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 August 2019 UPDATED: Road Trip!  Texas Chainsaw Massacre: the Movie, the Books and the Tour

Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Gas Station
In 1974 the face of American movie cinema was changed forever by the arrival of a strange new low-budge horror movie filmed in the area in and around Round Rock, Texas.  Read and See More

Baker Hotel - Mineral Wells

Baker Hotel Mineral Wells
The story of the Baker Hotel dates back to the 1920s when Mineral Wells began to garner a reputation for the supposed curative powers of its mineral waters which came from a large aquifer under the town. Read and See More
"Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas without eating a chicken fried steak." Larry McMurtry
From Stuckey's to Buccee's
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Any trip in the car can be divided up into three areas: Getting
Ready, The Actual Drive and The Grand Arrival. But within the realm of The Actual Drive lies a gray area: The Stops Along The Way. This can include the usual activities: stopping for food, necessary rest stops for personal relief (the driver guzzling large cups of coffee along the way usually sets this one off), buying gas for the car and then there are the stops usually advertised on billboards designed to attract the eyes of the kids.

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Autumn in Texas is Coming

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Seems just a few days ago everything was popping up Blue!

​Check out our recent finds here Spring Has Sprung

Also check out our pictorial of Willow City Loop from 2015.


Ponder Texas

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So began the legend of Bonnie and Clyde
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Texas Hauntings - Goatman's Bridge

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Tales of lights bobbing in the nearby woods, translucent figures seen walking on the bridge, abandoned cars and missing persons and rumored Satanic rituals being conducted there at night.       
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We recently had an opportunity to sit down with Mack White, illustrator of the award winning Texas Tales Illustrated graphic series.
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Texas Home Cooking

Honey Muffins

Hummingbird Bundt Cake

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Texas Home Cooking - Honey Muffins
Buttermilk Cake with Caramel Frosting
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Our Latest Features

Road Trip!


  • Aurora Texas' Alien Grave
  • ​Ponder Texas - So Began the Legend of Bonnie and Clyde
  • Sixteen Years Ago - Fort Worth Tornado
  • Old Alton Bridge, Denton
  • Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells
  • La Corte Barrio - Fort Worth
  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  • No Ordinary Post Office - Fort Worth
  • Willow City Loop Bluebonnets
  • Outlaw Gas Station - Glen Rose
  • Happy First Day of Spring

Come and Get It!

  • Along the Hamburger Trail -- Herd's Burgers - Jacksboro
  • Along the Hamburger Trail - Cleburne's Burger Bar
  • Recipe: Butter Pecan Muffins
  • Recipe: Cheddar Chive Biscuits
  • Recipe: Buttermilk Cake with Caramel Frosting
  • Recipe: Cowboy Steak Rub
  • White Chicken Chili
  • Hummingbird Bundt Cake
  • Honey Muffins
  • Lone Star Pork Chops

Texas Book Reviews

  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reviews  
  • Texas Tales Illustrated

More Adventures Coming Soon!

 Texas Music Artist of the Month - Jimmy LaFave


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