OF COURSE this county was named for Robert E. Lee!  And OF COURSE there's a monument dedicated to him! Of course, this touches a certain nerve in me.  The funny thing is that it's not Robert E. Lee specifically.  There actually is a county seat called Robert Lee (Coke County), but it's named for Col. … Continue reading 15. Giddings, Lee County →

So, the first interesting thing about Caldwell is that, like at least one other courthouse (Williamson County), you could see it from miles away, sitting up on top of its hill.  Secondly, though I drove past more cotton fields than I think I've ever seen in my life (Messers Baader and Meinhof were working double … Continue reading 14. Caldwell, Burleson County →

It's funny because I rolled into Franklin wondering where the courthouse was.  I looked left and right but couldn't spot it.  Then all of a sudden, BOOM!  How could I have missed this?  Interesting note: as I was walking around the place, I noticed that the cornerstone was noted as being laid in 2011 (it … Continue reading 13. Franklin, Robertson County →

So this morning I set off on the road to hit some new counties.  So I set off in a semicircle around the counties east of where I have already been.  That started me off in scenic Marlin.  Well, maybe it was scenic.  I'm not sure.  I wasn't there very long. It's a nice little … Continue reading 12. Marlin, Falls County →

That dashing guy is Peter Hansborough Bell, cavalry officer at the Battle of Buena Vista, third governor of Texas, and namesake of Bell County.  I barely managed to get here before the light was gone.  In fact, I'm amazed I was able to get this shot.  It was just after sundown and the shots from … Continue reading 11. Belton, Bell County →

Home of Dr Pepper and Baylor University and inspiration for a great many country songs.  I got out of work early and shot straight up here so I could knock out a county or two tonight.  Well, a new one and one backfill.  Waco is a special county, so I hit several caches tonight instead … Continue reading 10. Waco, McLennan County →

...but it's mine. Welcome to Austin's newest cache (assuming that the reviewers OK it [they have!])!  If you don't hide things, there's nothing for folks to find.  That and I should have more hides, I think.  Having hides be 1% of your number of finds doesn't seem unrealistic.  That means I owe the world at … Continue reading It’s Not Original… →

Welcome to the home of the Bobcats (or some kind of crap like that).  My real question, though, is why does the courthouse have all the upper-floor windows boarded up?  Not a clue.  But here we are.  With time bearing down on us, we decided to go easy.  See that historical marker?  That's a Virtual, … Continue reading 9. San Marcos, Hays County →

I threw my kids in the car this morning, and we made a trip.  I realized a while ago that if I'm going to make this project work, I was going to have to get things in gear.  I can't just go to one or two counties and just go around and get a bunch … Continue reading 8. New Braunfels, Comal County →

I was going to make a trip this morning, but my schedule was vastly changed last night.  I had to stay here and do social/kid stuff instead of jetting off to grab a couple of counties.  Luckily, there's always another day.  and by "another day", I mean tomorrow morning.  So I'm getting ready to do … Continue reading Pre-gaming and More Future Prep →