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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS:  MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK: COLORADO

In 1906, Mesa Verde National Park, was established by Congress and President Theodore Roosevelt.  Mesa VerdeView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS:  DURANGO AND SILVERTON NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD (D&SNG) – “ALL ABOARD”

The D&SNG runs 45.2 miles between Durango and Silverton Colorado.  This railroad has been federallyView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROAD: CADDO LAKE – TEXAS

CADDO LAKE is located on the border of Texas and Louisiana, Harrison and Marion Counties in Texas and Caddo County inView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: GALVESTON

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: GALVESTON, TEXAS Galveston was named after Bernardo de Gavez y Madrid, an 18th CenturyView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: INSPIRATION

Inspiration is defined: the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do somethingView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Mission Espiritu Santo, Goliad Texas

In 1722, a Roman Catholic mission was established, by Spain, with the mission to convert the Karankawa Indians toView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: THE WINDMILL

You can not explore the backroads of The Lone State without seeing windmills. Prior to windmills being introduced toView full post »

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Focus on the Backroads: DEEP ELLUM

Established in 1873, Deep Ellum is located east of downtown Dallas. Then it was also know as Central Track because of itView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: ROADS

ROAD: a thoroughfare, route, or way by land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travelView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: FORT WOLTERS – MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS

Fort Wolters is located four miles out side of Mineral Wells, Texas. The fort was an official Army camp for 21 years,View full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROAD: THE LONGHORN BALLROOM

In 1950, Dallas millionaire O.L. Nelson built a venue know as Bob Will’s Ranch House for Texas country musicView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Focus on Memorial Day

Once a year families and communities across the US take time to honor the men and women who died while serving ourView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY ART

Cemeteries are a link to our past – they are full of history and stories of real people. There are approximatelyView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HICO, TEXAS

This area was first settled in the early 1800’s. A post office was established in 1860 was then closed in 1867 andView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church High Hill, Texas (Schulenburg)

In the early 1860’s during the European immigration several families of Austrian and German descent settled inView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Ammannsville’s Painted Church St John the Baptist Catholic Church

Ammannsville, Texas‘ roots go back to the 1870’s and is named after the first settler, Andrew Amman. LikeView full post »

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: FESTIVAL OF TEXAS FIDDLING – TWIN SISTERS DANCE HALL

Wednesday, December 24, 2014 No comments

I was tempted to start this blog entry with……If you’re gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band…..but dang that would be corny – so I will not. On Saturday, December 6th the first, of hopefully many, Festival of Texas Fiddling took place at the Twin Sisters Dance Hall in Blanco, […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: CRIDERS RODEO AND DANCE HALL

Sunday, November 23, 2014 No comments

What better represents Texas than combining a Rodeo and Dancing? Since 1925 that is exactly what the Crider family has done – providing entertainment for several generation. Dang – horses, bulls, cowboys, pretty “Texas Girls”, music, and dancing – have we died and gone to heaven? The Crider family came to America in the early […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: TEXAS DANCE HALL: FLOORE’S COUNTRY STORE

Sunday, November 9, 2014 No comments

In 1858 George Marnoch, a Scottish immigrant, purchased the land that would later become the site of Helotes, Texas. His home served as both a stop for the stagecoach and a post office for local cowboys driving cattle from Bandera to auction in San Antonio. In 1880, Arnold Gugger bought a portion of the land […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: TEXAS DANCEHALLS – SISTERDALE

Saturday, November 1, 2014 No comments

Sisterdale, Texas is located in Kendall County, in the valley of Sister Creek. It is 13 miles North of Boerne, Texas. Sisterdale, Texas was settled in 1847 by Nicclaus Zink, a German surveyor and one of the many freethinkers that settled in the area. During the middle 1800 many freethinkers immigrated from Germany to the […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: MUSIC – 2014 RANCH BASH FORT WORTH TEXAS

Sunday, October 26, 2014 No comments

There are days when we have to celebrate the music that we listen to when we FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS. Well yesterday just happened to be one of those days. The Ranch 95.9 and Masha Milam Music presented their annual Texas Country Music Festival, celebrating the radio stations birthday, which features some of todays biggest […]

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Focus on the Backroads » Photo Journeys

Archived Post

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK: COLORADO

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: DURANGO AND SILVERTON NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD (D&SNG) – “ALL ABOARD”

FOCUS ON THE BACKROAD: CADDO LAKE – TEXAS

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: GALVESTON

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: INSPIRATION

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Mission Espiritu Santo, Goliad Texas

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: THE WINDMILL

Focus on the Backroads: DEEP ELLUM

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: ROADS

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: FORT WOLTERS – MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS

FOCUS ON THE BACKROAD: THE LONGHORN BALLROOM

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Focus on Memorial Day

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY ART

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HICO, TEXAS

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church High Hill, Texas (Schulenburg)

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Ammannsville’s Painted Church St John the Baptist Catholic Church

Yearly Archives: 2014

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: FESTIVAL OF TEXAS FIDDLING – TWIN SISTERS DANCE HALL

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: CRIDERS RODEO AND DANCE HALL

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: TEXAS DANCE HALL: FLOORE’S COUNTRY STORE

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: TEXAS DANCEHALLS – SISTERDALE

FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: MUSIC – 2014 RANCH BASH FORT WORTH TEXAS

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