Day 17 Shamrock, TX to Amarillo, TX - 91.3 miles

Real struggle today but covered a fair bit of mileage. It's very flat in north Texas but the road to Amarillo is also very boring; certainly not worth writing a song about. Amarillo itself was the usual mixture of abject poverty and middle class luxury that I've found in all the cities. Not a particularly inspiring place; there's not much there.

Rusted 1930's car, Groom, TX

There's a scavenger culture here, most peoples yards on the roadside have cars and
car parts up for sale. It's very different from Illinois and Missouri where people drove round in shiny new Dodge trucks. There's also fewer McDonald's and Burger Kings.

Truckers temple, Jericho, TX (click on the pic to make it bigger)

I still haven't found out what this place is. There's something sinister about it. That large doorway with the Star of Texas above it leads underground. Another Area 51 perhaps?

Grain Silos, Conway, TX

These buildings are the only notable landmarks round here.

Off road, Jericho, TX

Took an off road detour for a couple of miles to avoid the interstate.