The northern portion of John Pope’s 1854 map to survey a possible transcontinental route through Texas marks the Cross Timbers between...

A geological map of coal claims in the "Coal Country" around Coalgate, Coal County, Indian Territory (Oklahoma) from ca. 1900.

Check out some Grayson County Rails!

Most antebellum towns west of the Mississippi River did not survive the railroad boom and became ghosts.

Google Maps have been my constant companion since they were introduced back in the stone ages (okay, a few years ago). I can’t believe I...

A while back, I posited three of Dallas’ greatest places to visit… according to my biased, unasked-for opinion, anyway. Woe is me if I...

I consider myself very lucky because my son likes to take road trips with me. Sometimes, I feel as though I need to justify my trips, and...

I love a good road trip, and I believe that I’m not alone in sharing that sentiment. I’d wager to guess that the majority of people from...

Lately, I have been getting what Laura Ingalls Wilder called “itchy feet:” I’m just so itching to get out of the house and explore...

The tiled floor peaks out from underneath the asphalt of a parking lot in downtown Dallas reminds me of what has been lost. Passenger...

I took a couple of roadtrips this past weekend. My road trips are usually local – I don’t drive very far because I like to know where I...