If you like mountains, try the area around Alpine - Marfa - Fort Davis. This is an area about 3 to 3.5 hours east of El Paso and about the same west of San Antonio. Elevations are around 5,000-feet with mountains around in the 7,000 to 7,500 range. The area is a bit greener and more heavily wooded, particularly north of Alpine, than most of west Texas.