Tripping through Texas

I travel a lot. Recently I took a trip along some back roads in Texas. The area I traveled through was a large chunk of territory from southwest of Fort Worth down to Houston. The first stop along the way was the small town of Tolar – home of a good little donut shop, the Tolar United Methodist Church, the Houston ranch, and not much else. The visit was interesting, though. I drove to the interior of the ranch where they are drilling for (and finding) oil. This was my first visit to an oil field and it was pretty neat. You can click on any of the pictures for access to my photo albums.

The next stop was Hico. I was passing through and the town looked so interesting that I had to stop and go back to take some pictures. I pulled over just outside of town in a wide spot and walked back. It was worth it. The town is full of beautiful old buildings, most of which have been or are being restored, and which are home now to some neat shops and restaurants.

I found out that the two heroes of the town are Cody Ohl, a six time world champion rodeo star, and Billy the Kid, alias Brushy Bill, who some claim lived in Hico and died there in the 1950′s. They have a statue of Billy in the town square.

Hico is one of those unexpected and delightful treasures that one can often find by traveling through the back roads of America.

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