I spent today cruising the back roads.
You see I am not traveling at the moment. I am back in Texas for a few months. I won’t be headed back overseas until probably November. I also haven’t been posting much lately. Mainly because of some personal things that I have been taking care of and also dealing with some tragic news. As a way of dealing with things I often get on my bike and just ride. I usually have no real plans where I am headed I just ride, think about things and go places where I haven’t been before or it has been a long time.
Just like when I am traveling on the road when I tend to get of the tourist path, I also tend to ride off the beaten path when I am riding my bike. I find it more peaceful to cruise the back roads instead of on the highways. I can prop my feet up on the highway pegs, lean back and cruise around the country side.
Today I came upon this old town. Not many people live there. The post office had a table out front where the clerk was selling used items. The building next door had a sign saying open one Saturday a month where they sold old furniture from a general store. The other building has been turned into a dance hall and saloon open on weekends. No tourist sites, no old buildings turned into art and craft spaces or trendy cafes.
Just an old Texas country town.
Texas is great for “discovering” those little towns – so was Montana.
Great rides available daily in both states. Little places like Oatmeal, TX or Two-Dot, MT are always a treat.
Texas is great. I love these old school buildings. I went to Austin recently and fell in love with the architecture
Looks like a cool old ghost type town. Sometimes it’s fun to discover new things close to home.
Only about 45 minutes from where I live but the first time I had ever been there.
Sometimes just going for a long walk, drive or cycle can be an amazing way to clear you head and it never ceases to amaze me what you find when you head in a new direction. All the best to you in Texas!
Thanks appreciate it.
I just read a comment you made about your dad being at a fire station next to the first Whataburger. I can’t picture where that might have been. Help!!
The first Whataburger was on Ayers Street in Corpus Christi Tx. My father was a fireman and worked at the fire station next door when it opened.
I don’t remember there ever being a fire station on Ayers. My husband was a firefighter for about 35 years. It must have been an old one they quit using before I met him. Course I don’t remember the Whataburger on Ayers. My first memory was the one on Port which must have been the second one. Thanks for the reply
A fantastic opportunity had me staying in Crockett TX in 2008 (I think) where I was lent a Harley and I cruised with a friend all around the back roads. We went to the ROT rally, jeez it was hot! I had one of the best roads trips of my life in Texas, I so want to go back and do it all over again.
That part of Texas is great for cruising on a bike. There are some pretty cool little towns to explore around there also.