This specific quest completed, we’re sharing some thoughts from our Texas trip, all 3,331 miles of it. I asked the ladies to state their thoughts in their own words so…
Tag: road trip
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 – Texas 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 Texas 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’ in Texas – (276 miles)
After a much-needed night’s slumber at Lajitas Golf Resort, we packed up the car and headed down the Texas River Road to Presidio. To give you an idea of the…
Day 5 – Eagle Pass to Lajitas – Texas Views for Days (394 miles)
Leaving Eagle Pass, Texas, we took a drove by Amistad National Recreation Area. Didn’t get a great photo this go around so I grabbed one from my library of photos…
Day 4 – South Padre Island to Eagle Pass – All about Raspas in Texas (347 miles)
Even though we are pressed time at every town due to the length of our 3,100+ miles journey, we knew it was important to take a pause. We started Tuesday…
Day 3 – Lake Jackson to South Padre Island – Count Your Texas Blessings (371 miles)
After a stop in Lake Jackson, Texas, for the night, we stopped for breakfast in Brazoria at The Kolache Shop. The helpful staff shared with us that their store, opened…
Day 2 – Carthage to Lake Jackson – Texas Footprints in the Sand (381 miles)
Before heading out of Carthage, Texas, on Sunday morning, we stopped in at the Footprints in the Sand monument. It was break taking and a favorite of all of us….
Day 1 – Gainesville to Carthage – Bonjour from Texas, Y’all (340 miles)
And so the Texas quest begins… It was a whirlwind of a day starting with the packing of the rental car, a Chevy Equinox. Three women, nine days, snacks, drinks,…