Hey, guys, how many of you have visited Guadalupe Mountains National Park? It looks to be absolutely stunning -- as is the Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study Area across the border in New Mexico.

And by the way, this is where my great-great grandfather lies in the Hill Country:

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi...01713&GRid=32438966&

Never been to the Guadalupe's but know several folks that have been and they were all impressed.

I have been down to Big Bend National Park and it is fantastic.

I have to plead ignorance in a way. I lived in Hobbs, New Mexico for three years and hunted the McKittrick Canyon / Queen area for more years than that. Lived ten years in Las Cruces, and basically think of southern New Mexico as home, but the Guadalupes never did impress me much.

I preferred roaming:

Sacremento Mountains around Cloudcroft and Ruidoso - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...ountains_(New_Mexico)

Organ Mountain - https://www.organmountains.org/

San Andres Mountains - https://www.fws.gov/refuge/san_andres/

Gila National Forest - https://www.fs.usda.gov/gila

For Texas, it is hard to beat Big Bend - https://www.nps.gov/bibe/index.htm

I agree about the Guadalupes range,but no reason not to look. However the Big Bend territory can not be described in words.It is truly God's Country.You will like also to visit Palo Duro Canyon. A lot of great landscape + rich history here.

Was near Palo Duro when at the Plains Panhandle Museum, and wish I had had more time.

I spent a few days there on spring break when I was going to culinary school. I hiked to the top of Guadalupe Peak and El Capitan. Back when I was in shape it was an easy hike to the summit, took me about 4.5 hours round trip. It is very far down on my list of scenic mountains but the view from the top is pretty amazing, you can see a very long ways off.