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Cruise Hosted by Doug & Glenda McMahan
Saturday thru Sunday, June 18-26, 2016
14 Vettes, 25 Cowtown Participants & 2 Tin Hall Toy Visitors
Participants
David & Becky Clark
Jack & Karla Gandy
Robert & Cydnie Geyer
Donald & Carlanne Hickman
Mark & Lou Kirby
Doc Lambert & Mary Anne Kolb (THT)
Ronnie & Connie McCrary
Doug & Glenda McMahan
Bernyce Molenda (THT)
William Nolan & Mary Pittman
Fred & Margaret Proctor
Jack & Billie Rogers
Steve & Rhonda Weible
Dalton & Connie Wharton
Photos labeled DBC-06/16 were provided by David & Becky Clark
Photos labeled DOC-06/16 were provided by Doc Lambert
Photos labeled RCG-06/16 were provided by Robert & Cydnie Geyer
Photos labeled WNMP-06/16 were provided by William Nolan & Mary Pittman
Photos labeled FMP-06/16 were provided by Fred & Margaret Proctor
Photos labeled SRW-06/16 were provided by Steve & Rhonda Weible
Photos labeled
provided by Doug & Glenda McMahan
DAY ONE - Saturday 6/18 Today was a long route with our goal to travel close to the NM border; our final destination for today was Amarillo, TX |
![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs074837_small.jpg) | Driver's Meeting and departure was at the La Madeleine on I-35 & Hwy 287 | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs074848_small.jpg) |
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| ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5450_small.jpg) | of course we had a Pit Stop or two along the way | |
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We took in a few Route 66 stops along the way to take in a little history while making the trip through TX more enjoyable Shamrock, TX was our first stop
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5452_small.jpg) | We visited the historic Rt 66 Conoco Station in Shamrock, TX; built in 1936 | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5456_small.jpg) |
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MB Video - Route 66 Conoco Station | MB Video - Behind the Scenes |
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/DBC122248_small.jpg) | U-Drop Inn Cafe where “delicious food was courteously served” became the standard, and was a welcoming sight to highway travelers and the many buses that pulled in at the diner | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/DBC122234_small.jpg) |
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5463_small.jpg) | the Vette didn't have the necessary plug in to recharge at this pump
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5470_small.jpg) | you were on your own for lunch after visiting the Conoco Station - most walked across the street to Big Vern's Steakhouse
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5475_small.jpg) | a newly completed mural was highlighted for us to look at inside the restaurant | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5474_small.jpg) |
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| some of us did visit other Route 66 sites in Shamrock including this Magnolia Gas Station being a little off the main path | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5487_small.jpg) | |
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We stopped and visited the Groom Cross |
![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5535_small.jpg) | As you see here - the Cross is huge, 190' tall and it is free standing. The weight of the Cross is 2.5 million pounds | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/DOC0860_small.jpg) |
![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5508_small.jpg) | located just outside of Groom, TX - click here for the construction details | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5509_small.jpg) | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5516_small.jpg) |
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The 14 stations of Jesus' journey to the cross are represented in bronze | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5525_small.jpg) | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5517_small.jpg) | each station had a bronze plaque that identified and shared the story |
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5526_small.jpg) | The Last Supper (unfinished) is just prior to going up the steps to the crucifixion stage | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/FMP_0021_small.jpg) | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5527_small.jpg) |
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5530_small.jpg) | the details on the bronze sculptures were amazing - again, each with the bronze plaque sharing the story | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5532_small.jpg) |
a nice visitors center, theater, rest rooms and gift shop | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5522_small.jpg) | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/RCG60659_small.jpg) | They even had benches to rest and take a load off your knees |
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Cruisin' on down the highway
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5536_small.jpg) | this part of Texas has more wind turbines than you could possibly count | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5537_small.jpg) |
| After a long and boring 376 miles of primarily Hwy 287 & I-40, we pulled into the Comfort Inn in Amarillo, TX.
Everyone enjoyed a little time to relax before we headed out again. | |
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Our Evening Activities |
![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/DBC180632_small.jpg) | Dinner tonight was on your own.
Some went to eat at the Texan and some opted for the 7 bar & grill down the street | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/WNMP04471_small.jpg) |
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5538_small.jpg) | Some of us went out to Cadillac Ranch then back to the hotel on your own | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5544_small.jpg) |
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5540_small.jpg) | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5543_small.jpg) | ...and what do people do when you tell them not to do something? | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5542_small.jpg) |
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/WNMP6799_small.jpg) | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5560_small.jpg) | some of the guilty parties for defacing the cars were caught in the act
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![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/RCG60676_small.jpg) | we made sure that Cowtown was represented
...of course it probably will be painted over by tomorrow evening | ![](../../images/2016/061816-SAC/18/MACs5548_small.jpg) |
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