(take the frontage road west from University Ave. I don't know about famous ranches along the way, but Tech has the National Ranching Heritage Center off Fourth Street just west of Flint Ave. is Jones Stadium, where the football team plays. entrance has fountains, sculptures, etc., and then to the north of that off University Ave. From the NTS Building, just take Broadway west to the entrance (however, if you want to avoid taking a brick street, go south on Avenue L and take a right on 19th St., and then take a right on University Ave.). In my opinion, it's one of the nicest campuses in the nation. If you want, Texas Tech is very close to downtown Lubbock. (Note-the route I suggested goes through smaller towns, but fewer stoplights and a bigger variety of scenery.) That route should take about eight to ten hours, depending on the stops. I-27 of course then goes to Amarillo, where there are lots of expansive/horizon photo ops. Keep in mind that downtown Lubbock is primed for a makeover, and that most of the city's residents live 5 to 15 miles or so to the southwest. Loop 289, then go north on I-27 to downtown and the NTS Building (exit Broadway, turn left). Once you get to Lubbock, take a left on S. Then just after Post, you'll run into the Cap Rock Escarpment, the dividing line between the Rolling Plains and the Llano Estacado (High Plains). Along the way (if you have time), there will be a sign on 84 for a Lake Alan Henry turnoff, which is supposed to be really nice. Then go on I-20 west to US 84, to Lubbock. You'll probably notice burned areas.Ī more scenic and probably faster route in my opinion would be to take US 83 from Junction to Ballinger, and then taking a right at the end of the road (courthouse will be on right) and then an immediate left on 158 to Bronte, then go up to Sweetwater on 70 (lots of wind power produced there). Normally you would see lots of those crops, but maybe not as much this year with the drought. I've not been on 277, but 87 is largely brushland from San Angelo to Big Spring, and then fairly flat grassland with mainly sorghum and cotton farms north of there. There are prickly pear cacti most of the way. I-10 has hills with oaks and junipers, with the vegetation generally getting smaller as you go NW. There's no true desert along the route, but there is a lot of brushland, steppe, grassland, etc. I believe so, but I think you have to look closely at the building to see the damage.ĥ. I think the speed limit on 277 and 87 is 70 most of the time, slowing down through towns.Ĥ. I-10 starting just west of Kerrville will be 80 mph.Ģ. Are there any big or famous ranches along the way?ġ. (*: I know it might be nothing special to a lot of you, but living my whole life in the eastern United States and being used to lots of hills and trees, it'd be a remarkable change of scenery for me.)Ħ. Is there any superlative scenery anywhere along the route, like deserts, cacti, steppes, expansive flat plains to the horizon, escarpments, etc.?* Is the frame of the NTS Building in Lubbock still distorted?ĥ. How much "tolerance," if any, do police give motorists in Texas?Ĥ. 277 between Sonora and San Angelo, and U.S. Would I be driving on any part of I-10 with a speed limit of 80?Ģ. According to my calculations, that'd be just over 500 miles. My projected path would be I-10 west to Sonora, U.S. I might be putting together a road trip in June that involves a leg between San Antonio and Amarillo.
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