Cadillac Ranch!

On Monday, June 6 we rode from Taos, New Mexico  to Cadillac Ranch about 350 miles winding through amazing countryside finding ourselves in the outskirts of Amarillo, Texas. Jumping off the back roads onto HWY 40 - we jetted a couple of miles east and off a frontage rode ...there it was!  I was excited to see this remarkable work of crazy art!  Yes, art... 10 Cadillacs, ranging from 1949-1963, all with the iconic tail fins, buried nose first into a huge farmers field. Originally installed in 1974 by the collective Ant Farm.  You can find more information about the installation, founders and why they moved the art by Googling "Cadillac Ranch" or look on Wikipedia.

We rode quite a distance out of our way to make this visit and I thought it was worth it!  It was exciting to see all those caddy's and they're all full of graffiti!  Bummed that we forgot to bring our own spray paint. 

At first glance, Stephanie was a little disappointed, thinking ""this is it?"  but after walking the 100 yards to the Cadillacs, getting up close and watching the people interact with the cars, turned the site into "art".  

Each car was graffiti spray painted, with their own unique style and personality.  Years of paint upon paint was layered, peeling and bubbled adding to the aged look and style of the Cadillacs.  Designs are difficult to describe - each car has it's own life and story upon story.  With all that paint, the cars were colorful especially against the brown dirt of the field. We agreed that it would look even better if the caddies were surrounded by a full vivid green cornfield. 

Would I go again?  Well, maybe not 150 miles out of my way...but if I was driving by...yes, I would stop for more pictures.  Should you go?  YES!  Cadillac Ranch is owned by a private trust and the oringal creator has passed away - there's no guarantee that it will be there in the future.  See it while you can and bring your own spray paint!