Retirement Tour 2013: Lafayette, LA and the Very Long Trip through Texas

We stayed at the La Quinta in Lafayette, LA for the night and hung out by the pool with Boo until dinner time.  It was such a nice feeling to just chill for a few hours and get a little exercise.  We were thrilled to find The Blue Dog Cafe right down the street.  The Blue Dog was inspired by the art of local artist, George Rodrique, who is known for painting local cajun culture. The famous Blue Dog evolved from a Cajun legend and his likeness adorns the walls of this fun little restaurant.

The Blues Brothers with Blue Dog

Blue Dog

On the patio-Boo pretending to be Blue Dog

Palo Duro Canyon-can you believe it is second largest to the Grand
Canyon!  We stopped here outside of Amarillo for a little nature fix!

Boo and I at Cadillac Ranch-the only other place of interest
to us in Amarillo!  This just made us laugh!  It is right off
the highway and has endured since the early 70s.  Several
artists actually came up with the idea of burying Cadillacs,
especially those with fins, nose first as a public art project.
Fresh graffiti has been added constantly since then, creating
an ever-evolving art piece.

The ground is littered with used spray paint cans,  I snatched
one to add to the "beauty" of this infamous art project.

Linda, doing her part for posterity

We (and particularly, Jim) have had many great memories in Texas, but this trip wasn't one of them.  We were like horses heading to the barn, but decided to make just two more stops for a little taste of
some of our favorite country, Santa Fe and Taos, NM.