Route 66 - New Mexico to Texas

The State border sign. I'm in Arizona!

 So...it was time to really pick up some speed and start making my way back up to Chicago, Illinois. That meant driving through Arizona, New Mexico, the top of Texas, etc, on the one and only, world renown Route 66! 2,488 miles of tarmac stretching from Chicago to Santa Monica in Los Angeles. (I was unavoidably doing it backwards.) As cool as that was, it unfortunately meant not much time for cooking so quick stops for a bite to eat was the only answer. However, the States understands this necessity and cater for it very well.
 Having left Arizona behind, I crossed into New Mexico for a stop at Gallup's Golden Corral (See previous post "Billings MT: A Golden Corral Buffet") and then continued on towards Albuquerque. There was a pool at the Motel in Albuquerque which was a welcome treat!
 The following day consisted of driving to Amarillo, Texas with a brief stop at the half-way point of Route 66 for fuel. I can remember waking up that morning and wondering where I was! Having done so much travelling, it was becoming difficult to keep track of where I'd been and where I was going that day.
 In the breakfast room in my motel in Amarillo, there was a very cool little waffle maker that made waffles in the iconic shape of Texas! It made me smile anyway...

Seasoned with Panache,

Jacob
   
P.S. Here's one of my favorite "on-the-road songs". I think I ticked off nearly every town and city mentioned in it.

Man, I wish I could print these on three separate canvases like this.

Golden Corall Buffet in Gallup. Observe the naughty, deep-fried ravioli in the bottom-center.

The open roads across New Mexico! Over 200 miles to Albuquerque. Oh, brother.

I found a cool hat...

The half-way stop in Texas on Route 66!

"To glorify my Savior, Jesus Christ, the Creator 

of the universe and spread further abroad His glorious gospel." - Yours Truly