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everything IS bigger in Texas

Better? Well now, that's another question. Friday morning, we drove to Amarillo.

First stop along the way: Shamrock, TX, home of a chunk of the Blarney Stone. Located in a small park in the middle of the tee-tiny town. Of course we stopped to kiss it! We also stopped at some old gas station on Route 66. Don't remember where. And it was closed. We also a leaning water tower and the second largest cross in the country. They weren't worthy of stopping for...

Once we hit Amarillo, we drove straight to find the Huge Pair of Legs. I was pretty convinced that setting my eyes on them would mean finding The Island. I was sorely disappointed. It seems The Island must still be on the bottom of the ocean somewhere.From there, we headed to Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon in the country. Many thanks to Brandi for alerting me to its existence! The original plan was to hit up the amusement park, but I think we made a much better choice. After a stop in at the Visitor Center and a couple view points, we hiked to the Lighthouse. It was a nice warm up hike for the Grand Canyon. The end of the hike was rather unpleasant: teeming horse flies! We hopped in the car as fast as possible and high-tailed it away from them.

Off to find a real bigger and better Texan.That night we enjoyed a nice, leisurely evening at the KOA Amarillo, starting with a dip in the pool and ending with teaching Laura to play backgammon.

Labels: roadtrip '10, travel

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