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Category Archives: Backroads Located in the panhandle of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. It is approximately 120 miles long with an average width of 6 miles. Some areas are as wide as 20 miles. It’s depth ranges from 800 to 1,000 feet. There is evidence of human habitation of the […]  The Texas Longhorn should be named the “official animal of the Texas Backroad”. The long cattle drives during the 1800’s when millions of cattle were herded northward from Texas defines to most the “old west”. J Frank Dobie , wrote in his 1941 classic, The Longhorns, that the Chisholm Trail, from Texas to Kansas; “initiated […]  Once this unique West Texas landmark, Bob’s Oil Well, was one of the states busiest road-side businesses. Located at the crossroads of US 70 and TX 70 in Matador, Texas. Luther “Bob” Robertson, a World War I veteran, moved to Matador in the 1920s and worked as a filling station attendant. In 1932 he decided […]  In the center of Kent County Texas is Clairemont – the formal county seat and now a ghost town. Clairemont was established in 1892, located on land owned by R.L. Rhomberg, a local rancher. The new town was named after his niece, Claire Becker. The town soon had several stores, a bank, a newspaper, […]  As you travel the backroads of Texas you will soon realize that the historical soundtrack of these roads is the Fiddle. Over hundreds of years a distinct style of has evolved now known as Texas-style fiddling. The fiddle was brought to America by early colonists. The earliest recorded fiddle player in the US was John […] |
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