Route planning advice - TT 6 month trip

We will leave 2nd week of March 2014 and return early August 2014. Start near Toronto Ontario and head to Florida to visit my parents in Palmetto area for about a week. Then head towards Texas with a day or two in Louisianna maybe? We expect about 2 weeks to get from Florida to New Mexico, with stopping on the way.

Just a couple of comments: We have two favorite camping spots along the Florida Gulf coast which would be on this route: St. Andrews State Park near Panama City, Florida and Ft. Pickens Campground near Pensacola. Ft. Pickens is in the Gulf Island National Seashore across from the Naval Air Station. Both have access to some of the greatest beaches in the world, though March is just a bit early for playing in the surf.

But that brings me to this: Springtime is the best time to come across Texas. Up here in Northeast Texas, the Tyler Azalea Trail will be March 21-April 6. Tyler Azalea Trail Home And in the Central Texas Hill Country, the wildflowers should be started by the first week in April. This would be a great time to see the Texas Bluebonnets.

Unless you are specifically wanting to visit New Orleans, there are a couple of good state parks on the north shore of Lake Ponchatrain: Fountainbleau and Fairview Riverside.

One possibility would be to go from Tyler to the Ennis, Texas area to catch some bluebonnets Texas Bluebonnets which would allow you to sweep around the south side of Dallas/Fort Worth.

It's going to be a long way across the rest of Texas and New Mexico, but it would be a shame to miss the most beautiful part of Texas in the most beautiful time of the year.

One last thought: On this route I would highly suggest a stop in Santa Fe, NM.

PM me if I can help with any of this. We have made many trips to Florida to the east and to Santa Fe to the west and know a good bit about the roads and parks along the way.