WA - San Antonio TX 10d

Route: Seattle→Portland→The Dalles→Pendleton Driving: 450km, 5.5hrs. Cross Columbia River Gorge.

10days
40stops
Day 1: Day 1 · Seattle to Pendleton
4 stops
Seattle Start
08:00
Multnomah Falls
12:30
The Dalles
15:00
Pendleton
18:00
Day 2: Day 2 · Pendleton to Boise
4 stops
Pendleton
08:00
Baker City
11:00
Ontario
14:00
Boise
17:30
Day 3: Day 3 · Boise to Salt Lake
4 stops
Boise
07:30
Craters of the Moon
10:30
Twin Falls
14:00
Salt Lake City
18:30
Day 4: Day 4 · Salt Lake to Moab
4 stops
Salt Lake City
08:00
Price
11:30
Green River
14:00
Moab
17:30
Day 5: Day 5 · Moab to Monument Valley
4 stops
Moab
06:00
Arches
09:00
Mexican Hat
13:30
Monument Valley
17:00
Day 6: Day 6 · Monument Valley to Santa Fe
4 stops
Monument Valley
07:00
Shiprock
10:30
Chaco Canyon
13:30
Santa Fe
18:30
Day 7: Day 7 · Santa Fe to Carlsbad
4 stops
Santa Fe
08:00
White Sands
12:00
Cloudcroft
15:00
Carlsbad
18:30
Day 8: Day 8 · Carlsbad to Big Bend
4 stops
Carlsbad
07:00
Guadalupe Peak
11:30
Marathon
15:00
Big Bend
18:30
Day 9: Day 9 · Big Bend to Hill Country
4 stops
Big Bend
06:30
Santa Elena
11:00
Alpine
15:00
Fredericksburg
19:00
Day 10: Day 10 · Hill Country to San Antonio
4 stops
Fredericksburg
08:30
Luckenbach
11:00
Johnson City
13:30
San Antonio
17:00

WA - San Antonio TX 10d

Route: Seattle→Portland→The Dalles→Pendleton Driving: 450km, 5.5hrs. Cross Columbia River Gorge.

  1. Day 1 · Seattle to Pendleton

    Highlight: Columbia Gorge views. Note: Fill gas in The Dalles.

    • Seattle Start

      Fish throwers & coffee, iconic start

    • Multnomah Falls

      620ft waterfall, quick hike to bridge

    • The Dalles

      Ice Age floods geology & raptor center

    • Pendleton

      Saddle shop & ribeye since 1883

  2. Day 2 · Pendleton to Boise

    Highlight: Wild horses at sunset. Note: Early start for heat.

    • Pendleton

      Underground tours or round-up museum

    • Baker City

      Wagon ruts & pioneer dioramas

    • Ontario

      Basque heritage & Japanese internment history

    • Boise

      Pintxos at Bar Gernika, Basque downtown

  3. Day 3 · Boise to Salt Lake

    Highlight: Craters of the Moon lava. Note: No services for 40mi.

    • Boise

      Morning coffee at Big City Coffee

    • Craters of the Moon

      Lava tubes & cinder cones, 0.5mi loop

    • Twin Falls

      486ft canyon, base jumpers if lucky

    • Salt Lake City

      Sunset on granite temple & gardens

  4. Day 4 · Salt Lake to Moab

    Highlight: Dead Horse Point sunrise. Note: Book Arches timed entry.

    • Salt Lake City

      Great Salt Lake overlook at Antelope Island

    • Price

      Utahraptor skeleton & Fremont petroglyphs

    • Green River

      Green chili burger, river town classic

    • Moab

      Colorado River gooseneck 2000ft down

  5. Day 5 · Moab to Monument Valley

    Highlight: The Mittens at golden hour. Note: 17mi dirt loop, high clearance.

    • Moab

      Sunrise at Mesa Arch, 0.5mi hike

    • Arches

      Iconic sandstone arch, 1.5mi if hiking

    • Mexican Hat

      Sombrero rock & San Juan River

    • Monument Valley

      Navajo taco & Mittens sunset

  6. Day 6 · Monument Valley to Santa Fe

    Highlight: Shiprock volcanic neck. Note: No gas for 90mi.

    • Monument Valley

      Sunrise on Merrick Butte, 17mi drive

    • Shiprock

      Sacred volcanic plug, photo from highway

    • Chaco Canyon

      Ancestral Puebloan ruins, 800 rooms

    • Santa Fe

      Frito pie & Native artisans under arcade

  7. Day 7 · Santa Fe to Carlsbad

    Highlight: White Sands gypsum dunes. Note: Sunglasses essential.

    • Santa Fe

      Morning at Meow Wolf immersive art

    • White Sands

      Sledding on gypsum, 1mi loop

    • Cloudcroft

      Ponderosa pine & 1899 mountain resort

    • Carlsbad

      Green chili cheeseburger pre-bat flight

  8. Day 8 · Carlsbad to Big Bend

    Highlight: Bat exodus at dusk. Note: 2hr time zone change.

    • Carlsbad

      Natural Entrance trail, 1.25mi down

    • Guadalupe Peak

      El Capitan view, highest TX peak trailhead

    • Marathon

      Mission revival oasis, cold Shiner Bock

    • Big Bend

      Window View sunset, desert mountains

  9. Day 9 · Big Bend to Hill Country

    Highlight: Santa Elena Canyon river. Note: 26mi dirt Ross Maxwell.

    • Big Bend

      Lost Mine trail sunrise, 4.8mi

    • Santa Elena

      Wade into 1500ft canyon walls

    • Alpine

      Mango chamoy raspas, college town

    • Fredericksburg

      Schnitzel & German beer, Main St

  10. Day 10 · Hill Country to San Antonio

    Highlight: Alamo at twilight. Note: River Walk dinner reservation.

    • Fredericksburg

      National Museum Pacific War, Nimitz

    • Luckenbach

      Post office & picker circle, live music

    • Johnson City

      Texas White House & ranch tour

    • San Antonio

      Mission trail & puffy tacos at Mi Tierra