> We like nature, museums, scenery and historic or architectural sites.
I'd then emphasize time in the "Hill Country," Austin, and San
Antonio; and a more southerly route. South Padre Island, 'way down
in the tip of Texas, is worth the modest extra distance for wildlife
(including the snowbird, of course!).
> We are coming from the Northeast (Ontario) so for this trip, I think that
> Western Texas will have to wait for another time.
Probably a good call for 10 days (especially if you mean net 5 days at
the destinations, rather than 10 days plus travel to and from). It's
a big place with much to see and long roads in between. Concentrate
on the abovementioned areas and savor the anticipation of the Big Bend
country and (in the same trip or a third one) the Guadalupe
Mountains, with an excursion to Carlsbad Caverns and maybe Living
Desert State Park (etc.) in New Mexico for later.
--Joe |