Once again, as we have for so many years, we all gathered in our various panoplies, ready to face off against one another for the honor of taking home the Golden Ammo Can. Once again, I opted not to captain the team this year. I could not be an effective captain and a good steward … Continue reading The 23rd Annual Texas Challenge and Festival →

The girls and I got up early to go on with our day. The original plan was to hit some more southwesterly counties and then finish with our other must-stop location of the trip, but plans had to change a little because my body betrayed me. Something was going on in here, and I didn't … Continue reading The Day Before… →

The girls and I left before sunrise on Thursday morning. We pointed south and kept going for a while, turning a little bit east by San Marcos. Unexpectedly thick fog slowed our progress. The rising sun made the drive less nerve-racking even though visibility was still bad. Our first stop was exactly where you want … Continue reading We Went On a Drive Toward… →

So the girls and I were driving out of Rockport when I saw the top of a large building a couple of blocks over from the highway. It didn't have a cross on top, so it wasn't a church. I wasn't aware of any colleges there and didn't think the town was large enough for … Continue reading Courthouse Senses! →

Laundry is in the washer. Routes are being finalized. Schedules are being massaged. Oddly enough, crosswords are being done. We are in final preparation mode for our journey. It’s been complicated by an outside issue. Part of our trip involves visiting two museums, but the closer one opens late, and the farther one closes early. … Continue reading Down To The Wire →

My daughters were slated to come to Austin for spring break. Normally, their mother brings them down, but because of real-world complications, she couldn't bring them until later in the week. I was able to rectify that. I drove up to Longview to take them on a driveabout as I have on several other occasions, … Continue reading From East To Central →

Okay, not. It’s just that I find myself in a strange position that I’ve never been in before thus far in my authorial “career.” I did things today that are caching related, but I can’t discuss them, which leaves me with not much to write about. So instead of revealing “state secrets,” I’ll just talk … Continue reading This Space For Rent! Or Not! →

As I have mentioned in these pages before, Texas Challenge approacheth. It looks to be the biggest affair we have done to date, which is saying something because several of them have been pretty impressive to me. As Central Texas Representative for the TXGA, I have several responsibilities involving the shebang. Obviously, I will be … Continue reading Inside Baseball →

Our slow and inexorable progression continued this weekend. After picking up the girls in L-Town, we headed north and northwest. I’m still keeping an eye on my find count. If I want my ten thousandth to be the approaching Block Party, I can’t get too many without jeopardizing my current streak (which I officially don’t … Continue reading Step By Step, Inch By Inch →

Finding an ammo can in the woods is always nice, especially inside the city. It involved a couple of minor inconveniences, the biggest being that it's placed on the wooded hillside overlooking a charter school complex. I'm not enamored of being close to a school, but I cast no blame for that. I'm pretty sure … Continue reading Recent Past, Impending Future →