Nismo Fiesta 2019 - 2 Days - to San Antonio - B

Nismo Fiesta 2019 - 2 days - to San Antonio - b

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0 mi 5 10 15 Copyright © and (P) 1988–2012 Microsoft Corporation and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved. http://www.microsoft.com/streets/ Certain mapping and direction data © 2012 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. The Data for areas of Canada includes information taken with permission from Canadian authorities, including: © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, © Queen's Printer for Ontario. NAVTEQ and NAVTEQ ON BOARD are trademarks of NAVTEQ. © 2012 Tele Atlas North America, Inc. All rights reserved. Tele Atlas and Tele Atlas North America are trademarks of Tele Atlas, Inc. © 2012 by Applied Geographic Solutions. All rights reserved. Portions © Copyright 2012 by Woodall Publications Corp. All rights reserved. Nismo Fiesta 2019 - 2 days - b Driving Directions 948.9 miles; 1 day, 7 hours, 14 minutes

DAY 1 6:00 AM 0.0 mi 1 Depart 4764 S Garland St, Littleton, CO 80123 on S Garrison St (East) for 0.1 mi 6:00 AM 0.1 mi Turn LEFT (East) onto W Saratoga Pl for 0.2 mi 6:01 AM 0.3 mi Turn RIGHT (South) onto S Dudley St for 0.2 mi 6:02 AM 0.5 mi Turn RIGHT to stay on S Dudley St for 0.2 mi 6:03 AM 0.7 mi Turn LEFT (East) onto CR-48 [W Belleview Ave] for 0.2 mi 6:03 AM 0.9 mi Turn RIGHT (South) onto CO-121 [S Wadsworth Blvd] for 5.0 mi 6:09 AM 5.9 mi Turn LEFT (East) onto Local road(s) for 32 yds 6:10 AM 5.9 mi Take Ramp onto CO-470 for 12.0 mi towards CO-470 E 6:20 AM 17.9 mi Keep RIGHT onto Ramp for 0.2 mi towards I-25 S / Denver / Colo Spgs 6:20 AM 18.1 mi Take Ramp onto I-25 [US-87] for 1.1 mi towards I-25 S / Colo Spgs 6:21 AM 19.2 mi At exit 193, turn RIGHT onto Ramp for 0.3 mi towards Lincoln Avenue 6:21 AM 19.5 mi Keep RIGHT to stay on Ramp for 32 yds towards Lincoln Avenue 6:21 AM 19.5 mi Keep RIGHT to stay on Ramp for 98 yds 6:21 AM 19.5 mi Bear RIGHT (West) onto CR-36 [E Lincoln Ave] for 0.7 mi 6:22 AM 20.3 mi 2 Arrive 9215 E Lincoln Ave, Lone Tree, CO 80124 7:00 AM 20.3 mi Depart 9215 E Lincoln Ave, Lone Tree, CO 80124 on CR-36 [E Lincoln Ave] (East) for 0.8 mi 7:00 AM 21.1 mi Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-25 [US-87] for 202.2 mi towards I-25 S / Colo Spgs 9:46 AM 214.4 mi Entering New Mexico 9:54 AM 223.2 mi At exit 451, turn RIGHT onto Ramp for 0.2 mi towards US-87 E / US-64 E / Clayton / Raton 9:54 AM 223.4 mi Turn RIGHT (West) onto US-64 [US-87] for 0.5 mi 9:55 AM 223.9 mi Turn LEFT (South) onto I-25 Blvd [US-64] for 0.3 mi 9:56 AM 224.2 mi 3 Arrive 1262 S 2nd St, Raton, NM 87740 10:11 AM 224.2 mi Depart 1262 S 2nd St, Raton, NM 87740 on I-25 Blvd [US-64] (North) for 0.2 mi Check your departure time; the next stop is in a different time zone. 10:12 AM 224.4 mi Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) for 87 yds towards Clayton / Amarillo 10:12 AM 224.5 mi Bear RIGHT (East) onto US-64 [US-87] for 81.6 mi 11:27 AM 306.1 mi Road name changes to US-87 [S 1st St] for 46.0 mi 11:37 AM 315.6 mi Entering Texas 12:08 PM 352.2 mi Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto US-385 [US-87] for 0.2 mi 12:08 PM 352.3 mi Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto US-54 [US-87 Blvd] for 0.4 mi 12:09 PM 352.8 mi Turn RIGHT (West) onto US-54 [E 7th St] for 0.4 mi Check local time; this stop is in a different time zone. 12:09 PM 353.2 mi 4 Arrive The Grill, lunch, 706 Cherry Ave, Dalhart, TX 79022 1:09 PM 353.2 mi Depart The Grill, lunch, 706 Cherry Ave, Dalhart, TX 79022 on US-54 [W 7th St] (East) for 0.4 mi 1:10 PM 353.6 mi Keep STRAIGHT onto US-87 Blvd [E 7th St] for 0.5 mi 1:11 PM 354.1 mi Turn RIGHT (South-East) onto US-385 [US-87] for 14.2 mi 1:24 PM 368.3 mi Keep RIGHT to stay on US-385 for 28.5 mi towards US-385 S / Channing

