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Road Tripping Pt XII

The Price Tower is a nineteen-story, 221-foot-high tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It was built in 1956 to a design by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is the only realized skyscraper by Wright. It was commissioned by Harold Price, for use as corporate headquarters for his oil and chemical company. In 2000 the building was donated to Price Tower Arts Center, and it has multi-use tenants. Price Tower Arts Center, a museum of art, architecture, and design; Inn at Price Tower; Copper Restaurant + Bar, and the Wright Place museum store. This is our next destination along the road. We headed out from Amarillo following Old Route 66, stopping in towns like Shamrock, Texas; Elk City, Oklahoma; Clinton, Oklahoma; and Bridgeport, Oklahoma. Once we arrived in Bartlesville, we checked into the hotel, then headed out to grab a bite to eat and explore the town.

Conoco Station - Shamrock, TX

Route 66 - Shamrock, TX

Old Truck - Shamrock, TX

Route 66 Museum - Elk City, OK

Walkway Bridge - Elk City, OK

Route 66 - Clinton, OK

Mattatomic - Clinton, OK

Abandoned House - Bridgeport, OK

Watertower - Bridgeport, OK

Post Office - Bridgeport, OK

Price Tower - Bartlesville, OK

Hotel Room Bed - Inn at Price Tower Bartlesville, OK

Desk - Inn at Price Tower Bartlesville, OK

Corner Windows - Inn at price Tower Bartlesville, OK

Bison - Bartlesville, OK

Restaurant - Bartlesville, OK

Old Building - Bartlesville, OK

Art - Bartlesville, OK

Mural - Bartlesville, OK

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Road Tripping Pt XI

Destination: Amarillo, Texas. 286 miles, four hour drive time. We made other stops along the way. Headed out of Albuquerque on Historic Route 66, paralleling the Interstate. We drove the section of singing highway, where the rumble strips play the song "America The Beautiful". We stopped in Tucumcari, New Mexico for lunch and souvenirs. We drove through the ghost towns of Endee, New Mexico and Glenrio, New Mexico & Texas. We took pictures in Adrian, Texas, the midpoint of Route 66, which begins in Chicago, Illinois and ends in Santa Monica, California. Once we arrived in Amarillo, we stopped at Cadillac Ranch, an art installation along the highway. From there we went to our hotel, checked in, then headed into town to explore.

Souvenir Shop - Tucumcari, NM

Route 66 - Tucumcari, NM

Motel - Tucumcari, NM

Endee, NM

Old Route 66 Bridge - Endee, NM

Post Office - Glenrio, NM

Tourist Shop - Glenrio, NM

Motel - Glenrio, NM

Motel and Cafe - Glenrio, TX 

Gas Station - Glenrio, TX

Cafe - Adrian, TX

Street Sign - Adrian, TX

Good Advice - Adrian, TX

Cadillac Ranch - Amarillo, TX

Cadillacs - Amarillo, TX

PSA - Amarillo, TX

Paramount Theater - Amarillo, TX

Neon Lights - Amarillo, TX

Hotel Lobby - Amarillo, TX

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Road Tripping Pt X

Shane and I spent the day exploring Albuquerque. First we went to the Petroglyph National Monument at Boca Negra Canyon and walked the trails looking at the 100 petroglyphs at the site. We stopped for an authentic New Mexican lunch then headed over to the Historic Old Town to browse the shops and walk the square. We traveled around the city checking out neighborhoods, and ended the evening at Sandia Peak on the Eastern edge of town to watch the sunset.

Petroglyph National Monument Petroglyph - Albuquerque, NM

Petroglyph National Monument - Albuquerque, NM

Boca Negra Canyon Trail Petroglyph - Albuquerque, NM

Petroglyphs - Albuquerque, NM

Lunch at Sadie's - Albuquerque, NM

Old Town Doorway - Albuquerque, NM

Dia De Los Muertos Bride - Albuquerque, NM

Old Town - Albuquerque, NM

Red Arrow - Albuquerque, NM

Sandia Peak Tramway - Albuquerque, NM

Sandia Peak Tram

Sandia Peak - Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque at Night