Billy the Kid Country

Deciding to stick to state roads, we push northeast on Rt. 70, through the mountains and lush valleys, leaving the jagged Guadalupe Mountains behind. We stop in Ruidoso at the Billy the Kid National Scenic Byway Interpretive Center and view their displays, but decide to forego the half-hour trip back up to Lincoln for the actual walking tour.  The sky and horizon open up as we cross into Texas, where we pick up Rt. 60 into Amarillo. We take I-40 into Elk City, OK, where we stop at the KOA after an 11-hour driving day.  We take a short walk from the campground to a lake.  We watch the movie “Nebraska” – very good – and turn in early.