When we woke up this morning in Oklahoma we looked out our window and we saw SNOW and ICE! Luckily, the roads were okay since it didn’t stick to the ground, but it sure did stick to our car!
Well, we weren’t expecting this! Luckily the ground was warm and it melted quickly.
Dan scrapes ice from the windows
After a short stop along Rt. 66 in Elk City, Oklahoma, we drove on toward Texas. Our main adventure today was Palo Duro Canyon, often called the Grand Canyon of Texas, located near Amarillo in the panhandle of Texas. It is 120 miles long, 20 miles wide, and the maximum depth is 800 feet. We drove down into the canyon on a 16 mile loop that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the 1930′s. Through wind and water erosion the canyon continues to change slowly over time. It was breathtaking to see the amazing variety of landscape that God created.
At the National Rt. 66 museum in Elk City, OK
We find deer grazing in the canyon.
D&K at Palo Duro Canyon
From the bottom of the canyon.
Amazing rock formations at the bottom of the canyon.
At Palo Duro Canyon
On the way out of Amarillo, we stopped by a roadside oddity known as “Cadillac Ranch” that has been around since 1974. Here you’ll find 10 Cadillacs buried in the ground facing west at the same angle as the pyramids. Visitors come and leave their mark on the cars with spray paint. We chose to put Dan’s marketing degree to use and wrote “GoGriffinGo.com” on on of the cars.
D&K at “Cadillac Ranch” — a very odd roadside attraction made up of 10 half-buried old Cadillacs
Visitors are invited to add their own graffiti
We add our own graffiti. Can’t beat free marketing!
You guys crack me up….love the snow picture and the Cadillac cars! Wonder if you’ll get any hits from your Griffin Graffiti!