James says:

Another stop without internet, will post this when connected again.

Day 11: We went to White Sands National Monument this morning. It was interesting. It was like the beach in the middle of nowhere, without the surf. The sand is actually gypsum and I had expected it to be powder like. It felt and acted just like beach sand, but tended to be just a bit more fluid.

There is a road that winds through the dunes and Kelsey drove us through it. The dunes are about 20 to 30 feet tall and we had to climb a few to get a view of the surrounding terrain. Walking up the dunes was a bit strenuous and walking down caused some cool looking mini avalanches.

Kelsey and I checked out some of the plant life while Dodge watched a short film about the place.

The rest of the day was just a travel day, Kel and I split the drive and we made I to Amarillo, Texas. We stopped at the Big Texan Steakhouse and Hotel for the night. The Big Texan is famous for offering a 72 oz. steak for free, if you can eat it in under an hour. Oh and you have to eat the salad, baked potato, and diner rolls, also. None of us took the challenge, and sadly nobody attempted it while we ate. We all thought that it might be entertaining.

We don't have any stops planned for the rest of the trip, except Rock City in Tennessee. The next few days will be spent rolling miles, stopping when something catches our eye. We've traveled about 5600 miles so far, it will be a nice change to get back on the interstate. We spent all day today on US 70, the same one that runs through Raleigh, slowing down through each town along the way. There is a lot of America to be seen, but that doesn't mean that it all needs to be seen. We did pass some large stock yards today, cool to see, not so much to smell.

Rolling east on I-40 tomorrow, finish Texas, add Oklahoma, and maybe get some Arkansas in.