Day 3--The Ozarks to Amarillo

Today, we drove from our cozy mountain lodge room in the Ozarks, then out of Arkansas, all across Oklahoma, and halfway through the Texas panhandle, to Amarillo.  This was a hot and windy day, but we've been riding along very comfortably.  We were remembering the trips we took as children, all crowded into the family car, driving for miles in the summer, with no air conditioning.  So, we have no complaints about the hot weather today.

For some reason, I'm a fan of water towers.  I find them very interesting and often amusing.  I take lots of pictures of them.  I think it's interesting what a town will decide to paint on them.  I also like the ones that look like they're from an old western movie, all rusty and so small.  Here's a water tower I saw today.  It's in Groom, Texas.  Isn't it great?  I found out that it's only decorative, but it is certainly eye-catching, isn't it?  

 

Here's another amusing photo.  These "hot" and "cold" towers are in St. Clair, MO, just west of St. Louis.  I was unable to take a good photo of them, so I copied this one from Wikipedia.  They just make me smile.