We said goodbye to Oklahoma and drove into the Texas Panhandle. We were on our way to New Mexico, but needed an overnight stop in between. We found a Harvest Host in Clarendon, Texas. It is a farm with a historic ghost town on the property.
Jericho began as a railroad stop to load cattle. At its highest, the town grew to a population of 100. It had a post office, and when Route 66 was constructed, it got a hotel. There are two remaining structures left of this small town, the hotel, and another building. We are not sure what the other building was. There is also this old water tower. Aaron, Murphy, and I enjoyed walking around the ruins of a time gone by.
The Abandoned Hotel
It was fun to play with my camera and catch the different light, shadows, and textures of the place.
The Other Standing Building
Out in the fields there are foundations from other building buried in the ground. There is also an old rusted out car that we could not identify. There was another couple staying the night as well. The gentleman had a metal detector and was looking for old Civil War items. He had been told that some had been found in the fields. I am not sure if he found anything or not.
Overall, it was a great stay. We did not have any encounters with ghosts in the ghost town, but we did have a lot of windmills, and a beautiful sunset.
After a really good night’s sleep, we continued our wander west. Our next stop will be a week at Santa Rosa State Park in New Mexico.
Wandering Cindi 