Setting the GPS to "Avoid Freeways," I drove from the Easternmost point of Texas (Louisiana border) to the Northernmost point of Texas (Oklahoma border) to the Westernmost point of Texas (New Mexico border) to the Southernmost point of Texas (Mexico border). Stopping every 50th mile (more or less) to take a photo of whatever was around me, the goal of the trip was to make a photo-documentary of the journey demonstrating the vastness and geographic variety of my birth state.
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DAY 1 • Dec 9, 2023 • MILE 0000 • 10.4 miles East of Burkeville • Historic Texas State monument on State Road 63
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BONUS IMAGE • The Easternmost Point in Texas is about a mile Southeast of the Burrs Ferry Bridge via the Sabine River
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BONUS IMAGE • Newer "Welcome to Texas" sign
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MILE 50 • Pineland, TX • US Hwy 96 North
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MILE 100 • Tenaha, TX • US Hwy 96 North
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MILE 150 • Marshall, TX • US Hwy 59 North
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MILE 200 • Mount Pleasant, TX • TX Hwy 49 North
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MILE 250 • Pattonville, TX • US Hwy 271 North • Darrel of Vaughn Boot and Saddle Shop
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BONUS IMAGE • Paris, TX • Off of SW Loop 286 • Larry and Ignacio at the Paris Texas Eiffel Tower
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MILE 300 • Bonham, TX • US Hwy 82 East
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MILE 350 • Muenster, TX • US Hwy 82 East
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MILE 400 • Henrietta, TX • US Hwy 287 North • Katherine and Claire
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MILE 450 • Harrold, TX • US Hwy 287 North
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DAY 2 • Dec 10, 2023 • MILE 500 • Quanah • US Hwy 287 North
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BONUS IMAGE • Prairie Dog Fork of the legendary Red River • North of Abington via US Hwy 62
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MILE 550 • Wellington
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Mile 600 • Wheeler
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MILE 650 • Canadian
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BONUS IMAGE • Northernmost Point in Texas • 7 miles North of Perryton via US Hwy 83
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MILE 700 • Perryton
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MILE 750 • Gruver
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MILE 800 • Dalhart
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MILE 850 • Wildarado
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BONUS IMAGE • Amarillo, TX • Christmas lights
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BONUS IMAGE • Canyon, TX • Photo of a photo printed on the window shade at the Buffalo Inn
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DAY 03 • Dec 11, 2023 • MILE 900 • Hereford
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MILE 950 • Muleshoe
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MILE 1000 • Morton
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MILE 1050 • Denver City, TX • Alpedio a.k.a. “B-B”, son of “Shotgun”
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BONUS IMAGE • Between Seminole and Andrews • Center pivot irrigation system
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MILE 1100 • Andrews
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MILE 1150 • Kermit
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MILE 1200 • Pecos
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MILE 1250 • East of Orla • Hwy 652
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BONUS IMAGE • Guadalupe National Park
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MILE 1300 • Salt Flat
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MILE 1350 • Desert Haven
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BONUS IMAGE • Westernmost Point in Texas • Located on private property at the Southeast end of this field • East Northeast of Prado Verde, TX • Northeast of El Paso
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BONUS IMAGE • El Paso
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DAY 04 • Dec 12, 2023 • BONUS IMAGE • Welcome to Texas Sign • US Hwy 54 • Northeast of El Paso, TX
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MILE 1400 • Southeast of Tornillo • Jeffery, preparing the field for planting alfalfa
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BONUS • Rough desert road to Finlay, TX
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MILE 1450 • Sierra Blanca, TX • I-10 Rest Area
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MILE 1500 • Van Horn
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BONUS IMAGE • South of Valentine, TX • Newly weds Kipp and Abbie at “Prada Marfa”, an artist installation
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MILE 1550 • Ryan
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MILE 1600 • Marfa
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MILE 1650 • Southeast of Presidio
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MILE 1700 • Terlingua • Home of the annual Original International Championship Chili Cook-Off
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DAY 5 • Dec 13, 2023 • MILE 1750 • Big Bend National Park
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BONUS IMAGE • Big Bend National Park • Fossil Discovery Exhibit
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BONUS IMAGE • Alpine, TX • Visual symmetry
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MILE 1800 • South of Marathon
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MILE 1850 • Sanderson
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MILE 1900 • Dryden
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MILE 1950 • Del Rio • Border check point
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MILE 2000 • Bracketville
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MILE 2050 • Eagle Pass • Someone is serious about their security!
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MILE 2100 • Catarina
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MILE 2150 • Laredo
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MILE 2200 • San Ygnacio
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BONUS IMAGE • Zapata, TX • Mariscos El Jarocho
• See “Dónde Está El Baño” elsewhere on this website for a full explanation
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MILE 2250 • Salineno North • Yet another of the ubiquitous Dollar General stores
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Day 6 • Dec 14, 2023 • MILE 2300 • Penitas, TX • Robert and Donovan at the Blue Wave Car Wash
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MILE 2350 • San Benito
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BONUS IMAGE • Southernmost Point in Texas • Located South of the Sabal Palm Sanctuary
Photo is looking east to the Rio Grande, however, the actual Southernmost Point is several hundred yards further south
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BONUS IMAGE • Welcome to Texas Sign • US Hwy 83 in Brownsville, TX
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MILE 2400 • Port Isabell, TX • Ranaldo and his grandson, Alexis
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MILE 2450 • Near Santa Monica and Lyford • La Jarita Cemetery
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MILE 2500 • Sarita
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MILE 2550 • Bishop
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MILE 2600 • Ingleside
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MILE 2650 • Port Lavaca • Green Lake
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BONUS IMAGE • Palacious, TX • The Constellation Orion overlooking a motel
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DAY 7 • Dec 15, 2023 • MILE 2700 • Bay City
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MILE 2750 • Galveston Pointe West
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BONUS IMAGE • Galveston/Bolvar Ferry • Loly and her grandmother, Nancy
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MILE 2800 • Bolivar Peninsula • George and Renegade
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MILE 2850 • Port Arthur
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MILE 2900 • Buna • Hurricane evacuation route
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MILE 2950 • Burkeville • Burrs Ferry Bridge
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BONUS IMAGE • Another view looking North past the Burrs Ferry Bridge
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END OF TRIP • Welcome to Louisiana Sign
• Total milage: 3,359 miles (includes any U-turns, side trips, driving off-route to hotels, etc.)