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Mrs. T and I are on a road trip in my Wrangler. We started out in Houston did an overnight in Lubbock then proceeded to Santa Fe NM where we spend 6 nights. There was 200 mile loop through Taos NM. The latest leg was from Santa Fe to Breckenridge Colorado.
Lubbock and the other cities in West Texas are not worth visiting other than to break up driving across the vastness of the area. There are lots of wind turbines and not much else. We stayed in a Marriot Courtyard using points. It was clean but boring and right alongside 3 other equally boring hotels. Nearby there were several chain restaurants. I had a totally forgettable undercooked burger at the Outback. That place is an insult to Australia. The drive from Lubbock starts out in the flatness of West Texas but gets more interesting once in New Mexico. Rather than being just arid now it is high desert with the beginnings of mountains. Lubbock has an elevation of 3200'. Santa Fe is at 7200'.
There will be more later, and some photos. If you are planning, completing or home from a summer road trip please chime in. We are about to head out and do some Colorado sightseeing.
Lubbock and the other cities in West Texas are not worth visiting other than to break up driving across the vastness of the area. There are lots of wind turbines and not much else. We stayed in a Marriot Courtyard using points. It was clean but boring and right alongside 3 other equally boring hotels. Nearby there were several chain restaurants. I had a totally forgettable undercooked burger at the Outback. That place is an insult to Australia. The drive from Lubbock starts out in the flatness of West Texas but gets more interesting once in New Mexico. Rather than being just arid now it is high desert with the beginnings of mountains. Lubbock has an elevation of 3200'. Santa Fe is at 7200'.
There will be more later, and some photos. If you are planning, completing or home from a summer road trip please chime in. We are about to head out and do some Colorado sightseeing.