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The Backward Life

“The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.” —Philip Roth

Okay, so our return trip was not nearly as exciting as the trip there- we were tired, and some of us were bossy- but we still saw a few interesting sights.

Before we even left Oklahoma we spied this sign on the side of a restaurant:

I was under the impression they were fond of frog legs, but whatever, chicken works too.

At our first gas stop they had one of those hand grip games, like at the carnivals, and I thought I would give it a go.  (Side note- a personal joke in my family revolves around me being called burly at one time)  Here is the result of my hand grip test.  I got a 98- which according to the chart said I was Burly.  



My mom tried it too and with a little help she got over 100!!!!



We only traveled through the panhandle of Texas, not much to see unless you count the largest cross in the Western Hemisphere, but they do have a really nice rest stop- well their only rest stop it seemed.  We were pleased to know the bathrooms doubled as tornado shelters.



Day Two

The Largest Cross in the Western Hemisphere

That's right ladies and gentlemen...Texas has it and is proud of it.  This giant cross covered in corrugated siding even has a small door on the side.  I am not sure what is stored in the ginormous Christian symbol, but I have a few ideas.

Located somewhere in the panhandle of Texas, the location is also the home to Cross Ministries.
The cross is surrounded by life size bronze statues depicting the death and resurrection of Christ.  I must say here that the statues are a little disconcerting and kind of creepy.
There is even a gift shop where you can buy just about anything.  There were even large squeeze bottles with Holy Water embossed in gold on the front.  With the Jesus Fountain right outside the door to the gift shop I was tempted to ask if the water was holy.

 Seriously, I am not making this up.  I will even give you the link so you can look for yourself.  

http://www.crossministries.net/

If you thought days one and two were interesting wait until you see the return trip.