Historic Fort Stockton is in the town of Fort Stockton, Texas. The town grow up around the Fort and is a great place to spend a day or two. It has lots of interesting things to do. Unfortunately, I was driving through going to Big Bend National Park and did not have time to see everything. Plus a few places […]
Atlanta State Park in Texas has a colorful past. Located near Atlanta, Texas and a short way away from the Arkansas border, the state park is on the Wright Patman Lake. The Wright Patman Lake was created between 1948 to 1953 to control the Sulphur River and provide water to Texarkana (Texas and Arkansas) and the communities are the area. […]
Fort Lancaster State Historic Site is just off the freeway when you are going from San Antonio, Texas to Fort Stockton, Texas. I was headed to Big Bend National Park and took the extra 15 or 20 minutes off the highway 10. It is just about 3 1/2 hours from San Antonio and a great place to have a picnic […]
Galvaston Island State Park is a place to hike and see all kinds of bird, take your canoe for a spin, or even camp! But for me it was time for me to turn tail and hike back the way that I came. I saw a snake that with a pink head. I am not sure how it had a […]
Fairfield Lake State Park is a place of peace and enjoyment. It was also a place that I just relaxed by the lake and did nothing for several days. It was a sweet place to have a fire and play with Olive Oil. We did a few hikes but we just needed rest. After traveling down to the boarder area […]
Palmetto State Park is enchanting and magical place to visit. Something is in the air here that makes the worst day turn lovely. It is a place to visit with people and a place to escape depending on your mood. The State Park has several different areas to visit. One area overlooks this valley. There is not a lot of […]
Choke Canyon State Park is full of wild life which can be spotted at every turn. It also has two different Units which include Calliham and South Shore, i.e. they are about a half mile to a mile apart. Calliham Unit The Calliham Unit is full of camp sites, cabins, hiking, a boat ramp, a beach, and so much more. […]
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area is a special place for me. I spent several days here with Olive Oil bonding as she was only about eleven weeks old plus it was Thanksgiving Weekend. The place was just so peaceful that I did not want to leave but we had to as it was time to get back to Pittsburgh. The […]
Palo Duro Canyon State Park is in the second largest Canyon in the United States at 120 miles long and between 600 and 800 deep. The park is beautiful from the moment you enter to the time that you leave. My first stop was the El Coronado Lodge and Visitors Center which has a wonderful view of the canyon below. […]
Cadillac Ranch allows you to spray paint the Cadillacs at the ranch. Every morning, a gentleman appears with spray paint for sale at the gate. The vehicles were part of an art project in 1974 but they change all the time as people add their touch to it. They will be repainted here and there for different things such as […]