be in New Mexico and gain one hour in the Mountain Time Zone. The views are full of flat grasslands, fields, windmills, cattle and grain elevators. Amazing in a new and calming way.

Like: Totem Pole Park and the Fiddle house that has 400 hard carved fiddles to show the beauty of the wood grains!

Like: 1939 Rock Cafe with a still operating 80 year old Wolf Stove with just two control knobs and made out of hand placed rocks

Like: A 1898 restored round barn with a gorgeous dance and event hall in the rafters

Like: A 1933 3/4 mile long Pony Bridge that sports 38 small ‘pony’ trusses on the S Canadian River

Like: The amazing Yukon’s Best Flour Mill

Like: The BEST parts of Rte 66 from the 1930’s.

ENJOY THIS PICTOGRAM!

We ran across this Storm Shelter in El Reno, OK. I quickly looked at the skies just in case I needed to become a quick honorary citizen! So far so good! Plus now we just crossed the border into Texas so we should be safe!

Here’s my RTe 66 hero today! He patented this Rte 66cookie cutter and cutter, sells delicious soft serve chocolate ice cream and turned the gas station into a tiny dinner preserving all the nostalgia! He was so proud of his story and we stood there Icecream melting to hear every word!

One of the most recognized Rte 66 icons! I was just the teensiest afraid to go to the TOP jumping platform with no railing! Can just envision all the fun swimming that happened here!

Route 66 only covers 16 miles in Kansas, but those few miles pack a wallup!

First there’s Galena with Kan-o-Tex gas station featuring featuring Tow Tater, the inspiration for the ‘Mater from CARS.

Then there’s Field of Dreams

And my favorite bridge, the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge!

Kansas used all it’s Route 66 real estate!

Pic of Galena is for you, Vickie🥰

Living in the RB is like Alice in Wonderland combined with a Tiny Home. Everything we need is tucked away…home for everything and everything in it’s space.