Copyright © and (P) 1988–2012 Microsoft Corporation and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved. http://www.microsoft.com/streets/ Certain mapping and direction data © 2012 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. The Data for areas of Canada includes information taken with permission from Canadian authorities, including: © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, © Queen's Printer for Ontario. NAVTEQ and NAVTEQ ON BOARD are trademarks of NAVTEQ. © 2012 Tele Atlas North America, Inc. All rights Page 1 reserved. Tele Atlas and Tele Atlas North America are trademarks of Tele Atlas, Inc. © 2012 by Applied Geographic Solutions. All rights reserved. Portions © Copyright 2012 by Woodall Publications Corp. All rights reserved. 1:48 PM 396.8 mi Turn LEFT (East) onto FM-1061 for 5.8 mi 1:54 PM 402.6 mi Keep STRAIGHT onto FM-1061 [Tascosa Rd] for 17.5 mi 2:09 PM 420.1 mi Keep RIGHT onto RM-2381 for 0.2 mi 2:10 PM 420.3 mi Keep STRAIGHT onto RM-2381 [N RM-2381] for 4.6 mi 2:15 PM 424.9 mi Keep STRAIGHT onto RM-2381 [S RM-2381] for 1.4 mi 2:16 PM 426.3 mi Keep STRAIGHT onto RM-2381 [Simmons Rd] for 0.2 mi 2:16 PM 426.5 mi Turn LEFT (East) onto W I-40 [Old Route 66] for 0.2 mi 2:17 PM 426.6 mi Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-40 [Old Route 66] for 2.5 mi towards I-40 E 2:19 PM 429.2 mi At exit 60, turn RIGHT onto Ramp for 0.2 mi towards Arnot Rd 2:19 PM 429.3 mi Bear LEFT (East) onto W I-40 [Old Route 66] for 164 yds 2:19 PM 429.4 mi 5 Arrive Love's Travel Stop, 14701 I-40 W, Amarillo, TX 79124 [W I-40, Amarillo TX 79124, United States, Tel: +(1)-806-3582551] 2:34 PM 429.4 mi Depart Love's Travel Stop, 14701 I-40 W, Amarillo, TX 79124 [W I-40, Amarillo TX 79124, United States, Tel: +(1)-806-3582551] on W I-40 [Old Route 66] (East) for 1.4 mi 2:38 PM 430.8 mi 6 Arrive Cadillac Ranch, 13651 I-40 Frontage Rd, Amarillo, TX 79124 [W I-40, Amarillo TX 79124, United States] 3:08 PM 430.8 mi Depart Cadillac Ranch, 13651 I-40 Frontage Rd, Amarillo, TX 79124 [W I-40, Amarillo TX 79124, United States] on W I-40 [Old Route 66] (East) for 0.7 mi 3:10 PM 431.6 mi 7 Arrive 2nd Amendment Cowboy, 2600 Hope Rd, Amarillo, TX 79124 3:40 PM 431.6 mi Depart 2nd Amendment Cowboy, 2600 Hope Rd, Amarillo, TX 79124 on W I-40 [W Interstate 40] (East) for 0.6 mi 3:41 PM 432.1 mi Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-40 for 1.3 mi towards I-40 E 3:42 PM 433.4 mi At exit 64, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto Interstate Dr W [W Interstate 40] for 0.2 mi towards TX-335-LOOP / Soncy Rd 3:42 PM 433.7 mi Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto Local road(s) for 65 yds 3:43 PM 433.7 mi Bear RIGHT (South) onto TX-335 Loop [Soncy Rd] for 10 yds 3:43 PM 433.7 mi Keep STRAIGHT onto TX-335 Loop [S Soncy Rd] for 0.3 mi 3:43 PM 434.0 mi Keep STRAIGHT onto TX-335 Loop [Soncy Rd] for 4.3 mi 3:48 PM 438.2 mi Keep STRAIGHT onto TX-335 Loop for 0.3 mi 3:48 PM 438.6 mi Keep STRAIGHT onto TX-335 Loop [W Hollywood Rd] for 1.3 mi 3:49 PM 439.9 mi Turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s) for 54 yds 3:50 PM 439.9 mi Road name changes to I-27 S [Canyon Dr] for 0.1 mi 3:51 PM 440.0 mi Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-27 [US-60] for 115.2 mi towards I-27 S / US-87 S / US-60 W 5:28 PM 555.2 mi At exit 1C, turn RIGHT onto Ramp for 0.3 mi towards 50th St 5:28 PM 555.5 mi Keep STRAIGHT onto Avenue H [I-27 S] for 0.1 mi 5:28 PM 555.7 mi Turn LEFT (East) onto 50th St for 0.2 mi 5:29 PM 555.9 mi 8 At Fina Gas Station, 514 50th St, Lubbock, TX 79404, stay on 50th St (West) for 0.2 mi 5:29 PM 556.1 mi Turn LEFT (South) onto Avenue H [I-27 S] for 131 yds 5:30 PM 556.2 mi 9 Arrive Howard Johnsons, 5108 I-27 S, Lubbock, TX 79404 End of day DAY 2 7:00 AM 556.2 mi Depart Howard Johnsons, 5108 I-27 S, Lubbock, TX 79404 on Avenue H [I-27 S] (South) for 0.7 mi 7:00 AM 556.9 mi Turn LEFT (East) onto Avenue Q South Dr for 174 yds towards US-84 E / Slaton / Post

