Texas Trip - 16 days, 4600 km drive

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Drove 4660 km (2896 mi) in 13 days in a Subaru Outback as a road trip across New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana. We visited 3 national parks and camped for 4 days straight, with 0 °C weather on the last day. Highlights:

Los Alamos — where Oppenheimer’s team developed the bomb
Santa Fe — Adobe (mud) houses
White Sands NP — a sea of whitest sand dunes in the middle of nowhere
Carlsbad Caverns NP — once an underground sea, dripping water has created massive structures
Ford Davis — several cities with laws to limit light pollution for stargazing. We observed the Andromeda galaxy, Saturn, Jupiter & moons through telescopes.
Big Bend NP — massive swaths of remoteness; a tiny, unprotected creek that serves as the US-Mexico border
San Antonio, Austin, Dallas — beautiful river walk; wild trail within the city; unbelievable BBQ; gas station with 250 pumps.
Fortworth — cowboys; cattle herding; gun sale
Houston — we have a problem (NASA); with a full Saturn V rocket; moon rock we could touch
Lafayette — swamp tour, alligators
New Orleans — city with the best vibes in the US; amazing street music at every corner; cute, colorful houses.