✅ 已走完（夜宿峡谷内营地 $26——迄今最优解）· Day 6 · 9/7 周一 · 劳动节 · Elk City, OK → Shamrock → Amarillo · Big Texan → Cadillac Ranch → Palo Duro 峡谷 → Amarillo（~230 mi）。11:00 ET（10:00 CT）出发。全天中部时间，不跨时区，无会。硬线 22:00 ET（21:00 CT）进 Walmart。
🌡️ Amarillo 38°C 晴，风 S 5–15 mph，夜 22°C（NWS 9/7）。峡谷底比缘上再热 3–5°C：步道只在 18:00 后走，短的，每人带 2 升水。
🗺️ 今天这一段（浅灰＝全程 JC→湾区 · 橙＝今天）
⏱️ 时间表（ET · 括号内当地 CT）
| ~时间 | 在哪 / 打卡 | 导航 | 说明 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 (10:00) | 出发 · Walmart Elk City | 咖啡+小面包。昨晚 Lucille’s 充的 100%，够到 Amarillo 有余 | |
| 11:40 (10:40) | 🤠 德州州界 · Texola 🚗 开过即打卡 | 📍 导航 🚗 Tesla 输入： | I-40 进德州——第 9 个州。路牌"Drive Friendly – the Texas Way"。开过即打卡 |
| 12:00 (11:00) | ⚡☕ Shamrock · U-Drop Inn 超充 📍 可停 | 📍 导航 🚗 Tesla 输入：Tesla Supercharger, 107 E 12th St, Shamrock, TX | I-40 出口 163。1936 年装饰艺术风的 Conoco 加油站 + 咖啡馆，绿瓷砖尖塔——《赛车总动员》里 Ramone 车行的原型。6 桩超充就在它旁边。厕所、咖啡，补 15 分钟。25 分钟 |
| 12:45 (11:45) | ✝️ Groom · 巨型十字架 + 歪水塔 🚗 开过即打卡 | 📍 导航 🚗 Tesla 输入： | I-40 出口 112：58 米高的白色十字架（建成时全美最大）；再往西 4 英里，故意歪着的水塔（Britten USA，1980 年代为吸引眼球建的）。两个都在右手边，开过即打卡 |
| 13:40 (12:40) | 🥩 Big Texan Steak Ranch · 午饭 📍 可停 | 📍 导航 🚗 Tesla 输入：The Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E I-40, Amarillo, TX | I-40 出口 75。1960 年开在 66 号公路上的牛排馆，门口停着一排白色加长凯迪拉克——引擎盖上装着长角牛角，是店里免费接送住客的班车（从 Amarillo 的旅馆接，Walmart 不接；但车就停在门口，随便拍，问一句说不定让你坐进去）。店里正中央的台子是 72 盎司牛排挑战（2 公斤牛排 + 配菜，1 小时吃完免单，至今 9 万人挑战 1 万人成功），台上有计时器，运气好能看现场。点普通尺寸就行。今天第一顿正餐，60 分钟 |
| 14:45 (13:45) | ⚡ Amarillo 东 I-40 超充 📍 可停 | 📍 导航 🚗 Tesla 输入：Tesla Supercharger, 8507 E I-40, Amarillo, TX | Big Texan 隔壁。12 桩 250 kW，充到 90%（峡谷来回 70 mi + 今夜 Camp Mode + 明早）。20 分钟 |
| 15:30 (14:30) | 🚗 Cadillac Ranch 📍 可停 | 📍 导航 🚗 Tesla 输入：Cadillac Ranch, 13651 I-40 Frontage Rd, Amarillo, TX | I-40 出口 60，穿城往西 15 分钟。1974 年十辆凯迪拉克按年份斜插进麦田，角度与吉萨金字塔一致；带喷漆罐去（Walmart/道奇店都有卖，$5），涂鸦是被鼓励的。免费，随时开放。走进去 200 米，泥地。30 分钟 |
| 16:15 (15:15) | 🛒 Canyon 镇 · 补水补冰 📍 可停 | 📍 导航 🚗 Tesla 输入：Walmart, 2107 N 2nd Ave, Canyon, TX | I-27 南 20 分钟到 Canyon 镇（西德州农工大学所在地）。进峡谷前最后的补给：每人 2 升水 + 冰。峡谷里只有一个小店 |
| 17:00 (16:00) | 🏜️ Palo Duro 峡谷州立公园 📍 可停 | 📍 导航 🚗 Tesla 输入：Palo Duro Canyon State Park, 11450 Park Rd 5, Canyon, TX | TX-217 东 12 英里。全美第二大峡谷：190 公里长、最深 240 米，红黄紫的层理是 2.5 亿年。$8/人（ReserveAmerica 提前买 Day Pass，劳动节满员会拒收）；大门开到 22:00。到了先去游客中心的 CCC 观景台（峡谷缘上，全景，有空调），然后开 Park Road 5 下到谷底——16 公里公路，穿过 Prairie Dog Town Fork 河六次。18:00 后走短步道：Pioneer Nature Trail（1.3 km 平路，河边）或 Rock Garden 的前 1 公里。日落 20:05，缘上最后一小时全红——19:00 回到 CCC 观景台看日落。3.5 小时 |
| 20:45 (19:45) | I-27 北回 Amarillo 🚗 开过即打卡 | 天黑前出峡谷，北上是背对余晖 | |
| 21:15 (20:15) | 🚿 Planet Fitness Amarillo 📍 可停 | 📍 导航 🚗 Tesla 输入：Planet Fitness, 3801 Olsen Blvd, Amarillo, TX | 周一开到 22:00。峡谷一身汗，30 分钟。赶不上线就跳过——明早 PF 4:00 就开 |
| 22:00 (21:00) | 🛏️ Walmart Tascosa · 过夜 📍 可停 | 📍 导航 🚗 Tesla 输入：Walmart Supercenter, 5730 W Amarillo Blvd, Amarillo, TX | 西侧的店（明早直接上 I-40 西）。RV 报告：有指定 RV 区、夜间保安巡逻，到店去客服台说一声（开到 23:00，806-354-9454）。⛔ 不去 Canyon Dr 那家（治安差）。夜 22°C——今晚 Camp Mode 轻松 |
🌤️ 天气闸
