This weekend my Wyld Life team and I decided to drive 18 hours out to Big Bend, and only actually be there for a grand total of 30 hours. We're insane, I know. But even with all the homework and responsibilities I knew I was coming home to, driving those 18 hours and only staying there for 30 was well worth every second. Here's why I think everyone should drop everything and make a weekend getaway out to Big Bend.

1. The road trip.

Everyone knows one of the best parts of any trip is the road trip, but especially this one. Watching Texas' landscape change before our very eyes as we drove down I-10 was super cool.

2. Eating at random hole-in-the-wall diners.

When you make your trip out to Big Bend, stop by the Milky Way in Junction, Texas. You will never experience a more "small Texas town" then good ol' Junction. Plus the food was actually pretty good.

3. Stopping on the side of the road to dance the long car ride jitters out.

Sometimes the drive is too long and you just need to pull over and dance, jump, and laugh under the stars with some of your closest friends.

4. The hiking trails.

Big Bend has so many to choose from, but I definitely recommend the Window Trail. It's not too hard, a 69-year-old did it and probably was less tired than I was, and the ending view is so worth the hike.

5. The bonding.

From the long car rides to sleeping on straight rocks, a trip out to Big Bend is the best way to grow deeper and make wonderful memories with some pretty awesome people.

6. No cell service.

Honestly, when I first realized service would be spotty at Big Bend, my Millennial heart stopped a little. However, once we were out there without any kind of distractions, we were able to completely focus on spending time with one another and enjoy the beauty of where we were.

7. The views.

No words could ever do this justice.

8. The stars.

There's no way you would be able to see stars this magnificent anywhere near Austin, or really any residential area. They're unreal.

P.S. this picture was definitely not taken by my iPhone's camera.

9. The sunsets.

Taken right after I said the sky reminded me of Trix yogurt (you know the kind with pink and blue coloring that you mixed altogether to make a mixture of the two; no, just me?). So gorgeous either way.

10. You can be a stone's throw away from Mexico.

The left side is Mexico, and the right is America. We may or may not have stood on the bank that is technically Mexico.

11. Campfire food.

Who doesn't love eating good ol' hot dogs and yummy s'mores surrounded by one of the most gorgeous places as the sun sets in the background?

12. The awestruck feeling that will not go away the entire time you're there.

Like how is this a real place?