20170609 Rt 66 Hinton Oklahoma to Amarillo Texas

Leaving Hinton, Oklahoma
After our cheap stay at the Sugar Creek Casino, we got a fairly early start.  I wanted to eat at a diner, and I had just the place I wanted to try.  But first, we had a stop to make....

Abandoned truck stop on Route 66, north of Hinton, Oklahoma.

Dome house, one of many we see on our trip...

Continuation of well preserved Oklahoma concrete highway with curbs...

Pony truss bridge...

Hydro Oklahoma and Lucille's
We have often sped by here.  This time is different.

There are videos online of Lucille Hammons.  From the videos a sense can be drawn of the type of hospitality, that now, sadly, cannot be seen on the interstate which roars past this point.

Navion and Lucille's...

Look outside and see the old gas pumps...

Look inside and you don't have to imagine much, as not much has changed...

Will Rogers Highway marker...

This is the auto court which was another means of income.  It appears to be now used as apartments, which are occupied.  So, do not peek in windows thinking this is part of a museum display.

Working space downstairs and living space upstairs...

The interstate is danger close!

No diesel!?

A family was raised up here.

Navion posing for family photo's...

Time for obligatory family photo's...

Stella is always looking away from the camera...

Trying to get the dawgs in the shot...

Weathorford, Oklahoma and the Restaurant Called Lucille's

http://lucillesroadhouse.com/

Now, my evil plan comes to fruition -- breakfast at Lucille's....

Cawfee....

Retro....

and us....

Sort of resembles the real Lucille's down the road...

A place we didn't stop, but will have to some day...
http://staffordmuseum.org/

Downtown Weathorford, Oklahoma....

The oil derrick is part of a propane company....

West from Weathorford
Weathorford is the center of and is very proud of it's renewable energy farm...

More of the concrete highway as the trees disappear and the west starts to begin....

Bear Creek bridge, I-40 is just to the north of here...

Sugar Creek Casino is nowhere near here.  It is just the last place I searched on Google Maps, and I didn't clear it out...

Clinton, Oklahoma
Our first stop in Clinton, Oklahoma was when we stopped at the great museum here for the first time.  We didn't stop this time, so I have a link to our first visit...
http://svobodakc.blogspot.com/2012/06/route-66-el-reno-oklahoma-to-tucumcari.html

Glancy Mote....

Route 66 Museum
http://www.okhistory.org/sites/route66.php

Love the restored Valentine Diner
https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/valentine-diners-oklahoma-clinton/18836

Onto the 4 lane....

Passing the Elk City/Clinton KOA

Elk City, Oklahom

Ga$p, actually the prices aren't that bad...

Downtown Elk City

National Route 66 Museum
http://www.elkcity.com/museum_national_route_66.aspx

Often the route parallels the interstate where you can see traffic zooming past you as you take the slower route.  It is the same scenery, just slower.  Also, in a bigger vehicle, like an rv, it can be scary at times as the road cut to make the freeway flatter is just inches from your tire it seems.  I'm just making excuses for breaking karma with the road.  Look at that bridge over there....

Sayre, Oklahoma
Sayre, Oklahoma can be remembered for the courthouse in a fading shot in the film adaptation for the Grapes of Wrath..
http://roadtripmemories.com/2008/12/11/the-grapes-of-wrath-filming-locations/

Stovall Theater
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMNH8B_Stovall_Theatre_Route_66_Sayre_Oklahoma_USA

Beckham County Courthouse
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beckham-County-Courthouse/597282490367036

https://bridgehunter.com/ok/beckham/bh73476/

Erick, Oklahoma
4 lane divided highway leading into Erick, Oklahoma

We didn't stop in Erick, this time.... buuuttt

Also...
http://www.rogermillermuseum.com

Texola, Oklahoma
4 lanes in the middle of nowhere...
From October 2012....

Heading to Texas!

Again, you look over and see the freeway!

Another abandoned gas station...
https://www.google.com/maps/place/35°13'37.9%22N+100°07'32.6%22W/@35.2272,-100.1279087,764m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d35.2272!4d-100.12572

Shamrock, Texas
http://shamrocktexas.net

From April 2012

From October 2012

From August 2014

http://shamrockedc.org/u-drop-inn

McClean Texas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLean,_Texas

http://www.barbwiremuseum.com/

http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGasStations/Route66-Phillips66-Service-Station-McLean-Texas.htm

There is a rare rest area on Route 66...
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.23349,-100.6073987,764m/data=!3m1!1e3

Cactus Inn
https://www.facebook.com/Cactus-Inn-529183923796816/

Alanreed Texas
http://www.alanreedtx.com/

Video from October 2012

http://www.motortexas.com/doc.aspx?id=66-super-service-gas-station-in-alanreed.2279

https://www.facebook.com/Long-Horn-RV-Park-1423430904591144/

Gray County Safety Rest Area
https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/maintenance/sra-locations.html?CFC__target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dot.state.tx.us%2Fapps-cg%2Fsafety_rest_areas%2Fmap.htm

Groom Texas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groom,_Texas

We take some time to goof around at the leaning tower of Groom...

http://texashillcountry.com/britten-leaning-water-tower-groom-texas/

Downtown Groom, Texas

After Groom, a wrong turn...

Ooopsss....

Conway, Texas
http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPanhandleTowns/Conway-Texas.htm

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Inn/198233356864706

Downtown Conway...

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Husband_Amarillo_International_Airport

Amarillo Texas
https://www.tourtexas.com/destinations/Amarillo

https://nextdoor.com/neighborhood/eastridgeamarillo--amarillo--tx/

Amarillo has great googie sights on the way into town on route 66...
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/googie-architecture-of-the-space-age-122837470/

https://www.facebook.com/ramamotel/?rf=117879391558596

https://www.facebook.com/EastridgeLanes32/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Restaurante-Los-Hermanos-Ramirez/120441631304525

http://chucksmobilehomesupply.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silver-Spur-Motel/100881033290580

https://www.facebook.com/Cattlemans-Club-193601347339433/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cowboy-Motel/115845218436018

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sundown-Motel/113493608683416

http://route66innamarillo.com/

We have come to our goal for the day, to visit the Lyle art gallery and explore this area of west Amarillo a bit....

As we make our stop, we find ourselves almost half way on our journey...

Lyle Art Gallery...

The print we bought from Bob Lyle...

All the pups got along with each other, but disagreed with the heat...

Lady

Bob Crocodile Lyle and Lady...

Heading to our campground on the west side of town..

http://fortrvparks.com/

Home for the evening...

vittles...

Jimmy

Jimmy and Stella enjoying the dog run...

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