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Distance by state/province State/Province Distance Driving time Colorado 214.4 miles 3 hours, 9 minutes New Mexico 101.2 miles 1 hour, 35 minutes Tex as 633.3 miles 9 hours, 37 minutes Cadillac Ranch

Amarillo, Texas

An aristocracy of roadside attractions has been raised over the years: glorified in photo essays, calendars, blogs, and social media fiefdoms; spotlighted in video and film; instantly recognizable as icons. These Great Monuments, we are told, represent America's hopes and dreams, art and commerce, materialism and spiritualism, folly and fame.

Cadillac Ranch is one of them. Professional authors and screenwriters know a pre-baked, easy-to-get symbol when they see it. Who are we to buck the trend?

Standing along Route 66 west of Amarillo, Texas, Cadillac Ranch was invented and built by a group of art-hippies imported from San Francisco. They called themselves The Ant Farm, and their silent partner was Amarillo billionaire Stanley Marsh 3. He wanted a piece of public art that would baffle the locals, and the hippies came up with a tribute to the evolution of the Cadillac tail fin. Ten Caddies were driven into one of Stanley Marsh 3's fields, then half-buried, nose-down, in the dirt (supposedly at the same angle as the Great Pyramid of Giza). They faced west in a line, from the 1949 Club Sedan to the 1963 Sedan de Ville, their tail fins held high for all to see on the empty Texas panhandle.

