
My 50 State Adventures

Texas and New Mexico
White Sands, Caves, Big Bend and a couple of fun cities
I hated planning this trip. I wanted to find a way to hit two states but don't feel I did it any justice because of the size of Texas. I tried to make a reasonable itinerary to hit as much as possible in New Mexico and Western Texas. We will fly into Albequerque and fly out of Austin. I managed to keep this vacation to 10 days, 1 day over my target of 9 days, knowing we will likely plan another trip or two to Texas in the future to see the rest of the state.
With all of that said, I fully expect this trip to be amazing. I researched as much as I could to try to make sure we hit all of the highlights of the destinations we will visit.

Day 1: Land in Albequerque, drive to El Morro National Monument
Inscription Rock Trail
Headlands Trail Loop
Day 2: Drive to White Sands National Park
Interdune Boardwalk Trail
Dune Sledding
Day 3: Visit White Sands, drive to Carlsbad
Roswell
UFO Museum
Day 4: Visit Carlsbad, drive to Fort Stockton
The Big Room Cave
Giant Roadrunner
Historic Old Pecos County Jail
Annie Riggs Memorial Museum
Day 5: Drive to Big Bend National Park
Ten Bits Ranch
Day 6: Visit Big Bend
Rio Grande Villiage
Chisos Mountains
Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
Sam Nail Ranch
Castolon Historic District
Old Maverick Road
Main Park Road
Patch Junction Road
Terlingua Ghost Town
Day 7: Drive to Caverns of Sonora
Cave tour
Day 8: Drive to San Antonio
The Riverwalk
The Alamo
Mission Trail
Historic Pearl District
Day 9: Visit Austin
Hamilton Pool
Museum of Ice Cream
Greetings from Austin Postcard Mural
Day 10: Fly home