I finally made it into Texas. Texas is about 182 miles of Route 66. I did more drive by and enjoy rather than stopping. Becareful driving the Route in Texas though. Route 66 is the on and off ramps for I 40. While you are driving down the Route cars and trucks will be coming on and off and you will need to yield for them. 
The first major stop I made was at the Tower of Conoco Station built in 1936 and U Drop INN. It has been restored and looks incredible. It is located in Shamrock, texas. In the 1960s it became the Shamrock Greyhound Bus Stop. I passed it during the day, but the neon lights look great if you get to see it at night. 
Today this marker is left as a memory and tells a brief history.
Here are a couple more Texas markers of Route 66.
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| 1928 Cottage Style Phillips 66 |
Some of the stops you come up to Route 66 alignment. Some of the alignment routes take you off road so don't worry you probably aren't loss, even though I did get lost a couple times.
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| Texeco 66 Super service station |
One of those times I wasn't so sure of. I was following Route 66 and comes to a dirt road so I continued on. I know some of the aligments from the earlier Route 66 aren't paved. So I continued on and came up on some cows fenced in and began to wonder where I was. They all walked over to the fence and were mooing at me. So I continued a little further and saw a watering hole. I decided I probably should head back and that I might be on private property. Now my phone app for Route 66 showed a marker still ahead, but I still decided to turn around. As I turned around some cows about the size of my Jeep where in the same field I was in and coming towards me. So stepping on the gas and headed back to the road. Ofcourse the entire time I am on the phone with my dad and he can't stop laughing. I will write some more later. I am headed over to hang out with dad some. I hope everyone will continue to read and enjoy the pictures. Have a great day.