Another photo op fatality. (Darren Collins, victim)

That was in 1974. People would stop along the highway, walk out to view the cars -- then deface them or rip off pieces as souvenirs. Stanley Marsh 3 and The Ant Farm were tolerant of this public deconstruction of their art -- although it doomed the tail fins -- and eventually came to encourage it.

Decades have passed. The Cadillacs have now been in the ground as art longer than they were on the road as cars. They are stripped to their battered frames, splattered in day-glo paint splooge, barely recognizable as automobiles.

Yet Cadillac Ranch is more popular than ever. It's become a ritual site for those who travel The Mother Road. The smell of spray paint hits you from a hundred yards away; the sound of voices chattering in French, German, and UK English makes this one of the most polyglot places between the UN and Las Vegas. We last visited just after a Texas-size downpour, and yet a steady procession of acolytes trudged through the ankle-deep mud to make their oblations. Many were barefoot, cheerfully slogging through the muck of livestock pee and poo (and parasites) and spray can trash, happy to be there.

Despite its exposed location in an empty field, Cadillac Ranch seems to give its art-anarchists a sense of privacy and anonymity, like a urinal stall in a men's room. Individual painters take a stance facing one of the cars, then let it fly. Surrounding visitors keep their distance, perhaps less out of courtesy than from a desire to stay clear of the spray cloud. The Europeans really seemed to enjoy attacking the cars during our visit, maybe because they've lacked a good graffiti canvas since the toppling of the Berlin Wall.

Tourists are always welcome at Cadillac Ranch. If you bring spray paint, make sure to snap some photos. Because whatever you create at Cadillac Ranch will probably only last a few hours before it's created over by someone else.

2nd Amendment Cowboy - Amarillo, TX

Quick Description: A Cowboy Muffler Man stands in front of the Cadillac Ranch RV Park at 2601 Hope Rd, Amarillo, TX.

Long Description: This highway giant has a bit of history. He is ultimately kin to Glenn Goode's two Cowboys that stand northeast of Gainesville, TX. When Mr. Goode acquired his first Cowboy -- not this one -- in 1971, it was missing its head and hands. He borrowed the head and hat from a Cowboy in Canton, TX to create a mould, and then did something similar with one of Ken's Dallas Half-Wits for the hands.

At some point, Mr. Goode cast moulds of the rest of the body, and two new Cowboys were created. One was placed in front of Glenn's son's business in Sherman, TX, while the other was placed in front of a business in Sanger, TX. This latter one now stands here in Amarillo.

Prior to his movement to Amarillo in 2004, our Cowboy was neglected and used for target practice, and that's where the nickname of "2nd Amendment Cowboy" comes in. Before the Cowboy was sent to Amarillo, Mr. Goode himself repaired all the damage and restored him. He stood in front of the Country Barn BBQ & Steaks east of here until the restaurant closed in 2013, and by 2014, he was standing here at the corner of Hope Road and the I-40 service road. The Cadillac Ranch itself is slightly west of here.

The Cowboy stands 22' tall, with his head tilted slightly forward. He wears a beige Stetson hat, waving with his right hand while his left hand is at his side. His shirt is yellow, with black lettering on both sides, identifying himself as the "2nd Amendment Cowboy". His slacks are dark blue, pressed and pleated, with white stitching on the back pockets, and they're held up by a black belt with a tarnished silver buckle with a longhorn on it. He's wearing silver spurs (which don't spin) on his black boots -- they could use some repair -- and the shaft of the boots is red with blue inlay.

In front of the Cowboy is a faux Texas Historical Marker -- that's not the symbol of the Texas Historical Commission at the top -- with the Second Amendment quoted:

2nd Amendment to the Constitution of The United States of America

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.

A quote follows:

A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.

George Washington Interestingly, the Cowboy is not armed, and a twist of irony is that his very name comes from the inability of some to use their firearms responsibly. One can visit the Cowboy at any time, but there are plenty of signs advising of the use of cameras to monitor the goings-on here. They're probably more concerned about the cars behind the Cowboy, but they probably wouldn't take too kindly to anybody's messing with anything here.

History: The Phillips 66 Cowboy

In the mid 1960s Phillips 66 petroleum initiated an ad campaign around the slogan “Go with Phillips

66… the gasoline that won the west”.

