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Keep an eye out for lizards, badgers, jackrabbits, coyotes and birds like loggerhead shrikes, road- runners and verdins as you wind between some of the oldest rocks in the Guadalupes and catch glimpses of El Capitan, the eighth-highest peak in Texas.


For those adventurous enough to take it, Pinto Canyon Road offers no shortage of sce- nic vistas. FM 2810 begins right out of Marfa headed south, and in 32 miles, the road turns to dirt. The track winds from a ridgetop into Pinto Canyon and the Chinati Mountains, passing an abandoned mining operation, creeks and valleys before dropping out onto a long desert slope that reaches all the way to the verdant Rio Grande floodplain. The Black Gap Wildlife Management


Area borders Big Bend National Park on the northwestern boundary and shares 25 miles of the Rio Grande with the Mexican state of Coahuila on the southern and eastern bound- aries. The property contains approximately 103,000 acres where the Sierranias del Burro and Sierra del Carmen mountain ranges enter into Texas. The area features 26 hunting camp- sites as well as 25 fishing shelters located along the Rio Grande.


If dune buggies, all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles are more your thing, don’t miss San Felipe Park right outside of El Paso. Open to all off-highway vehicles, this park offers a small hill climb area and miles of sandy trails. A Texas OHV decal is required for this venue, available from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.


Note: Some of the roads listed here are not patrolled on a regular basis, and there are no gas stations or cell phone service, so remember to plan accordingly.


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