In West Texas, what we have most is distance. To get somewhere, you often have to step a little farther, stride a little farther. That’s my philosophy: when troubles increase, just stride a little farther. That’s why the Lord must have given me long legs. My measured stride is 35 inches. One winter day, fellow Boy Scout Hubert Seale and I walked from Buffalo Gap to Abilene—about 21 miles—in three hours and a few minutes.
Month: March 2018
Prettiest Airport
If you know a friend who flew, or flies, a private airplane there’s a high probability your amateur flying friend can tell you a harrowing flying story. Private pilots wait for the weather to improve before they roll their single-engine, small planes from the hangar. If more than one pilot waits, they gather and tell stories about their flying exploits. Such a gab session pilots call “hangar flying”. Here’s one example: My sports photographer friend
Texas Rangers
The history of the Texas Rangers goes back to the early 1800s when Stephen F. Austin brought colonists to Tejas. Austin organized ten peace officers and called them “Rangers”. The original Texas Rangers were farmers and ranchers who wore their own clothes, rode their own horses, and used whatever guns they could shoot well. They came together when there was a threat to early Texas colonists then went back to their work when it was