Day 7 Recap
Well, I'm in Amarillo, TX. I've covered about half of the distance home, and the next two days will be long rides to cover the rest. Dad helped me plan out the way back home. To Memphis, TN on Friday and then home by way of Birmingham, AL on Saturday. I hope to get back Saturday night, but if I have to stop on the way then Sunday afternoon isn't too bad.

Today I left Albuquerque and went to Fort Sumner, a little town about 35 miles south of Santa Rosa. The grave of Billy The Kid is there and I took a few pictures.

It seems that his tombstone is a hot item. It has been stolen twice. When they found it the second time, they shackled it to the grave for safekeeping.

After leaving Fort Sumner it was back to I-40 and the crossing into Texas. After about ten or fifteen miles into Texas the land flattens out quickly. One minute you're driving along and it hits you: the mountains are gone! Well, not entirely gone but they do become much less frequent.

Route 66 in Texas is not as well maintained as in California.

As a matter of fact, California has the best maintained rural sections I've seen. All parts of Route 66 in the towns are maintained well. And I've only seen the shields painted on the road in California. California may be a state full of odd people, but they sure know how to protect things!

Well, I'm going to bed soon. Tomorrow will be a long day.

Miles since rental: 1698.2