The first part of this route takes us from Palm Springs, California to San Antonio Texas, via Lordsburg, New Mexico and Fort Stockton, Texas, a total of 1,261 miles in 3-days. The final 224 miles to Conroe be the week following making this route a total of 1,485 miles.
Conroe, Texas is where Joe's sister and husband live. We stopped by there 2 years ago and only spent a couple hours with them. This week-long stay will allow some more quality time.