Looking for possible secondary hwy rout east to west Texas

agesilaus wrote:

Busskipper wrote:

agesilaus wrote:
I want to end up near Amarillo starting from the eastern border. We generally pick up US 287 in DFW but looking at the map maybe getting on it sooner at Beaumont, but don't want to drive thru DFW if possible. Any thoughts from you Texicans will be welcome. Just looking for something different this time.

Maybe cut across NE in Palestine to Taylor and catch that bypass around DFW that's been suggested here.

Padredw is the Texas Authority - But when we go through Texas this has always worked for Us - Map across Texas

Avoids the Big cities and is easy - hard to give generalized help when the cities are iffy in the Question :)? After many tries in the Great Big State of Texas this is our prefered route.

Easy North on the non Interstates to Denver - Golden Clear Creek - easy to get into Mid Colorado - Great Sand Dunes - Easy to just use I-40 on to Canyon de Chelly :)

Just My Humble Opinion,

That's an interesting route, not only does it avoid Interstates in TX but in LA too. And it takes us thru country that we have never traveled. We may give that a try, I saved your map. Thanks.

We're probably headed to the North Rim as our first major stop.

Sounds like a great trip - a few more places to drive through - Going to North Rim - Drive throughs :) We've spent the Night in the Wal*Mart in Paris - Stopped to Photo Window rock in the City of Window Rock :) - Always enjoy Canyon de Chelly - never Miss - Monument Valley, Goosenecks and Mexican Hat - on the way to Page then catching Horseshoe of the Colorado, possibly Antelope Canyon - then Lee's Ferry before Boondocking at North Rim - Always catching the Breakfast Buffet to watch the Sunrise in the Grand Canyon. We have always had fond memories in this area.

Best of Luck,

Busskipper wrote:

agesilaus wrote:
I want to end up near Amarillo starting from the eastern border. We generally pick up US 287 in DFW but looking at the map maybe getting on it sooner at Beaumont, but don't want to drive thru DFW if possible. Any thoughts from you Texicans will be welcome. Just looking for something different this time.

Maybe cut across NE in Palestine to Taylor and catch that bypass around DFW that's been suggested here.

Padredw is the Texas Authority - But when we go through Texas this has always worked for Us - Map across Texas

Avoids the Big cities and is easy - hard to give generalized help when the cities are iffy in the Question :)? After many tries in the Great Big State of Texas this is our prefered route.

Easy North on the non Interstates to Denver - Golden Clear Creek - easy to get into Mid Colorado - Great Sand Dunes - Easy to just use I-40 on to Canyon de Chelly :)

Just My Humble Opinion,

That's an interesting route, not only does it avoid Interstates in TX but in LA too. And it takes us thru country that we have never traveled. We may give that a try, I saved your map. Thanks.

We're probably headed to the North Rim as our first major stop.

2112 wrote:

agesilaus wrote:
Any thoughts from you Texicans will be welcome.

What the heck is a Texican?

So you never watched the movie: The Alamo?....heh

agesilaus wrote:
I want to end up near Amarillo starting from the eastern border. We generally pick up US 287 in DFW but looking at the map maybe getting on it sooner at Beaumont, but don't want to drive thru DFW if possible. Any thoughts from you Texicans will be welcome. Just looking for something different this time.

Maybe cut across NE in Palestine to Taylor and catch that bypass around DFW that's been suggested here.

Padredw is the Texas Authority - But when we go through Texas this has always worked for Us - Map across Texas

Avoids the Big cities and is easy - hard to give generalized help when the cities are iffy in the Question :)? After many tries in the Great Big State of Texas this is our prefered route.

Easy North on the non Interstates to Denver - Golden Clear Creek - easy to get into Mid Colorado - Great Sand Dunes - Easy to just use I-40 on to Canyon de Chelly :)

Just My Humble Opinion,

agesilaus wrote:
Any thoughts from you Texicans will be welcome.

What the heck is a Texican?

BB_TX wrote:
If you meant Tyler (instead of Taylor) you can take 287 to woodville, then US 69 all the way to US 82 just north of Bells. Then west on 82 to 287 at Henrietta. That bypasses the DFW area. Don’t know about lower part of 69. But 69 north from I-20 to 82 is good highway as is 82 over to 287.

OK that's the bypass I was thinking of, I tried to figure it out on the map but was wrong...heh. Thanks. I know it's been posted here a number of times but the search function being what it is here (worthless in most part) I was guessing. Heh either I did find it or my map skills aren't so bad since that is the route I had marked and yes Tyler was it. Tho I bet there is a Taylor TX since it has one of every other name it seems. Heh yup just east of Round Rock...

If you meant Tyler (instead of Taylor) you can take 287 to woodville, then US 69 all the way to US 82 just north of Bells. Then west on 82 to 287 at Henrietta. That bypasses the DFW area. Don’t know about lower part of 69. But 69 north from I-20 to 82 is good highway as is 82 over to 287.

Edit: Oops. I was posting at the same time as padredw. I knew I should have waited and let him give expert advice from the voice of experience all over that area. :B

Maybe cut across NE in Palestine to Taylor

I think something is wrong here. I lived in Palestine for a good many years. Taylor is down near Austin, not up toward Dallas.

Anyway I'll give you one possibility: How about US 98 from Mobile, US 49 from Hattisburg, I-20 from Jackson, US 80 to Marshall, TX 154 to Gilmer, US 271 to Paris, US 82 to US 287 at Henrietta (near Wichita Falls) and on to Amarillo.

I have made every mile of this route multiple times. US 82 runs across North Texas far enough to miss almost all congestion related to DFW. There are good bypasses around Marshall and Paris, TX.

IF you really wanted to avoid I-20 you could follow US 84 across Louisiana to pick up I-49 at Alexandria. On this route there is a good bypass around Shreveport.

There are many possible variations on this basic route and I've tried most of them.