Focus on the Back Roads: Fort Griffin, Texas
Tucked away in Shackelford County near the town of Albany, Texas, Fort Griffin stands as one of Texas’ most fascinating frontier landmarks. Visitors can wander around the ruins …
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Focus on the Backroads: Discovering Palo Pinto Mountains State Park
Sometimes the best places are not found on the interstate—they are waiting just beyond it, down a quiet stretch of backroad where the scenery makes …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: OLD CISCO HIKING TRAILS
During the oil boom in the early 1920s a dam was built damming Sandy Creek, a tributary flowing into the Clear Fork Brazos River, forming …
FOCUS ON THE BACK ROADS: PLAY BALL Kokernot Field: ALPINE, TEXAS
The story begins on a summer day in 1946. Herbert Kokernot JR, owner of the O6 one of the largest cattle ranches in Brewster County, agreed …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK: COLORADO
In 1906, Mesa Verde National Park, was established by Congress and President Theodore Roosevelt. Mesa Verde covers 52,485 acres and preserves some of the best-preserved Puebloan …