Not the Huntsville with the Space Camp, the one with the prison. I was a little surprised, though. With its reputation for its prison, I had thought that the town would be more oriented toward that and would be more drab as a result. That was very much not the case, which says more about … Continue reading 200. Huntsville, Walker County →

I had originally thought that when I finally made it to Conroe, it would be to start the Conroe Geotour. I ended up being invited and going to a friend's wedding at Sherwood Faire on a Saturday morning and decided to use the rest of the weekend to push the Project forward. I will admit … Continue reading 199. Conroe, Montgomery County →

Jacques de Molay, thou art avenged! After all this time, I have erased this ignominious stain on my travels! And just for the record, the original photo was so much better... The cache itself was at quite a location. In a little cemetery on the way into town, I pulled over. There was an older … Continue reading 198. San Diego, Duval County →

There wasn't much on the grounds to catch my attention but what I did notice was the beast sitting across the street. That's quite a piece of picturesque ruin porn there if I say so myself (and I do). I originally thought it was an old hospital or clinic, but it turns out that it … Continue reading 197. Hebbronville, Jim Hogg County →

This was a good chance to stop for some breakfast since there were actually things open at this time of the morning on a holiday (it was Labor Day, after all). I do want to give kudos to whomever decided to use the courthouse sign to distract away from the chiller on the grounds. Clever. … Continue reading 196. Falfurrias, Brooks County →

When I began to walk the courthouse grounds, the first thing I saw was justice. But there wasn't much more than that. But that's alright. Kingsville has a certain picturesque charm. It almost seems more like some sort of middle American small town than a Texas small town. Some of you reading this might not … Continue reading 195. Kingsville, Kleberg County →

So here's the funny thing… This one was illuminated, too, and I took photos and I even grabbed the cache since it was right across the street. But I looked at the photos and decided I didn't like them. You see, this one was illuninated by lamps mounted on the outside and shining down on … Continue reading 194. Sarita, Kenedy County →

Oh, come on! Really? What is it with the Valley and beautifully illuminating their courthouses? It's two in the morning! Are you ever going to let me sleep?!? Yes, I know this all speaks more to my personal compulsions than it does to the intents of the county authorities that light these things, but I … Continue reading 193. Raymondville, Willacy County →

White building adequately lit as to allow the reading of a building name? OK! I guess that qualifies, too! At this rate, I might make it all the way back to Austin tonight! So I took a walk around the building. This time it was a little painful though. All the sitting and driving, even … Continue reading 192. Brownsville, Cameron County →

Well, would you lookie there…! That's pretty bright, too! It's also something I haven't seen before at this point. I've seen several courthouses undergoing repairs, but I haven't seen one in the process of being built thus far. Considering the construction, I opted to forego the traditional walk around. Especially since a quick drive around … Continue reading 191. Edinburg, Hidalgo County →