First thing I’d like to do is to show you where we stayed in Elk City, OK. It’s called the Flamingo Inn. Sounds like it should be in Vegas. It was really inexpensive and a very nice place to stay. It’s obvious that it has been remodeled, and they did a great job of it. Here are some pictures.

That’s us way down at the end. There is even a swing in the middle of the parking lot.

They even had a cute little cleaning cart.

The reason it was such a nice motel is because it’s obvious that it is a family operation. Isn’t that what Route 66 is all about, mom & pop businesses? I think they had three generations there.

But .. now it’s on to what I was mentioning. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. In Elk City, OK is a Route 66 Museum. Now, the actual museum wasn’t open at the time because it was Sunday morning. But that didn’t matter, the outside was spectacular. They built a whole town. Let’s take a look.

They even have a bridge.

Now .. every little town needs to have a school .. right?

Here’s the first wooden house built in Elk City, OK.

And the town needs a bank.

And where do you shop? At the local General Mercantile.

The town undertaker has a nice house. He even has a business in town.

And when your hair gets long …

How do you get entertained? Hope you like opera.

There’s even local transportation.

Let’s keep in touch.

Getting back to the undertaker. I just thought this sign was weird.

Every town needs a burger joint.

That’s all for Elk City. I have a lot more pictures, but I think that’s enough for now. The next city that has something interesting is in Sayer, OK. I found this sign and just had to take a picture of it.

Couple of museums in Erick, OK. Erick, OK is the home of Roger Miller. He’s the one that sang King of the Road. Go ahead and click (or right click) on the link below.

Roger Miller’s King of the Road

Next we’re heading into Shamrock, TX. Yes .. we’re finally in Texas.

The next one is a famous landmark in Shamrock, TX. Maybe you’ll recognize it, too.

Yes .. it was used in the movie Cars. 10 points for the first one to tell me what building in Cars it was.

In McClean, TX there is another Route 66 Museum. This one is a little different, though. Take a look.

Did you know that barbed wire is called Devil’s Rope? I didn’t.

Right behind the museum is another shut down cafe.

As I was about to leave, a guy pulls up and asks if the museum was closed. This is what he was towing.

Maybe he wanted to make a deposit. Here are some more things I found in McClean.

Next door is one .. not so well kept up.

Next town is Alanreed.

This sign intrigued me.

Ok .. we’ll get back to that. Here are more shots of the outside.

Ok .. back to that Route 66 Beer. I went in and purchased a couple of bottles and Trevor and I enjoyed them to our next location. Here is the bottle.

Now, really, you didn’t actually think I would be giving Trevor a real beer, did you? :O)

Around the corner is another service station. This time it’s a Texaco station. But there’s something definitely odd about it.

I mean .. where do the cars drive in and out?

I just like the next one. Colorful, and right next door to the Texaco.

Now, remember the pictures of the cornfields? Texas landscape is a bit different.

Going into our next town, we see the famous … well .. you guess.

Ok .. the next one I cannot resist.

So .. we know where the Groom is .. but the Bride is nowhere in sight.

Now, you’ve heard of the tornadoes that have been ravaging the mid-west this year. Well, this isn’t really one of them, but it’s something that Trevor saw. I think it’s pretty impressive.

Finally we make it to Amarillo, TX. We just have to stop at a place that’s been highlighted on various food shows. Here it is.

You probably know that this is the place that has the 72oz steak challenge. I asked our waitress how often someone comes in to try it and she said usually several times a day. We were treated to a challenge while we were there. They encourage the patrons to take pictures of the event, so, I did.

We’ll get back to him later. The place is just like it is shown on those food shows. As the good boy that I am, I started with a salad.

With my meal, I get two sides. You saw one, the salad, the other was …

For my entree, I couldn’t decide what to get. They have a brisket sandwich, sausages, ribs, steak .. I couldn’t decide. So, I got three of the four. I do love sampler platters!

Trevor also had two sides. One was a salad, the other was fries. His entree was a steak. He had blue cheese on top.

Back to the challenge. With 6:43 left in the challenge, this is what was left.

Ok .. that was our trip from Elk City, OK to Amarillo, TX. I hope you enjoyed the ride as much as I did.