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I hope you all forgive me for my little April Fools prank post earlier this week.
Six weeks ago when we were first entering Big Bend National Park we pulled over to the side of the road to take a photo of THE POD in front of the Big Bend National Park sign. Tricia used the "wide angle format" on her camera to try and capture the horizon full of mountains in the background, but instead she captured this warped image of the back of THE POD.
We didn't notice the odd photo until the next day when we reviewed the photos from the day before. The instant I saw this photo I began writing an April Fools post in my head and for six weeks I've been sitting on that photo and the subsequent story to share with you.
Tricia always tries to proofread the blogpost before I actually post them, usually just to correct my comments by sharing her own. When I read this one to her she was literally in tears, that alone made writing it worthwhile.
I also want to thank all of you who commented on Facebook and didn't spoil the fun by outing me. I think I could tell who was being nice and who was actually fooled.
I also had several close friends who have my cell phone number either text or call me with their concerns. They all fell into the "fooled" category. One person, who shall remain nameless, went so far as to call me to offer their help. He went even further and phoned his insurance agent to ask how I would go about fighting the denial from my insurance company. He relayed to me that there is an arbitrator I should get in touch with to try and settle my claim.
I was on the phone with him for a long time and Tricia kept motioning to me to tell him it was just an April Fools prank, but I wasn't sure if it was him who was prankng me with a highly detailed story to try and catch me off guard. After thirty minutes I was sure he had no clue it wasn't real and finally gave up the ruse. Even after I told him I not sure he 100% believed me, or ever will again. Keep in mind I haven't spoken to this person in probably over two years and he hardly ever gives me a Like or Comment on Facebook.
Even so I was glad we got to chat and I told him so. If you're reading this, you know who you are, I hope we stay in touch my friend.
Our travels today were basically all Interstate driving. First it was 20 miles North on Interstate 27 followed by 60 East on Interstate 40.
The entire stretch of Interstate 40 we traveled on today parallels the Old Route 66. In some areas the Interstate was actually built over the Route 66 roadbeds so it no longer exists.
Since there isn't a whole lot to do near this National Grasslands campground we are going to backtrack towards Amarillo and visit a few of the Route 66 attractions that still remain today.
Everyone is familiar with the famous "Cadillac Ranch" in Amarillo, TX, but how many of you have heard of the "VW Slug Bug Ranch" located just 35 miles east on I-40 in the town of Panhandle, TX? I didn't think so!
What about "The Leaning Tower of Texas"? Sure, the leaning tower over in Pisa, Italy is world renowned, but it only has a measly 4° lean. Not very impressive if you ask me! Now this water tower here in Groom, TX, it leans at gravity defying 10° and is balanced on what appears to be just two legs.
The museum also houses a small Route 66 museum and another small room which is dedicated to the history of the devastating dust bowls of the 1930s.
We weren't all that interested in the history of barbed wire, but there were dozens of sculptures created using just barbed wire. We didn't take any photos inside the museum (we weren't sure of their policy), but it was well worth the price of admission, FREE!
When arriving in the town of McLean we were surprised by all the murals painted on buildings all over town. It's a great way to "dress up" an otherwise "less than desirable" place to visit.
ROUTE 66, TX
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