Now this courthouse is more like it. I don't know if old school weathered stone edifices like this are going to be common around here, but I'm really hoping so. Not that Stephens County was all that bad. It's just that this is better. So much better... ...and it had a monument, too, so there's … Continue reading 429. Chickasha, Grady County (OK23) →

We have one of these back in Texas! The trip up was good and had a couple of minorly good portents, both the FTF in Johnson County and finding the missing portable battery I'd been looking for for so long that I had actually replaced it. The courthouse was a courthouse, neither good nor bad. … Continue reading 428. Duncan, Stephens County (OK22) →

One final freebie. I saw I was going to be passing through Sheridan, and since I was already there... As a sidenote, I can't stand all the holiday themed crap at courthouses. It always looks kitschy and boring, like something that someone might have bought at the local resale shop to throw up (no pun … Continue reading 427. Sheridan, Grant County (AR32) →

So, I wrote something for Geocaching's Official Blog and it published in the newsletter today. There are plans in the works for members of the community to submit pieces to highlight their experiences geocaching, whether it's out on the trail or in the wilds of the city, no matter where you are! Keep an eye … Continue reading Here It Is 3: Electric Boogalee? →

This was an unexpected stop. For safety's sake, I decided to get rid of the last leg of my journey and get moving closer to Texas. As fate would have it, my path carried me through Pine Bluff. Since I was already there, I might as well grab a cache, no? The courthouse is not … Continue reading 426. Pine Bluff, Jefferson County (AR31) →

Even though Stuttgart doesn't have the main courthouse, it has a pretty decent mini-courthouse. It's signed as the District Court for the county, but it's basically the same thing. The main courthouse in DeWitt, however, was quite a bit more substantial and absolutely lovely, but I was worn out. I'd been on a hard burn … Continue reading 425. Stuttgart/DeWitt, Arkansas County (AR30) →

Yes, this is a lovely courthouse. Yes, it's a little big different and interesting. Yes, it's incredibly tall, quite possibly taller than any other one I've seen in Arkansas up to this point. That said, I had just spent 5 hours driving here from Illinois and I was so freaking tired. The only thing that … Continue reading 424. Clarendon, Monroe County (AR29) →

I thought I was out, but they pulled me back in again... I was on the way back to Arkansas when I noticed that I was passing through another county seat that I hadn't planned for. I wanted to be in Arkansas early so I didn't want to take a lot of time, but I … Continue reading 423. Vienna, Johnson County (IL008) →

There was just enough ambient light to take a regular photo, but a little too much to try a lower light one, thanks to that big light on the side, as small as it is. At some point I'm going to have to figure out what to do about single lights like that, but I … Continue reading 422. Golconda, Pope County (IL007) →

You see that shot? Yes, it's off kilter and could be framed better, but it was done in almost complete darkness! My low light method might actually work! Actually, it's not really a theory. I didn't come up with some new way to reinvent the photographic wheel. I just went out and bought a cheap … Continue reading 421. Elizabethtown, Hardin County (IL006) →