Next you'll dance through the Mexico-US borderlands, inching past the edges of Big Bend Ranch State Park, where the ghost town of Contrabando is a popular stop-off. There are myriad scenic spots for you to pause in and drink in the view (take your own provisions as there's little en route) and you'll finish north in Presidio, a great base for exploring more of Big Bend Ranch State Park's wild expanses.

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