Tag Archives: walking

Granbury, TX – 07/14/2018

Posted on July 16, 2018 by

Granbury is the Hood County Seat.  It is 35 miles SW of Fort Worth. This walk takes us by many Victorian houses. Advertisements

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Stephenville, TX – 07/07/2018

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We went up to Stephenville to walk the 6K Year Round Event.  The walk started at a motel and headed into the historic downtown.  

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Floresville, TX – 06/29/2018

Posted on July 1, 2018 by

Floresville is the Wilson County Seat. The town was platted in 1870 and the railroad arrived in 1883. It is 30 miles SE of San Antonio. We registered at a motel for the walk and drove over to the courthouse … Continue reading →

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Rockwall, TX – 06/22/2018

Posted on June 24, 2018 by

Rockwall is the Rockwall County Seat.  It is the smallest county (land wise) in Texas.   We walked on a Friday again so we could get inside the courthouse and take a picture of another skylight under a courthouse dome.  … Continue reading →

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Cleburne, TX – 06/15/2018

Posted on June 16, 2018 by

Cleburne is the Johnson County Seat. It is 30 miles south of Fort Worth on US-67. There is a state park nearby, but our walk was in the historic downtown. We walked on a Friday so we could get inside … Continue reading →

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College Station (A&M Campus) 06/09/2018

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

We wanted to walk the campus, but the walk registration box is hosted by the Bush Presidential Library which doesn’t open until 9:30…. so we made up our own 5K walk route. We started at 8 a.m. and were finished … Continue reading →

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Karnes City, TX – 06/02/2018

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

Karnes City is the Karnes County Seat. Established in 1890, it was named in honor of Henry W. Karnes (1812-1840), Texas Ranger hero.  We parked on the Courthouse Square to begin the walk.  When the courthouse was built in 1895, it had … Continue reading →

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