Michigan Road Trip-Day two (05-01-15)

Albuquerque, New Mexico to Elk City, Oklahoma

(427 miles)

After a really lousy night’s sleep, we were up early and ready to go.  I think we are still getting used to the camper, especially the lack of sound deadening insulation.  It seemed very noisy last night.




Anyway, before we could get on the road, we had to make some adjustments.  Paul had noticed that the camper had shifted and was no longer sitting in the bed properly,
It takes longer than we would like to take it off the truck and put it back on, so we actually got a late start.

After a few hours on the road, we left New Mexico behind. Somewhere in Texas we passed by Cadillac Ranch- “"a dozen Cadillacs half buried in the ground.  This isn't my picture, since I wasn't aware that we would be seeing it.

Missing out on that made me realize that I should pull up the “Roadside Attractions” website on my computer, to check and see what else is out there.  I was just in time to catch a glimpse of the Slug Bug Ranch- 5 VW Beetles, buried in a similar fashion to the Cadillacs.  Obviously it was a bit far away for a decent picture.









  I was better prepared to capture the Leaning Tower of Water.  Yes, it was built that way deliberately and apparently doesn’t lean as much as it appears.











After a mere 427 miles we decided to call it a day in Elk City, Oklahoma.  Around 2 pm I start looking for potential camping spots along our route.  I try to have several picked out, so Paul has options as to when to call a halt.  One of the perks of using the camper is that we can camp off the beaten path a bit.




 

The town has an awesome park on a small lake, complete with 5 RV sites-with 30 amp hook up.  And it’s free.  This was our view.








 
Dozer enjoyed watching the plentiful wildlife, although he sort of lost interest when he discovered we wouldn't let him out so he could chase the birds, rabbits and mice.










With all the quiet- we got a decent night sleep…..