Day 14 – Amarillo to Albuquerque

Grain Silo

Big grain silos lined the railway tracks on the towns we rode through. This one was in Oklahoma in a town whose name escapes me at the moment... aha, now I remember: Hereford!
Big grain silos lined the railway tracks on the towns we rode through. This one was in Oklahoma in a town whose name escapes me at the moment… aha, now I remember: Hereford!

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Cattle Farm

One of a few cattle farms that we passed today, the smell at times being overpowering even as we sped by. Texas has the highest head of cattle: 10.9 million in total, the next highest state being Nebraska with 6.2 million. That's a lot of steak!
One of a few cattle farms that we passed today, the smell at times being overpowering even as we sped by. Texas has the highest head of cattle: 10.9 million in total, the next highest state being Nebraska with 6.2 million. That’s a lot of steak!

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Flat Plains

At times the plains seemed to go on forever and it was hard to believe we were actually making any progress, such was the unchanging landscape around us.
At times the plains seemed to go on forever and it was hard to believe we were actually making any progress, such was the unchanging landscape around us.

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Harley Davidson High Plains

Harley Davidson High Plains
What do we have here then? A Goldwing on the forecourt of a Harley Davidson dealer? A chance for one of the locals to bring in their Electra Glide and trade up!

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Long Straight Flat Roads

An idea of the long straight roads we encountered today. Although there was not much to look at, the journey was still enjoyable just for the feeling of being in the middle of such a huge, wide, open expanse.

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Vanishing Point

I measured the vanishing point in the far distance as being over 10 miles away. The heat haze off the surface of the road would sometimes make vehicles disappear from sight, only to reappear as if there were two of them, one above the other.
I measured the vanishing point in the far distance as being over 10 miles away. The heat haze off the surface of the road would sometimes make vehicles disappear from sight, only to reappear as if there were two of them, one above the other.

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Approaching Albuquerque

A few twisty roads in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains approaching Albuquerque. They made a nice change from the long straight state roads that had carried us across Texas

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Hotel Parq Central

Parq Central
An old psychiatric hospital converted into a Hotel with a lot of character, although breakfast was a little disappointing.

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