The ads featured images of cowboys along with some snappy copy that talked about Phillips’ “down home hospitality and service”, as well as their gasoline’s performance, which they claimed “gave you more gallop per gallon”. Motoring at this time was still a major recreational activity for most Americans and Phillips effectively used cowboy imagery to symbolize the “freedom of driving on the open road”. Much like the American cowboy who had rode west and tamed the wilderness, Phillips aligned itself with the cowboy mystique, aiding adventurous 1960s travelers as they made their way westward.

As we all know a number of muffler men were put to use in conjunction with this campaign. I’m not sure if International Fiberglass created a special version of the muffler man for Phillips or not, but we do know that a standard Phillips 66 cowboy had a hat and rolled up shirt sleeves… sporting Phillips 66 logos on their breast pockets as well as on the front of the cowboy hat. In some shots one can see cowboys wearing a holster and six shooter, there has been some speculation that some also carried rifles, but I have yet to see an example of this. Through my research I’ve come across a number of vintage images of various Phillips 66 cowboys, all of which are long gone. Luckily for us a few of these muffler men ended up on promotional postcards created by the proprietors of these stations. One of the nicer ones I’ve seen was used to promote Vaughn’s Phillips 66 Station located on Highway 20 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. I have no idea whatever happened to this muffler man, but it’s a great example of roadside vernacular especially with that huge mutant head located on the roof. Another Iowa cowboy can be seen on this postcard from the Landmark Truck Stop and Restaurant, located in Williamsburg. This restaurant is still in operation today

but unfortunately the cowboy is long gone. Locals referred to him simply as “Phil” – he must have had some impact because as you can see he even made his way onto their matchbooks! There is also a well documented Phillips 66 cowboy

which was located in a station next to the Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas in the mid 60s. Gabriel Aldaz devoted a whole chapter in his book “Right Palm Up, Left Palm Down” on his attempt to find this particular cowboy , unfortunately he was unsuccessful in obtaining any relevant information about his current whereabouts.

Another great source for vintage Phillips 66 cowboy imagery can be seen in newspaper articles from the period. I’m guessing if the town was small enough having a 20′ tall fiberglass statue erected on main street was something worth reporting. One can see this in this blurry newspaper article from Conroe, TX. I also uncovered this press photo from St Petersburg, Florida. This is a particularly good shot in that one can see this cowboy’s holster and gun clearly as well as the rolling base. The little kid holding his arms up is also pretty funny. He’s identified on the back of the photo as “Little Donnie Brown” age 3… his father ran the Phillips 66 station located coincidentally on 66 Street North. (I noticed that this photo refers to these cowboys as part of a “touring promotional attraction” so perhaps some of these moved around from site to site? ) Article by Roger Bywater

Editors Note: It seems most cowboy versions left today were at one time Phillips 66 Cowboys. Many have lost their hats and are mistaken for the service man version when in fact they were once Phillips 66 cowboys. The cowboy hat was made from a simple mold they made at International Fiberglass and because it’s so thin and fiberglass becomes brittle over time they often crack and fall apart and are long outlived by the cowboy. Very few left today still have their six shooters on their belt. These were often the first items to “walk off” and I only know of 3 that still have their six shooters. As Roger mentioned, it has been reported that they also carried rifles although I have yet to see a vintage picture of this. A few hold rifles today and when talking to Marvin Hawk who used to own a cowboy m man in Roseville, IL he stated that when he got his muffler man from a western store in Monmouth he was wearing a cowboy hat and holding a rifle. Some cowboys still are standing on the platform patented by Steve Dashew like the cowboy at the top of this article in Wendell, ID. This would support the idea that these cowboys did move around from gas station to gas station as part of a ongoing promotion by Phillips 66. I have heard it said that the area reps were less then excited about these muffler men as moving them about from site to site was not a “fun activity”. Today very few if any still wear their original stickers but if you look closely at the cowboy in Wendell you can still make out the outline of a Phillips 66 sticker and a time gone by.