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> Texas is absurdly large

I love your state and hope to be there for the 2024 Total Eclipse in April. (RV parking for a night, anyone, lol?)

But yeah, driving the great state of Texas takes some time, doesn't it? o_O

I was surprised when I started to scroll maps and trip plan .. and I'm saying this as a Canadian -- most of our 10 provinces and all of our 3 territories are bigger in area than Texas but a whole lot less populated. Looking forward to Texas splendour...

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I don't think it happens much with North Americans, but it's pretty common for folks from farther away (Europe, Asia) to think they could "day trip" between Texas cities, or out to Big Bend or whatever. It's just not reasonable. The distances are too far.

I have done a day trip to Austin before, for a business meeting booked on short notice, but that's 170ish miles one way. It sucked. And no, rail isn't really a usable thing.

In 30 years in Texas, I have FLOWN from Houston to Dallas more often than I've driven there.