The Approach Texas Hill Country! This gem in the heart of Texas is little know outside the state... until now! This trip has been a long time coming. Ever since I moved to Austin, I've wanted to explore this area. Now, this was a solo trip for me. I'm a guy. So this counts as a guys trip, right? First, a geography lesson. Texas is gigantic. It is roughly divided into 7 eco-regions all with different climates, animals, plants, terrain, you name it. The Edwards Plateau aka H ill Country is one these diverse areas. There's no formal boundary of Hill Country, but it's generally made of 25 counties that sit center-south-ish in the state. For the love... here's a map.   Created by Troy34, based on information from http://traveltex.com, CC BY-SA 1.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Hill Country is known for its rolling hills and iconic rivers and creeks. It's this part of Texas that many don't see in the movies or "...

Guys Trip Travel contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank, y'all. The Build Up This crew has been going strong on our annual guys trip for sometime. We all have jobs, house chores, and families, so  we strategically build our marriage equity for our annual trip.  Last year was Southern Utah . This trip set the bar high, and there were a few aspects of that weekend that became the foundation of a good next trip:  hiking and outdoors and fun,  spacious accommodations. Like the quant nerds we are, we literally used a ranking system on a spreadsheet to vote for the destination. Santa Fe eeked out Asheville (next years trip!) and Mexico City. It checked many of our boxes. For most of us it was our first time in Santa Fe and New Mexico. Getting In Getting in is straight forward. There's a direct flight from Austin to Albuquerque ABQ. Most folks had a direct flight as well. From ABQ it's an...