My neighbor took his kids to this place. Said it was really nice. It is a state park so a reservation might be needed. About 5 miles off I-10 just west of Ft. Stockton. Then there is Ft. Hancock where Red from Shawshank Redemption crossed into Mexico.
Balmorhea State Park — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
tpwd.texas.gov
Sutton County Steakhouse - is that the old Devil's River Bend cafe? Used to have an excellent chicken fried steak.Fridays are lunch buffet day at the Sutton County Steakhouse in Sonora. Beat the oil field workers though.
I’ll second Balmorhea State Park. Have swim suits ready and get a reserved day pass ahead of time.
Then there’s an hour’s detour north of Van Horn to hit Guadalupe Mountains National Park for the highest point in Texas and another hour to Carlsbad Caverns. You can stay in Whites City or Carlsbad and avoid the commercial hog farms in Las Cruces. I also don’t recommend El Paso or Las Cruces for anything unless you want to experience the Biden Border Bazaar in person.
An north of Cruces is White Sands National Park and White Sands Missile Range and the WSMR Museum.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
Atomic. Missile. Space. Birthplace of American Ages.wsmrmuseum.com
Thumbs up! It’s like Buc-Cees, gotta stop and see it!The nicest rest stop in the country, Pecos County West Rest Area on westbound I-10 about 30 miles before Ft. Stockton. Watch out for snakes though.
When you leave Temple, go west thru the Hill Country. It really is faster and way better scenery.
When are you going?
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Yup, he’s servicing the trailer now.That’s a long trip to drag a boat, make sure the tires are good including the spare, greased wheel bearings, the hitch …ect.
I second the trailer and tire maintenance. It's usually over looked and has been parked all winter. The desert heat and long high speed stretches are brutal on trailer tires. With the amount of fuel used to tow a boat, would it not be cheaper/safer to rent a boat locally?
Nah, just a little runabout.I got one question. Is it a go fast boat?
I'm going retire there someday. Love me some Cloudcroft.Then swing through Lincoln National forest and have lunch in Cloudcroft.
Sutton County Steakhouse - is that the old Devil's River Bend cafe? Used to have an excellent chicken fried steak.
Yes it is.I was plan in on taking route 190 plan as far west as possible before it connects with I10…is that the route?
Yes it is.
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If you’re into boats, ere’s some eye candy…I’m a mod on RDP, we sponsor Desert Storm at Lake Havasu every year. Many of the boats in this vid are owned by members…the cubic dollars some of these guys have is mind-blowing.I got one question. Is it a go fast boat?
If you avoid downtown El Paso you shouldn't run into any illegals. Even downtown El Paso is not any worse than Austin. Just your everyday pan handlers in Las Cruces.I also don’t recommend El Paso or Las Cruces for anything unless you want to experience the Biden Border Bazaar in person.