Highlights of The Big Bend Tour:
We'll
head south then west toward the border of Mexico.
Lots of open road cruising, with almost no traffic,
past border towns and ranchlands. We'll plan a stop
at Judge Roy Bean's Museum, then ride on to Marathon.
A breathtaking ride along the Santiago and Chalk
Mountains will take us into Big Bend State Park,
with
incredible Rio Grande vistas
and spectacular curving roads.
From Fort Davis we turn east into the flatlands
and oil fields of west Texas, passing through San Angelo,
home of Fort Concho
Museum. Then we ride
through the Hill Country
on our way back
to San Antonio and the end of
our great
one-week Big Bend tour of west Texas.
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Saturday –
Arrival in San Antonio
The riders will
get together in the evening with our Ride America tour guide to discuss the exciting week ahead.
Day 1 – Sunday - San Antonio to
Eagle Pass - 236 miles
This
morning we ride south into open country, enjoying the beauty of open
roads as we pass through Cotulla, Crystal City and Carrizo Springs on our
way to Eagle Pass, right across the border from Piedras Negras,
Mexico.
Day
2 – Monday
– Eagle Pass to Marathon - 230 miles
We
cruise beside the Rio Grande this morning, along the Mexico border, to Del
Rio. We'll cross the Amistad Reservoir, stop for a visit at the Judge Roy Bean
Museum in Langtry, then continue west through Pecos County to Maratho..
Day
3 –
Tuesday – Marathon to Lajitas - 201 miles
A
spectacular ride today, toward the Santiago Mountains and into the incredible Big Bend
National Park. We'll follow the trails to Rio Grande Village,
Chisos Basin and Castolon at Santa Elena Canyon. This afternoon
we exit the park at Study Butte and pass through Terlingua on our way
to Lajitas.
Day
4 –
Wednesday – Lajitas to Fort Davis - 206 miles
We'll
cruise
west through Big Bend Ranch State Park this morning, between the Rio
Grande and the Bofecillos Mountains, headed for Presidio at the Mexico
border. We'll
turn north to Marfa, then ride a spectacular loop through the southern
Davis Mountains, past McDonald Observatory, before arriving in Fort Davis.
Day
5 –
Thursday – Fort Davis to San Angelo - 256 miles
A
good solid West Texas ride today, through the flatlands and oilfields
of West Texas. We'll pass by Fort Stockton, McCamey and Big Lake
on our way to San Angelo, home of the Fort Concho Museum.
Day
6 – Friday
– San Angelo to Kerrville - 193 miles
We'll
follow increasingly beautiful back roads today as we head east into the
Hill Country, via Brady and Llano. You'll have a chance to enjoy the
German heritage
in Fredericksburg, home of the Admiral
Nimitz Museum, before arriving in Kerrville.
Day
7 –
Saturday – Kerrville to San Antonio - 91 miles
This
fantastic open road West Texas tour is almost over, so this morning we
ride curving, hilly country roads back to San Antonio. If you are
flying out, plan your flight departure for after 2:00pm.
Ride
America may from time to time make changes to this
tour itinerary, as circumstances require.
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