Road Trip - Cadillac Ranch

On our way out of Amarillo, TX we stopped at the Cadillac Ranch.  Since this was one of my favorite stops on our cross-country drive so far I felt like it deserved its own entry.  Located along Route 66 just west of Amarillo, Cadillac Ranch was invented and built by a group of artists/hippies who called themselves The Ant Farm.  The Cadillacs were driven into the fields, then half-buried, nose-down, in the dirt (supposedly at the same angle as the Great Pyramid of Giza).

Its a popular stop on Route 66 and you can easily pull over to the side of the road and park to visit the Ranch. Anyone is welcome to paint the Cadillacs too. We picked up spray paint at Home Depot on our way so we could add to this collective junkyard art. What did we paint on the caddies? The name of our favorite frenchie of course. Now everyone will know Elvis was there - at least until someone else comes along and paints over it.

I have to admit there was something very liberating about spray painting those old cars. Maybe if things don't work out with my legal career in LA I can become a graffiti artist.

Here are some pics of our "artwork"