Oct 25, 2018 Westward ho! TX - NM

We had another long driving day, moving from a central Texas landscape (cotton fields, corn fields, LBJ National Grasslands) northwest to the southern plains (more ranches and tumbleweeds). Our event of the day was a visit to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, on the Texas A&M University West campus, just south of Amarillo. Amarillo is strategically placed on the map, it straddles Potter and Randall counties.


 At the same time we were visiting this museum, Bret was riding in an underground boat in Howes Cavern, NY, on a geology fieldtrip. We were sending photos back and forth. Technology is amazing! PPHM had gomphothere and eryops specimens on display, plus a lot of fossil bison. For some reason, Bret wasn't interested in getting photos of baskets.





Randy found an excellent Mexican/New Mexican restaurant for dinner, right around the block (Pepitos).  Next we were back in the car, where we enjoyed a spectacular Texas sunset.  And then we crossed the state line, and we enjoyed a magnificent New Mexico sunset.  We ended up in Tucumcari for the night.

Texas sunset, note the bugs on the windshield.

New Mexico sunset, getting too dark to see the bugs.