Manifest Destiny: Day 2 - Shamrock and Groom, TX

Gavin drove most of Arkansas which mostly consisted of tedious road construction. He also had an unfortunate encounter with a rude female gas station janitor in the bathroom.

I drove straight from 1:30 AM to 7 AM (40 miles of Arkansas, all of Oklahoma and 20 miles of Texas). Everyone knows Arkansas and Oklahoma are the boring states, so we didn't mind passing through them as quickly as possible. I only shared the road with trucks (that constantly tried to merge into me without warning) and for about an hour I had I-40 to myself, which was nice.

When planning this trip, I looked up iconic places to catch along Route 66. Jodie and I switched at the U-drop Inn along Route 66 in Shamrock, TX.

U-Dropp in in Shamrock, TX along Route 66. Find it in Pixar's Cars.

I only got about an hour of sleep before we arrived in Groom.

More like Gloom, TX amirite

Water tower built purposely at a tilt, begging people to visit Groom (pop. 500-something)

Groom is famous for having the largest cross in the US. It is impossible to miss from I-40, being so tall and also in the flattest stretch of the trip.

Of course, Texas.

Jodie, Lewis and I had passed by the cross once before in a trip three years ago and took a few pictures from afar. This time, I had printed precise directions to the base of it. We were pretty blown away by what we found at the base of it.