Lubbock to Amarillo 121 Miles. 25th October 2025.
The road from Lubbock to Amarillo, like many we have travelled this holiday, was long and straight and not too busy. The scenery today was much more agricultural, firstly cotton fields, followed by fields of arable crops and hay and then lots of cattle. Before coming on the trip we had read that you could smell Amarillo before seeing it due to the amount of cattle around and that familiar fragrance was apparent as we approached from the south.
However our first port of call was to an entirely different type of ranch , the art installation known as the Cadillac Ranch. It was created in 1974 and consists of ten Cadillac automobiles half buried in the ground inclined at the same angle as the pyramids. Visitors are encouraged to spray paint the cars so that it is a continually changing art piece.
It was very quiet when we visited but a lot cooler than we had experienced so a fleece was required to walk around. A strange sight but one that had to be done.
From the Cadillac Ranch we drove to another Texan phenomenon, the services area known as Buc-ee’s.
These are large petrol stations ( this one had 108 petrol pumps and 24 EV chargers) together with some of the largest convenience stores you could imagine.
Inside staff serve barbecue brisket, sausage and turkey, bursting into song every time a fresh joint is removed from the oven.
Rows of sweets, crisps (chips), drinks of all descriptions together with stalls making and selling fudge , many different types of jerky and souvenirs fill the 74000 square feet of selling space.
A truly different shopping experience and by the way I got to meet Buc-ee himself.
