So I was looking for my cache for the day so I decided to head for this one.  Walnut Creek Park is pretty cache dense with over 20 caches in 293 acres, but this one is one of the most popular (outside of a highly regarded night multicache called Threat Level Midnight, but that's a … Continue reading Whispering Angel Falls →

So local caching continues apace.  I'm hoping to do a seven county trek down to Corpus Christi sometime before Christmas, but there's no guarantee that it will happen (keep your fingers crossed, though).  But, as always, Austin has lots of caching opportunities.  The above was a STF for me (Second To Find for those of … Continue reading Local Caching →

So, there are Four Great Chinese Classics, four novels which are so central to Chinese learning that you are not considered educated if you haven't read them.  Well, about a month ago I got a bunch of travel bugs.  About a week ago, it occurred to me that four bugs and four books seem to … Continue reading Trackables, You Say? →

So this completes my first, full bore all day run through counties without interruption.  My Marlin-Bastrop trip was cut short because I ended up having to come back into Austin much earlier than planned and Gatesville-Brownwood ended super early because, well, you know.  And now that it's accomplished, lessons have been learned. 1. Paper Maps … Continue reading Lessons →

[UPDATE 02/07/21: There has been a tragic turn of events for the courthouse.] The sun was just down when I pulled into Mason, slowly growing darker as I pulled up to the courthouse.  Kudos again to the iDevice for taking good low light photos while I walked the grounds.  The most interesting thing of note … Continue reading 43. Mason, Mason County →

I'm a little surprised to have been in Junction of all places.  I've been through here several times on the way to Marfa and West Texas, but I've never stopped here (I usually stop in Sonora to gas up).  Basically, Junction is two halves: one attracting the dollars flying down I-10 and the old town … Continue reading 42. Junction, Kimble County →

The first thing that struck me about this courthouse is that it doesn't have a traditional square.  Most courthouse squares have a gazebo or monuments or something that's lush and suitably civic.  This one was dying and had a somewhat questionable playground.  Even more importantly, the cell connection, again, was terrible.  So the second I … Continue reading 41. Menard, Menard County →

Paint Rock is situated in the far north of the county and a very short drive away from Ballinger.  I mean "shorter than a drive across Austin" short.  It is also quite possibly the smallest town I have ever set my feet down in.  According to Wikipedia, it has a population of 273 (down from … Continue reading 40. Paint Rock, Concho County →

The drive out here was particularly interesting.  I watched the trees and the landscape switch from green and rolling to yellow and rocky.  I believe I officially left the Hill Country of Central Texas and stepped my toe into the beginning of West Texas.  And when I got to the courthouse in Ballinger, I saw … Continue reading 39. Ballinger, Runnels County →

Yes, THAT Coleman.  The town that failed to kill me and succeeded in killing my car.  I made it and I said I would not be stopped! This was one of those rare moments when I got the cache before hitting the courthouse.  I pulled into this parking lot to get directions and check for … Continue reading 38. Coleman, Coleman County →