Texas and New Mexico

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