Because of its size, unusual landscapes, distinctive settlements and extensive road network, Texas is the best place in the US to undertake a road trip confined to a single state (Alaska may be much larger than Texas, but it has far fewer roads along which to travel). The photos below provide a snapshot of a three week road trip that began and ended in Houston by taking in Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Texarkarna, Paris, Fort Worth, Archer City, Abilene, Amarillo, Dalhart, Vega, Lubbock, Kermit, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, El Paso, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Marathon, Sanderson, Del Rio, San Antonio, Kerrville and Austin. Photos feature some of the places just listed as well as others. Look at “In Search of Unusual Destinations” where posts examine places in the Lone Star State in far more detail.
San Augustine
Texarkana
Clarksville
Sherman
Stockyards, Fort Worth
Jacksboro
Abilene
Abilene
On the way to Spur
Spur
Spur
Amarillo
Palo Duro Canyon
Palo Duro Canyon
Amarillo
Amarillo
Cadillac Ranch
Cadillac Ranch
On Highway 385
Vega
Vega
National Ranching Heritage Centre, Lubbock
Lubbock
Lubbock
Lubbock
Guadalupe Mountains
Leaving the Guadalupe Mountains
On Highway 62/180 to El Paso
To Big Bend National Park
Near Santa Elena Canyon Overlook, Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park
Marathon
Sanderson
Sanderson
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
Kerrville
Houston
Houston
Waterwall, Houston
Houston
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