| Amarillo / 峡谷 下午 | 38°C 晴，谷底 40+——观景台有空调，步道 18:00 后 |
| Amarillo 夜 | 22°C，晴——Camp Mode 约 10% |
| 明天 9/8 | Amarillo 39°C 晴；Blue Hole 泉水永远 17°C，正好 |
📌 明天（Day 7 预告 · 会议日）
她的会议回来了：09:00 ET 出发（08:00 CT）边开边开会 → GA4 停在 Cadillac Ranch？不——今天已经去过，改停 Vega 休息区 → 12:30 CT 的 2 小时会停在 Santa Rosa Blue Hole（跨进山地时区，多一小时）→ ABQ → Sandia 缆车日落。Day 7 页明早出，含临时会议停靠点。
✅ done (slept in the canyon campground, $26 — the best answer yet) · Day 6 · Mon 9/7 · Labor Day · Elk City, OK → Shamrock → Amarillo · Big Texan → Cadillac Ranch → Palo Duro Canyon → Amarillo (~230 mi). Roll 11:00 ET (10:00 CT). Central all day, no zone change, no meetings. Hard line: Walmart by 22:00 ET (21:00 CT).
🌡️ Amarillo 38 °C sunny, wind S 5–15 mph, 22 °C overnight (NWS 9/7). The canyon floor runs 3–5 °C hotter than the rim: trails only after 18:00, short ones, 2 L of water each.
🗺️ Today's leg (grey = the whole JC→Bay Area run · orange = today)
⏱️ Schedule (ET · local CT in brackets)
| ~Time | Where / checkpoint | Nav | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 (10:00) | Depart · Walmart Elk City | Coffee + roll. Last night’s 100% at Lucille’s covers Amarillo with margin | |
| 11:40 (10:40) | 🤠 Texas line · Texola 🚗 drive-by | 📍 Navigate 🚗 Tesla: type | I-40 into Texas — state #9. "Drive Friendly – the Texas Way" |
| 12:00 (11:00) | ⚡☕ Shamrock · U-Drop Inn Supercharger 📍 stoppable | 📍 Navigate 🚗 Tesla: type Tesla Supercharger, 107 E 12th St, Shamrock, TX | I-40 exit 163. The 1936 art-deco Conoco station and café, green-tile spire — the model for Ramone’s shop in Cars. Six stalls right beside it. Restrooms, coffee, a 15-min top-up. 25 min |
| 12:45 (11:45) | ✝️ Groom · the giant cross + the leaning water tower 🚗 drive-by | 📍 Navigate 🚗 Tesla: type | I-40 exit 112: a 58 m white cross (America’s largest when built); 4 mi further, a water tower built to lean on purpose (Britten USA, 1980s, to make you look). Both on the right |
| 13:40 (12:40) | 🥩 The Big Texan Steak Ranch · lunch 📍 stoppable | 📍 Navigate 🚗 Tesla: type The Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E I-40, Amarillo, TX | I-40 exit 75. A steakhouse opened on Route 66 in 1960; out front sits a row of white stretch Cadillacs with longhorn steer horns on the hoods — the free shuttle for guests (they pick up from Amarillo hotels, not Walmarts; but the cars are parked at the door, photos are free, and asking nicely sometimes gets you in a seat). The stage in the middle of the room is the 72-oz steak challenge (2 kg of beef plus sides, free if finished in an hour; ~90,000 attempts, ~10,000 wins), timer overhead — with luck you’ll see one live. Order a normal size. First real meal, 60 min |
| 14:45 (13:45) | ⚡ Amarillo East I-40 Supercharger 📍 stoppable | 📍 Navigate 🚗 Tesla: type Tesla Supercharger, 8507 E I-40, Amarillo, TX | Next door to the Big Texan. 12 stalls, 250 kW, charge to 90% (70 mi canyon round trip + tonight’s Camp Mode + the morning). 20 min |
