Category: East Texas

Hall’s Bluff and Wheeler Springs

May 20 and May 27, 2023 This trip was in two parts. I had originally mapped out two separate routes, meant to be explored over two separate days. But, after completing the first route we decided to go back and explore it a little more in-depth, and then end the day’s adventure by following the… Continue reading Hall’s Bluff and Wheeler Springs

Around (the Other Side of) the Lake

April 15, 2023 A lot of our adventures are unplanned and undocumented. Today’s drive was unplanned, and almost undocumented. It started, like so many, at our favorite Sonic restaurant. We were in the Spaceship Car and Kristi was driving when she decided that she wanted to “see some water.” So, we drove out to Lake… Continue reading Around (the Other Side of) the Lake

Manning-Brimberry Cemetery

Brimberry Cemetery Road

March 19, 2023 Kristi and I made a short trip to visit the gravesite of an American Revolutionary soldier. Mark Manning is one of two veterans of the American Revolution who are buried in Walker County. (The other is James Tinsley, whose precise gravesite has sadly been lost.) Manning was born in North Carolina in… Continue reading Manning-Brimberry Cemetery

Midway Loop

Midway Loop

June 11, 2022 We had planned on going to the beach today. The truck was packed, and we were sitting in the driveway, ready to go. But sometimes things don’t work out as planned. The beach report we follow described conditions as being difficult, even for 4×4 vehicles. There were an above-average number of visitors,… Continue reading Midway Loop

Creeks and Ghost Towns

March 5, 2022 Today, Kristi and I once again visited some familiar roads, but also explored a few areas we have never been through before. We stopped at a few ghost towns along the way. Well, to call them “ghost towns” is debatable. They were more like communities than towns. The fact is that at… Continue reading Creeks and Ghost Towns

Bishop Road

February 6, 2022 Today we took a quick trip along a road that is very familiar to us. Bishop Road runs between FM 1696 and TX-75 in northwestern Walker County. Kristi grew up in this area. We used to explore this and other nearby roads together back in our younger days. Not a whole lot… Continue reading Bishop Road

Roads to Nowhere

January 29, 2022 Sometimes an adventure doesn’t work out as planned. This can be either good or bad, depending on whether we find something else interesting along the way. Today’s adventure did not work out as hoped for, but there was at least a small consolation prize in the alternative plan. Before I get into… Continue reading Roads to Nowhere

Around the Lake

January 23, 2022 The Spaceship Car is still not back from the shop. They are waiting on one critical part for which shipment has been repeatedly delayed. Hopefully they will be finished soon, but we are not holding our breath. This weekend had been busy, but we thought it might be good to get out… Continue reading Around the Lake

Retracing Our Steps

January 17, 2022 Rumor has it that the Spaceship Car might be coming home this week! Kristi and I have been pacing the house and wanting to get out and explore again, so we decided that today was safe enough to make the attempt. (Don’t worry, nothing bad happened!) In a previous post I mentioned… Continue reading Retracing Our Steps