Pre-Trip Trip When I first started planning the Most Mispronounced Texas Towns & Cities Road Trip about a month ago, I had around 40 communities identified. Once I shared what…
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Setting Goals as Big as Texas for 2021
I don’t know about you but for decades I have made resolutions at the beginning of a new year. I always have good intentions of following through with them. Invariably,…
Our Virtual Weekend around the Texas Lakes Trail Region
I LOVE to travel. I could go somewhere weekly, even if it’s just for a drive on a great Texas road for no particular reason. My husband and I have…
Big Impressions from Brewster County – The Largest County in Texas
If you’ve been following my blog since I first started it in June, you know that I was in the Big Bend Region with my friends Morgan and Debra when…
My Top 5 Most Interesting Small Texas Towns
Having visited a huge number of cities and towns across Texas in my lifetime, some of the smaller communities really stand out in my travels. Here are my picks for…
In Closing – Final Thoughts on This Trip
This specific quest completed, we’re sharing some thoughts from our trip, all 3,331 miles of it. I asked the ladies to state their thoughts in their own words so here…
Day 9 – Perryton to Gainesville – Miles and Miles of Texas – (392 miles)
Day 9 and the final leg of our perimeter tour around Texas found us in the northeast corner of the Texas Panhandle in Lipscomb County. Towns in the county include…
Day 8 – Odessa to Perryton – Fields & Farming (478 miles)
It was whirlwind tour through the Texas Plains Trail Region. This is definitely farm country. Having lived for five years in the panhandle when I was in part of elementary,…
Day 7 – El Paso to Odessa – From the Mountains to the Permian Basin – (352 miles)
Hueco Tanks State Park was our first stop on day seven of our trip across the state of Texas. Located just down the road from El Paso in the Chihuahuan…
Day 6 – Lajitas to El Paso – Get Busy Livin’ – (276 miles)
After a much-needed night’s slumber at Lajitas Golf Resort, we packed up the car and headed down the River Road to Presidio. To give you an idea of the size…