TerryNov 14, 20213 min readMore New Deal Stuff!Happy Sunday, one and all. Well, it looks like I'm still in the "more stuff" category this week. While the nearest city to my temporary...
TerryNov 7, 20213 min readNew Deal Parks (and a bit more) pt 3Happy Sunday, all! This week's adventure is going to be heavy on the "bit more" side. I spent the week at Lake Colorado City state park...
TerryNov 2, 20214 min readTexas New Deal Parks (and a bit more) pt 2Now we're getting somewhere. Of, course, I'm still trying to tie down exactly what happened in Mineral Wells, but I'm made my way onward...
TerrySep 13, 20204 min readEisenhower's FarmA while back, I posted about my visit to Dwight Eisenhower's birthplace. And so it felt natural to go to the Eisenhower National Historic...
TerrySep 6, 20203 min readGettysburgAs I have chronicled here before, sometimes the tides of war can change because of single unplanned action or occurrence. Gettysburg is...
TerryAug 31, 20204 min readCampground Reviews: Along the Trail.I've spent a lot of time talking about what I've seen as a make my way across the country. And there's been a lot to see, and a whole lot...
TerryAug 23, 20204 min readMy Old Kentucky HomeWhile at Bardstown touring the Bourbon Trail, I set up camp at My Old Kentucky Home State Park. The park itself will be a subject of a...
TerryAug 16, 20203 min readThe Trail of TearsI'm going to step away from the battlefield for this week and explore one of the sadder parts of U.S. History. Almost from the beginning,...
TerryAug 9, 20203 min readShilohI've mentioned before that single instances can change the tides of battle, even perhaps rewriting the ultimate end of a war. Such was...
TerryAug 2, 20203 min readClosing the Book on the TraceWell, that was fun! 440 miles. Two weeks. Two States. 3 State Parks. And one major bucket list item checked off. For this post, I'm...
TerryJun 19, 20201 min readWhere the Hell Have You Been?Man, it feels good to be on the road again. I mentioned in a previous post that I wasn't going to spend a whole lot of time on the whole...
TerryMar 16, 20203 min readSam Houston and HuntsvilleSam Houston was quite the figure. War hero, politician, friend of the Indian, father of Texas. He was also quite controversial.
TerryFeb 25, 20203 min readSan Felipe, the Birthplace of TexasSan Felipe de Austin. The first capital of Texas
TerryFeb 9, 20204 min readShiner Has a Secret!Shiner Beer from the Spoetzl brewery. A brew with a secret.
TerryFeb 2, 20204 min readCopper Breaks State ParkA review of Copper Breaks State Park. My first park review!
TerryJan 19, 20204 min readBig Bend: Fond Memories and Sad NewsBig Bend National Park. Fond memories and sad news.
TerryDec 1, 20194 min readIt's an Oil Tank. It's a Dance Hall. It's a Lake?The Million Barrel Museum. Is it a oil tank, a dance hall, a lake?
TerryNov 17, 20193 min readSan Angelo Had a Bordello - Who Knew? A trip back in time in a bordello in west Texas.