| 15:30 (14:30) | 🚗 Cadillac Ranch 📍 stoppable | 📍 Navigate 🚗 Tesla: type Cadillac Ranch, 13651 I-40 Frontage Rd, Amarillo, TX | I-40 exit 60, 15 min across town. Ten Cadillacs nose-down in a wheat field since 1974, tilted at the angle of the Great Pyramid; bring spray paint (any Walmart, $5) — graffiti is the point. Free, always open. A 200 m walk in, muddy. 30 min |
| 16:15 (15:15) | 🛒 Canyon, TX · water and ice 📍 stoppable | 📍 Navigate 🚗 Tesla: type Walmart, 2107 N 2nd Ave, Canyon, TX | 20 min south on I-27 to the town of Canyon (home of West Texas A&M). Last resupply before the park: 2 L of water each + ice. One small store inside the canyon |
| 17:00 (16:00) | 🏜️ Palo Duro Canyon State Park 📍 stoppable | 📍 Navigate 🚗 Tesla: type Palo Duro Canyon State Park, 11450 Park Rd 5, Canyon, TX | TX-217 east 12 mi. The second-largest canyon in the US: 190 km long, up to 240 m deep, 250 million years of red, yellow and purple layers. $8/person (buy the day pass on ReserveAmerica first — Labor Day turns walk-ups away); gate open to 22:00. Start at the CCC overlook by the visitor center (rim panorama, air-conditioned), then drive Park Road 5 to the floor — 16 km, crossing the Prairie Dog Town Fork six times. After 18:00, a short trail: Pioneer Nature Trail (1.3 km, flat, by the river) or the first kilometre of Rock Garden. Sunset 20:05, the rim goes red for the last hour — be back at the CCC overlook by 19:00 for it. 3.5 h |
| 20:45 (19:45) | I-27 north to Amarillo 🚗 drive-by | Out of the canyon before dark; northbound puts the afterglow behind you | |
| 21:15 (20:15) | 🚿 Planet Fitness Amarillo 📍 stoppable | 📍 Navigate 🚗 Tesla: type Planet Fitness, 3801 Olsen Blvd, Amarillo, TX | Monday to 22:00. Canyon sweat, 30 min. Skip it if the line is at risk — PF opens at 04:00 tomorrow |
| 22:00 (21:00) | 🛏️ Walmart Tascosa · overnight 📍 stoppable | 📍 Navigate 🚗 Tesla: type Walmart Supercenter, 5730 W Amarillo Blvd, Amarillo, TX | The west-side store (straight onto I-40 W in the morning). RV reports: designated RV area, night security patrols — tell customer service on arrival (open to 23:00, 806-354-9454). ⛔ Not the Canyon Dr store (bad reports). 22 °C tonight — an easy Camp Mode night |
🌤️ Weather gate
| Amarillo / canyon, afternoon | 38 °C sunny, 40+ on the floor — the overlook is air-conditioned, trails after 18:00 |
| Amarillo, night | 22 °C, clear — Camp Mode ~10% |
| Tomorrow 9/8 | Amarillo 39 °C sunny; the Blue Hole spring is 17 °C year-round — exactly right |
📌 Tomorrow (Day 7 preview · a meeting day)
Her meetings are back: out at 09:00 ET (08:00 CT) on the drivable calls → GA4 parked at the Vega rest area (Cadillac Ranch is done today) → the 12:30 CT two-hour call parked at Santa Rosa Blue Hole (into Mountain time, an hour back) → ABQ → Sandia tram at sunset. Day 7 page lands in the morning, with the pop-up pull-off list.