We arrived before the volcano opened so we pulled over in this spot for breakfast. I was tempted to drive the road but was afraid we'd end up with no A/C's on top.

This is supposed to be the largest cross in the country.....it was very big. This was from the day before in Texas.

Inside of the volcano. The rim is 1400 feet across and 800 feet deep.

The Cadillac Ranch.

Its sunny in Texas.

It was hot in the Palo Dura Canyon, but its a dry heat.

The "Rig".

My first attempt at a panoramic view with the new camera, I almost got it.
This was from the top rim of the canyon.

Gracie named this one "Lizzie".

Jean didn't even freak out over the kids being close to the edge.

This was in the Ice Cave. The temp never gets over 31 degrees and the ice (the green stuff behind them) is approximately 20 feet thick.

I did better on this panarama of a small portion of the Painted Desert.

The Petrified Forest (I don't know why its so scared)

The Petrified Forest is 3500 feet above sea level (I think), but when it was a living forest, it was near sea level.

They said that 1 ton/month of material is stolen from the National Park. Joey tried to put this in his pocket but at 800 pounds/square foot, he couldn't pick it up.

It is hard to find wifi in the middle of nowhere.

We have been 2342 miles since we left home.

Tuesday, the 23rd, we went to Palo Dura Canyon, about 25 miles south of Amarillo. It is the second largest canyon in the US and it is breathtaking. Yesterday we went to the Bandera Volcano and Ice Cave in the Zuni Mountains of New Mexico and the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest in Arizona. The last two days have been incredible, words cant describe the beauty of this area of our country. Pictures don't do it justice either, but here's some to look at. Oh, we stopped at the Cadillac Ranch also.