We got a reasonably early start out of Van Buren this morning and were crossing the Oklahoma state line by 9 am. We discovered we were in the Cherokee Nation and paid a mandatory visit to a tacky store selling ‘authentic’ Native American souvenirs. A few hours later, we passed through Oklahoma City and stopped to photograph a seemingly endless field of wind turbines.
The rest of Oklahoma proved uneventful. We crossed the Texas state line and visited a scenic overlook/rest area with some of the best signs EVER. The view was also nice. As we continued on, the terrain got flatter and flatter. Visibility was great…you could see forever. There wasn’t much to see, however; just a lot of cows and run down farms.
Eventually, we got to what we (and the GPS) thought was the exit for the hotel in Amarillo. After driving several miles down a road that literally seemed to lead nowhere, we decided the GPS had it wrong. Mapquest revealed our exit was actually 5 miles further west. Frustrated with the GPS and hungry, we were happy to finally find the hotel. We checked in quickly and asked for a restaurant guide from the front desk. Unfortunately, there was no good Tex Mex nearby (how does that even happen in Amarillo?), so we settled on sushi. It was delicious. Afterward, we went to the indoor pool, which also had an attached hot tub.
Tomorrow, we leave for Flagstaff, AZ. This will be the longest stretch of the trip and will take us through the rest of the Texas panhandle, New Mexico, and of course, Arizona. We’ll be spending two nights in Flagstaff so we can have a day to visit the Grand Canyon. Exciting!
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