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A Road Trip Through Cormac McCarthy’s Texas

A Road Trip Through Cormac McCarthy’s Texas

With the sad news of the passing of a literary giant Tuesday, the question was begged, “Has there ever been a writer more closely associated with Texas than Cormac McCarthy?

Roadside Oddity: Flying Herd of Buffalo in Abilene

Roadside Oddity: Flying Herd of Buffalo in Abilene

The flying herd of buffalo towering over the eastern edge of downtown Abilene isn’t an illusion created by a blazing sun but the realization of local artist H.C.

Roadside Oddity: The Statue of Old Yeller in Mason

Roadside Oddity: The Statue of Old Yeller in Mason

“We called him Old Yeller. The name had a sort of double meaning. One part meant that his short hair was a dingy yellow, a color that we called ‘yeller’ in those days.

Roadside Oddity: the Virgin Mary Tree in Houston’s Garden Oaks Neighborhood

Roadside Oddity: the Virgin Mary Tree in Houston’s Garden Oaks Neighborhood

Every so often you’ll hear about an apparition or religious imagery taking form in the oddest of everyday objects.

Finding Isolation on Pinto Canyon Road in West Texas

Finding Isolation on Pinto Canyon Road in West Texas

Even today, Pinto Canyon Road in the Chinati Mountains of far West Texas is a lonely place.

Roadside Oddity: The Lone Grave in Hearne

Roadside Oddity: The Lone Grave in Hearne

If you’ve ever traveled through East Central Texas—say, from Austin or Dallas to College Station—you’ve probably passed through Hearne.

Roadside Oddity: How a Champion Baton Twirler Inspired Benavides’ Welcome Sign

Roadside Oddity: How a Champion Baton Twirler Inspired Benavides’ Welcome Sign

If you meet Yvonne “Bonnie” Palacios today, you’d be hard-pressed to learn she’s a six-time world champion baton twirler.

Spring Road Trips: Scenic Drives, the Gulf Coast, Big Bend, and the ‘Eiffel Tower’ Await

Spring Road Trips: Scenic Drives, the Gulf Coast, Big Bend, and the ‘Eiffel Tower’ Await

Ready to take the roads less traveled? Among this group of spring road trips, you have an option to avoid the traffic of Interstate 35 from DFW to the Hill Country and discover a different route to journey out to Big Bend.

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