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FrancineChick
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Oct 29, 2016

Ft Stockton to Big Bend then Alamogordo to Carlsbad? Route?

Me again! We will be traveling from Abilene area to Phoenix and want to visit Big Bend Nat'l Park, Alamogordo Park and Carlsbad. We have looked at route maps and see there are some big hills that mi...
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timandsusan
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Nov 05, 2016
I finally stopped driving 285 from Ft. Stockton to Roswell this year. From San Antonio, we just stayed on I-10 via El Paso to get to Santa Fe. Yes, it is longer but the ease on the rig and driver is wonderful along with convenient roadside parks for breaks. I will leave 285 to all the oil field and pipeline working folks! They are busy.

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