515.49 miles
10:16 (hrs:min)
Texas is a big place!
you know you are just begging for route 66 comments. :-)
waze app.
Should be clear by Monday. Take 87 south all the way to Brady. Just south of Brady take 71 east to Austin. When you get close to Big Spring you’ll see some mountain, to the east is a lone mountain that comes to a small peak. That’s Signal Peak and it’s just inside the north end of the ranch.
Careful, a lot of people die driving in Texas, from overwhelming boredom
287 south to Ft Worth. South of Ft Worth jog over to 281. Takes you down through the Hill Country by LBJ Ranch, etc.
515.49 miles
10:16 (hrs:min)
Texas is a big place!
Depends if you want to go interstate for fast or other US and state highways for seeing countryside and small town Texas. We RV a lot and usually go the leisure routes. Winter storms in Texas usually are not like they are in, say, Montana, Michigan, Minnesota etc.
Stop at Buc-ee’s along the way.
Or
Driving from Hippy infested Commie Pinko Town to God's Country
“Is This the Way to Amarillo?”
https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=NCUlaGUQIF8
3 minute video done by Army guys in the Sandbox.
Everyone needs to watch this video... Funny!
Take 281 north. Longhorn Cave is a fun half day stop. Marble Falls is a good place for lunch. Once you pass north of Marble Falls there is really nothing to see. so just take any of the roads north west to Amararillo. I guess if you have your heart set on seeing Lubbock and Abilene you can swing through those cities. Again there’s not much to see.
As for ice storms you’re just going to have to check the weather and road reports. They get some brutal winds blowing in that arctic air. I’m not worried about driving on ice but you get those white outs from the snow that can be dangerous.
Drive safe.
Stop at Storms Hamburgers in Hamilton, Lampasas or Burnet. Best hamburgers ever!
Despite an earlier post DON’T get on I-30. The closest it gets to Denton is Dallas, which is also the closest it gets to Austin.
Heads up - I-35 is a terrible drive. The parts that aren’t bad are under construction. And traffic in Austin is horrible.
I’d consider going down through Lubbock and then cross country. Watch out for the small town cops.
As for weather - if you have a few days flexibility, it might make a big difference in road conditions. Once you get off the high plains, bad road conditions usually clear up in a couple of days. And the western route will get you south quicker. And you will miss the metroplex traffic - although Austin traffic can be worse.
Whatever you do, avoid the route through OKC this time of year. It’s longer, and it will greatly increase your chances of bad weather.
Here’s some material on I-35.
Specifically
http://www.my35.org/north/projects/default.htm
http://www.my35.org/central/projects/default.htm
http://www.my35.org/capital/projects/default.htm
Keep the greasy side down
Have driven that route many times. The last, with 6 inches of snow on either side of the road and nothing but white and black in the headlights. Long drive but nary a hicup
Have driven that route many times. The last, with 6 inches of snow on either side of the road and nothing but white and black in the headlights. Long drive but nary a hiccup
If you go through Childress (and you will if you take the DFW route), stop at the Texas Tea House on Sabine St. it is owned by a very sweet young woman single mom (divorced iirc) she makes all the food and serves family style lunch. Don't let the'Tea House' fool you. The food is great!
Probably a three-day trip for a solo driver.