Cadillac Ranch sunset

I’ll beryllium getting my kicks connected Route 66 much often present that my girl has relocated to Denver. On a caller roadworthy travel backmost location from Colorado, arsenic we were approaching Amarillo, the prima was sinking debased and I had a abrupt inspiration — I request to spot Cadillac Ranch astatine sunset. I deed the gas, and we arrived conscionable arsenic the skyline turned mango, agleam Venus and a fingernail satellite gleamed successful the deepening blue, and a chill settled implicit acres of flat, brownish farmland.

Unlike our past sojourn connected a summertime day, we had the spot astir to ourselves. One different mates was there, hurriedly finishing up their spray-painted tags. They asked for a speedy photograph and departed, and it was conscionable america and the nose-planted Caddies.

Thousands earlier that mates person added their signatures, tributes, and graffiti creation to the rusting car bodies.

I’ve ne'er added to the evolving artwork myself, conscionable taken photos of it. Maybe 1 day.

It’s specified a brainsick American tribute to car culture. I emotion that Cadillac Ranch has lasted truthful long, since 1974, though the cars were relocated successful 1997 to their existent parking spot, according to Wikipedia.

These days, they’re astir much overgarment than metal.

As the skyline went pumpkin orange, my hubby turned to drawback a photo. I saw the changeable I wanted…

…just a car, the antheral I love, and the beauteous Texas sky, 3 elements of a bully roadworthy trip!

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