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  • R Roger Wright

    Time for a nice drive... Tomorrow I'm heading for Missouri, leaving around midnight, to visit my friend Denise's brother. On the way, though, she insists that we stop in Amarillo to have a steak at the Big Texan; she saw that lady eat three 72 oz steaks in 20 minutes, and I think she wants to try it herself. I'll stick with a small ribeye, I think, and maybe a salad. Any thoughts about what else might be interesting in the Amarillo area? I've never driven through this part of the country before, so have no idea what might be there other than cattle and coyotes.

    Will Rogers never met me.

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    Maximilien
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    Roger Wright wrote:

    Any thoughts about what else might be interesting in the Amarillo area?

    You can make snowmen!!! I googled map it, and it turns out there was snow on the day the google team passed by. Google map[^] :rolleyes:

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    • R Roger Wright

      Yeah, I can hardly wait to see the RV museum. X| X| We considered going to the zoo, but if I want to see a jackass, I'll watch C-SPAN for free.

      Will Rogers never met me.

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      Ravi Bhavnani
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      The Cadillac Ranch is worth a photograph.  Maybe. /ravi

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      • R Roger Wright

        Yeah, I can hardly wait to see the RV museum. X| X| We considered going to the zoo, but if I want to see a jackass, I'll watch C-SPAN for free.

        Will Rogers never met me.

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        Marc Clifton
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        Roger Wright wrote:

        I can hardly wait to see the RV museum.

        Yeah, I can't believe they made a museum of an RV park. WTF?

        Roger Wright wrote:

        if I want to see a jackass, I'll watch C-SPAN for free.

        :laugh: Marc

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        • R Roger Wright

          Time for a nice drive... Tomorrow I'm heading for Missouri, leaving around midnight, to visit my friend Denise's brother. On the way, though, she insists that we stop in Amarillo to have a steak at the Big Texan; she saw that lady eat three 72 oz steaks in 20 minutes, and I think she wants to try it herself. I'll stick with a small ribeye, I think, and maybe a salad. Any thoughts about what else might be interesting in the Amarillo area? I've never driven through this part of the country before, so have no idea what might be there other than cattle and coyotes.

          Will Rogers never met me.

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          RJOberg
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          Lived in Texas for the first 20 years of my life but never had the reason to drive that far north into the panhandle. Unfortunately that is most of what I remember about Amarillo and the panhandle, no reason to drive that far. Detouring to somewhere with a decent population density (DFW) would take you quite the ways off your route.

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          • R Roger Wright

            Time for a nice drive... Tomorrow I'm heading for Missouri, leaving around midnight, to visit my friend Denise's brother. On the way, though, she insists that we stop in Amarillo to have a steak at the Big Texan; she saw that lady eat three 72 oz steaks in 20 minutes, and I think she wants to try it herself. I'll stick with a small ribeye, I think, and maybe a salad. Any thoughts about what else might be interesting in the Amarillo area? I've never driven through this part of the country before, so have no idea what might be there other than cattle and coyotes.

            Will Rogers never met me.

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            I love starting a rode trip at night or early morning, when there is no light and then seeing the sun come up. On a sunny day, it can be quite awesome. Have fun and be safe.

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            • R Roger Wright

              Yeah, I can hardly wait to see the RV museum. X| X| We considered going to the zoo, but if I want to see a jackass, I'll watch C-SPAN for free.

              Will Rogers never met me.

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              ...and don't miss the Helium Monument!

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              • R Roger Wright

                Time for a nice drive... Tomorrow I'm heading for Missouri, leaving around midnight, to visit my friend Denise's brother. On the way, though, she insists that we stop in Amarillo to have a steak at the Big Texan; she saw that lady eat three 72 oz steaks in 20 minutes, and I think she wants to try it herself. I'll stick with a small ribeye, I think, and maybe a salad. Any thoughts about what else might be interesting in the Amarillo area? I've never driven through this part of the country before, so have no idea what might be there other than cattle and coyotes.

                Will Rogers never met me.

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                Just a warning, the Big Texan is a rather unique place to visit, but the food is terrible and the wait staff can be less than friendly at times. I'd recommend Coyote Bluff if you are looking for something out of the ordinary. The atmosphere is great, the food is decent, and it was visited by the Man Vs. Food crew awhile back, so it is also semi-famous. Other attractions would be Cadillac Ranch (bring a couple cans of spray paint and some mud boots), the American Quarter Horse Museum, Amarillo Museum of Art, and Palo Duro Canyon (they have a zip-line that is pretty fun if you are into that sort of thing).

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                  Just a warning, the Big Texan is a rather unique place to visit, but the food is terrible and the wait staff can be less than friendly at times. I'd recommend Coyote Bluff if you are looking for something out of the ordinary. The atmosphere is great, the food is decent, and it was visited by the Man Vs. Food crew awhile back, so it is also semi-famous. Other attractions would be Cadillac Ranch (bring a couple cans of spray paint and some mud boots), the American Quarter Horse Museum, Amarillo Museum of Art, and Palo Duro Canyon (they have a zip-line that is pretty fun if you are into that sort of thing).

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                  Roger Wright
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                  Thanks! I'll mention that to her, but once her mind's set there's no shiftin' it. Baja Oklahoma, here we come... :rolleyes:

                  Will Rogers never met me.

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                  • R Roger Wright

                    Time for a nice drive... Tomorrow I'm heading for Missouri, leaving around midnight, to visit my friend Denise's brother. On the way, though, she insists that we stop in Amarillo to have a steak at the Big Texan; she saw that lady eat three 72 oz steaks in 20 minutes, and I think she wants to try it herself. I'll stick with a small ribeye, I think, and maybe a salad. Any thoughts about what else might be interesting in the Amarillo area? I've never driven through this part of the country before, so have no idea what might be there other than cattle and coyotes.

                    Will Rogers never met me.

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                    Roger Wright wrote:

                    have no idea what might be there other than cattle and coyotes

                    Armadillos :-D

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                    • R Roger Wright

                      Time for a nice drive... Tomorrow I'm heading for Missouri, leaving around midnight, to visit my friend Denise's brother. On the way, though, she insists that we stop in Amarillo to have a steak at the Big Texan; she saw that lady eat three 72 oz steaks in 20 minutes, and I think she wants to try it herself. I'll stick with a small ribeye, I think, and maybe a salad. Any thoughts about what else might be interesting in the Amarillo area? I've never driven through this part of the country before, so have no idea what might be there other than cattle and coyotes.

                      Will Rogers never met me.

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                      Andy Brummer
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                      Lots and lots of horizon. Also, if it is dealing with the same issues as Lubbock the groundwater is full of arsenic, so I'd go with bottled water.

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