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| Another early wake-up call and departure for………. Elk City? Once it was explained to us, the logic behind the Elk City stop made sense - it’s the home of the National Route 66 Museum. We paralleled the Mother Road much of the way, and seeing all the drive-in restaurants and Motor-Inns, most of which were long since closed, reminded us of how important a road Route 66 really was. Driving through many of the small towns was like entering a time warp. We expected to see ’32 Fords with flathead V8s and poodle skirts around each corner. As we passed through Texas on the way to Oklahoma, we stopped to visit the Cadillac Ranch. This crazy roadside attraction features 10 vintage Caddies buried nose first in a farmer's field. Weird. The town of Elk City turned out in force for the arrival of the Power Tour. The show was held in a beautiful tree-lined park, the local fire department had a cookout specializing in hot dogs and sausages of all descriptions, and it seemed that every resident was walking around admiring the cars and checking out the sponsor displays. By this point in the trip the less reliable vehicles in the Tour were long gone, and thankfully we weren’t among them. The Next Gen cars were running well, and the fuel problems Challenger X were experiencing had been solved with a new in-tank pump. The best part of the Elk City stop was the cruising that night. Many of the PT’ers were out, as were a number of locals. We all cruised up and down the main drag of the town to the delight of the many residents who had brought out their lawn chairs to watch the activity. Everyone behaved fairly well, and by midnight most had found a place to rest. Elk City was a great stop. |
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