A Lone Star birthday

Today is the 178th anniversary of the day Texas declared its independence from Mexico. In honor of the occasion I will post several pictures from places I have enjoyed traveling to in the Lone Star State.

The first thing people think about is the Chisholm Trail and ranching. However, there are other facets to Texas that make it worth exploring, including the mysterious road side where every trip offers a new glimpse into the past.

                                               Decatur, TX (built out of petrified wood)

Cresson, TX (built out of Cresson wood)

Granbury TX

                                                    Can't forget about the Mother Road

                                                   Magnolia Station in Vega, TX

                                                     Roby, TX along US 180

The Hill Country offers some of the best barbeque. (Giddings, TX, US 290)

 

Whether you love, hate or are indifferent towards the Dallas Cowboys one should check out Cowboys (now AT&T) Stadium in Arlington

One never knows what lingers in various places. This former Vaudeville theatre in Electra housed close to 1,000 guests.

 

Blanco Canyon, outside Crosbyton in West Texas, is one of a couple of canyons in the state.

 

Liberty, TX is the third oldest town in the state. Here, former Governor Price Daniel and his wife resided.

 There is even a weather museum, Houston, TX.

 

Beaumont, TX in the southeast quadrant to

Texline in the High Plains in northwest Texas.

 

Guadalupe Mountains in southwest Texas

One must honor the past in honor in order to understand the present.

Barney's Auto Supply in Denton, TX, which opened in 1960 (though it was a lumberyard and bus station beforehand) has lost its battle to computers, foreign competition and automotive corporate chains.

Western Heights Cemetery in Dallas

Of course, one of the reasons Texas became a Republic, then a state. Here lies Elizabeth Crockett, the wife of Davy Crockett.

There is so much more to Texas, this is just a snippet. Get in the car, explore and discover the unique history and culture of the Lone Star State.