My preferred route from Dallas to Lubbock is what I call the “northern route,” on State Highways 114, then 82, as opposed to the “southern route” on I-20 through Abilene. Nothing wrong with the latter of course, nor the fine locales it’ll take you to or through–Abilene, then up through Snyder, Post, and others–nothing wrong with those a’tall.
But the northern route, with the smaller roads and highways, is the one I prefer. It allows you plenty of opportunities–indeed strong encouragement, depending on your degree of wanderlust–to slow down, to look around, and maybe even ‘set a spell.’1
Eventually, as this site grows, I plan to make my way down to this more southern route, as well as the numerous ones ‘in between’–like 380 through Bryson, Newcastle, Graham and Throckmorton, and 180 through Mineral Wells, Pledger, Los Ybanez and Lamesa. It’s a big state y’all, with lots of stories just waiting to be told and re-told–just like with yours I’m sure.