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tatest
Jun 05, 2016Explorer II
I would go south on I-25 until I got out of the snow country (might be as far as El Paso) and do my exploring in southern New Mexico and West to central Texas. The Big Bend, Davis Mountains then east into Hill Country and San Antonio.
Latest I've done this has been toward the end of October, and it was already getting pretty chilly on days that Arctic air masses (rather than Gulf air) were dominating the plains. West Texas can be pretty cold in November, or it can be warm. Once you get down into Hill Country and the coastal plain (which reaches all the way to I-35) it can also get pretty wet. I got some pretty good drenchings while in training October - December at San Antonio.
The places you are talking about revisiting become winter sports country in November, particularly towards the end of the month. Folks go to western Colorado in November for skiing.
Latest I've done this has been toward the end of October, and it was already getting pretty chilly on days that Arctic air masses (rather than Gulf air) were dominating the plains. West Texas can be pretty cold in November, or it can be warm. Once you get down into Hill Country and the coastal plain (which reaches all the way to I-35) it can also get pretty wet. I got some pretty good drenchings while in training October - December at San Antonio.
The places you are talking about revisiting become winter sports country in November, particularly towards the end of the month. Folks go to western Colorado in November for skiing.
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