January 7, 2023 My site was recently hacked, and my account was temporarily taken offline by the host until some issues could be resolved. Everything is back online now, and security has been enhanced. The forecast originally showed rain all day, but by morning that had been pushed back until late evening, so Kristi and… Continue reading Connecting Dots in Grimes County
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Coal and C.O.U.S.
January 3, 2023 It’s been a while since we’ve been on a Dirt Road Adventure. Most of our recent travel has been the standard holiday style to visit our son, Bryan. Among that, work obligations, and unfavorable weather, we haven’t had time or opportunity to indulge in any exploration. Both of us took off from… Continue reading Coal and C.O.U.S.
Madisonville Branch
September 9, 2022 A KML file of this adventure is available here. Download and import it into your favorite mapping software. Today would have been Patrick’s birthday. His birthdays, and the days leading up to them, are tough. When we should be planning a celebration of his life and his turning another year older, we… Continue reading Madisonville Branch
Chasing Rainbows
August 27, 2022 Kristi walked into my home office and asked, “Do you want to go to Sonic and get drinks?” “Yes!” I replied. I was seconds away from going into the living room and asking her the same question. Consensus in our household is almost a guarantee, at least on the important things, such… Continue reading Chasing Rainbows
Rivers, Roadrunners, and Solar Panels! Oh my!
May 14, 2022 Today’s drive took us through some parts of Grimes County that were new to us. Grimes County is located within the Gulf Coastal Plains along the transition between the East Texas Piney Woods and the hardwood forests and prairies of Central Texas. The county is sparsely populated, with wide-open areas of pasture… Continue reading Rivers, Roadrunners, and Solar Panels! Oh my!
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