Texas

Texas is more than a state—it’s a roaring spirit, a land of myth and might where legends are born under open skies and blistering suns. It doesn’t whisper its history; it shouts it through battlefield winds and the echoes of revolution. Here, the past isn’t a dusty relic—it’s a living, pulsing story etched into stone, steel, and soil.

Every stretch of highway winds toward a new chapter of American resolve—towering cliffs, wild rivers, ghost towns clinging to the desert, and hallowed grounds that stand as eternal reminders of sacrifice and grit. The national sites scattered across this vast, unforgiving beauty don’t just commemorate—they challenge you to remember.

This is a place where cowboys still ride, where freedom and pride are tattooed on the landscape, and where cultural crossroads collide with fierce independence. Texas dares you to understand it—and just when you think you do, it shifts, evolves, and bares a different face: more soulful, more untamed, more legendary.

Call it wild, call it stubborn, call it sacred—Texas is all of that, and more. It isn’t just a place. It’s a feeling that grabs hold and never lets go.

I caught the edge of the panhandle on my way to Colorado. I’ll be back to explore this vast land in the future.