Day 17 - Santa Fe NM to Amarillo TX
| Miles for the Day: | 306 |
| Total Trip Miles: | 5499 |
| Start Point: | Agua Fria, NM |
| Start Weather: | At 6:00 AM MDT, the temperature was 51.9 degrees with 38 percent humidity. The conditions were clear with a wind speed of 21.9 and wind gusts of 36.6. |
| End Point: | Amarillo, TX |
| End Weather: | At 6:00 PM CDT, the temperature was 84.1 degrees with 8 percent humidity. The conditions were clear with a wind speed of 28.9 and wind gusts of 48.7. |
| Sun Rise: | 6:35 AM MDT |
| Sun Set: | 8:18 PM CDT |
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Canadian Escarpment, east of Las Vegas UT
View a list of places like this or a map.Google map indicated a marker here, but through some research I found the marker has been moved about 12 miles away.
The Canadian Escarpment is part of the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains, in the Las Vegas, NM area. It straddles the boundary between the High Plains and Southern Rocky Mountain physiographic provinces, north of the Canadian River. It is situated near the Las Vegas Plateau, which is bounded by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The elevation of the area ranges from about 6,400-6,800 ft; the mountains to the west attain elevations of 10,500 ft.
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Canadian Escarpment, Las Vegas NM
Glenrio Historic District TX
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During the 1940s and 1950s, Glenrio sat very much alone in the open scrub desert of the high plains straddling the Texas-New Mexico border. Amarillo was 73 miles to the east and Tucumcari 41 miles west. Travelers driving Route 66 across the desert could see a world of stars at night, with Glenrio providing some of the only light pollution around with its diners, bars, western-themed motels, a dance hall, and gas stations. Glenrio was a flash of neon in the desert, an overnight Mecca, and a spot of evening cool in the days before cars had air conditioning.
Glenrio's boom times ended in 1975 when Interstate 40 bypassed the town. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Today, the Glenrio Historic District includes the old Route 66 roadbed and 17 abandoned buildings.
It's well worth the detour to get off Interstate 40 and cruise Route 66 through Glenrio. Crossing the State border in one of the country's best preserved mid-century ghost towns evokes some of the adventure motorists from decades ago felt when the traveled long stretches of two-lane blacktop through the American West.
Bobby
Route 66 Midpoint, Adrian TX
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Midpoint Cafe and Cars - Pixar was inspired by the Midpoint Cafe to create Flo's V8 Cafe in the animated film Cars (2006).
The characters Flo, Mia and Tia were based on Fran Houser and two of her restaurant's employees, the sisters Christina and Mary Lou Mendez.
The movie's credits acknowledges the cafe and Fran Houser.
Elevation Changes During the Day
The day started at 6,632 feet and ended at 3,709 feet. The highest altitude was 7,327 feet and the lowest altitude was 3,709 feet.
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