asjohnston3 Loc: Irving, TX

I live in the Dallas area and will be taking a week long road trip to take photos..... No intended destination at this time.. Any suggestions?

Japakomom Loc: Originally from the Last Frontier

Any of the old missions, especially around San Antonio. Marfa. Palo Duro Canyon. National and State parks. South Padre Island. drive any of the small FM roads around central Texas, there should always be something good, especially with the early or late sun.

Drive and see where the roads lead you. I bet you will find some great things!

But most importantly, enjoy yourself!

Didereaux Loc: Swamps of E TX

I'd head for Palestine/Ruskin for a Saturday ride on the Texas Railroad. Then loop down to Winnie Anahuac to the refuge for birds gators and maybe a bobcat or eagle. Then head over west through Galveston )take the ferry) and on to Brazoria Bay City, Victoria and catch the Oaks and original Texas settlers region(Brazoria was the 1st State capitol). Then up to Austin and on west across the Perdanales and up through Marble Falls and Burnett then back up to big D. Gairowntee you'll fill a few SDs with old buildings, birds, wildlife, landscapes.

Should make a nice week out of it and have constantly changing environments.

bigtex2000 Loc: Arlington, TX

Caddo Lake for a plethora of natural beauty, and I 2nd the Texas railroad from Palestine to Rusk.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Lake J B Thomas, 40-50 miles n/e of Big SprinG. Explore the area around this lake and you will feel like you are on the moon. Lots of photographic possibilities. Pack a lunch.

mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA

Have a great trip! I leave in two weeks, driving down thru San Angelo to Lajitas, over to Big Bend and Chisos Mountains. Next to Del Rio and on to San Antone before heading home to DFW.
I plan to do some night photography in Big Bend!

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Let us know where you go and the results of your trip. I live in
Dallas, too, and am looking for week long trips. Day long trips, too.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

Many thumbs up for Big Bend, one of the most under-recognized photographic paradises in the country. It is never crowded, it has all manner of possibilities- mountain sunrise/sunset shots, animals (bear, deer, cougar, javelina, roadrunners), desert, gigantic rock formations, wonderful old adobe ruins, the Rio Grande in Boquillas and Santa Elena canyons, legal access into Mexico via rowboat, native American rock art and the cleanest night skies in the country. It is probably my favorite of the national parks (and I've been to all but 2 of them in the lower 48).

James R. Kyle Loc: Saint Louis, Missouri (A Suburb of Ferguson)

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When someone ask me how I decide on where to travel to - to get photographic images to make into prints = I tell them ...

I put a map of the U.S. on the floor - Stand with my back to it -- And Flip a dime over my shoulder. Where the dime lands, and I have not been there before = THAT will be the place.

I have done this when deciding where to go for a turn-around spot as well. I know it sounds like a really chancy way of making a decision - but this has worked well for me.
((I have made decisions for others and family members and myself for years when on the job.... And I really disliked doing that === So... Now that I am retired - and actively perusing the "Life of an Artist"... I let the dime make a lot of my decisions for me)).

After the dime toss = I do a lot of research on-line to see what and where :-)

You might give that a try.... You could be surprised = and be pleased as well with the outcome.

mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA

Great feedback, many thanks. My first time down there, but anxious to see it!

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

Depending on your direction of travel I spent about
2-decades living in Kansas and could always find beautiful locations - especially on the back roads.

James R. Kyle Loc: Saint Louis, Missouri (A Suburb of Ferguson)

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The "Road Less Traveled" is Great. (One of the reasons I drive a Jeep©. )

Anywhere the "back roads" take you (as a photographer) will give you opportunities that are around every turn, over every hill, and down in every valley.

Good idea on a trip like that is to let someone know when you are leaving and when you plan to return - and upon your return let them know that you are ok. Take a map, or G.P.S. (Topographic maps are the best.) Take some tools for unexpected problems that could occur. Take some food and a first-aid kit.
Above all = have fun and enjoy the experience.

Pepsiman Loc: New York City

Don't forget the stockyards and the train ride...