Big White Cross

Through Texas, stop in Oklahoma City, OK

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August 26th 2012
We passed through Amarillo. It's sunny and 83 degrees. We passed a huge white cross; I got a picture of it. We stopped for lunch on the east side of Amarillo at a rest stop. The rest stop was beautiful. I guess it's true that Texas does everything bigger. There were covered shelter areas with picnic tables, grills shaped like the state of Texas with a food prep area. I went in the RV an ... read more

North America » United States » Texas » Amarillo

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more