We apparently have a tradition of going to Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, every time we move, because this is now the third time the kids and I have stopped by. Our first visit was in the spring of 2013, when friends in Albuquerque told us about it and said we were going to drive past it anyway and should stop.
A public art installation since 1974, it's a strange place, a field off the side of the interstate where several old cars are stuck in the ground. And where tourists come to spray paint them, which is actually encouraged.
Because of the wet spring, the only car we could get close to this time was the first (farthest right) one, although we know we have pictures from our first visit with the kids inside the second car. According to the guy selling key chains and jewelry made out of paint chips from the graffiti, it's usually dry, so I guess we've just been unlucky our last two stops. The muck is at least ankle deep!
We considered bringing water colors in order to be more environmentally friendly, but in the end we scavenged the grounds for spray cans that still had some paint in them and waited our turn. Maybe this is as rebellious as we get?
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