![]() ![]() Once you're back on the road, you’ll head north to Moulton via Texas Route 95. With a front porch overlooking it all, it's a perfect spot for morning coffee before continuing your excursion. It's a historic cabin in the middle of ranch land, surrounded by wildflowers in the spring. There's a cozy cabin called Shiner Guesthouse not too far away, if you desire a stopping point. Tours of the brewery are available on weekdays. Shiner is also home to Spoetzl Brewery, where Shiner Beer is brewed. It’s a long-time tradition to sip a Shiner at Antiques, Art, and Beer, so you can earn your “I drank a Shiner in Shiner” certificate at the antique store and bar. Next, head south to the infamous Shiner, Texas, via Texas Route 304 and U.S. Whizzerville Hall is a perfect stopover for pizza, afternoon brews, and, on occasion, live honky tonk and a little boot-scootin’. Whether coming from the east or west, McMahan rests in a pocket of rural Caldwell County that guarantees wild colors along the roads on the way into town. Sitting at the intersection of FM roads 7, the restored ghost town is a little-known place perfect for those who appreciate a slow day along country roads, a little history, and old Texas charm. Long-abandoned, the town was first called Wildcat and later Whizzerville, before officially becoming McMahan when the Post Office decided there were just too many letters in its former name. (Even though it’s a “main” highway, the wildflower displays are unrivaled.) From Lockhart, you’ll head east to McMahan. As you read about the watering holes below, you’ll understand.īluebonnets Texas #bluebonnetstexas #igerstexas #igtexas #instatexas #instatx #texasgram #ig_texas #texas #ilovetexasphoto #onlyintexas #texas_ig #igtexasphoto #inspiretexasnow #texasfever #texastodo #discovertexas #visittexas #hellotexas #texas_igers #bluebonnets #texas #instatx #brenhamtx #tx #flowerfields #theamericancollective #ig_unitedstates #insta_america #igerusa #picoftheday #naturephotographyĪ post shared by Celta5R on at 7:31pm PDTĮast of Lockhart, one of Texas’ most well-known BBQ towns, and south of Bastrop, a small town famous for its pines, is a sleepy little place called McMahan, Texas. Welcome to one of my go-to, roundabout, country-cruisin’, watering hole and wildflower journeys I enjoy each and every Texas spring.ĭisclaimer: While this drive can be done in a day, I usually make this particular adventure a weekend-long trip, grabbing an Airbnb along the way. I may not be good at many things, but scouting wildflower meadows, local grandads, and dive bars are my forte. ![]() While there are well-known scenic routes throughout Central Texas, I recommend getting at least a little lost. I favor all the above.Ĭome spring, I’m rarely found in the city, rather exploring perfected routes from years of adventuring, or forging new (to me) directions. Whether old farms, historic markers, or dive bars are your fancy, off-the-beaten-path meanderings through the Lonestar State are fruitful. When these magnificent springtime displays are at their peaks-usually early March through early May-there is no better time to hit the road and explore Texas.Īnd Texas, of course, with its endless bounty of rural county, farm-to-market, dirt, and ranch roads, provides endless routes for exploration, and endless opportunities for pit stops. Pink evening primrose and their delicate ballet pink petals take up entire countrysides. And fields of blue become fields of blue and red when the Indian paintbrushes follow suit, painting whole meadows with their bright red petals. So long as the rain’s been hearty and there have been no unseasonably tardy freezes (which are quite rare), the color patterns are both vibrant and predictable.įields of blue quickly become fields of blue and yellow when the yellow groundsel begins blooming. I’ve come to pay close attention to how Texas wildflowers blossom in waves, with bluebonnets usually being the first to arrive, seemingly overnight. With more than 5,000 species of flowering plants, only California rivals Texas in its abundance of blossoms within the contiguous United States. What Texas lacks in seasons, it certainly makes up for each spring. That lyric rings particularly true when the mild Texas winter shifts to springtime in early March. After all, backroads and bars-both housing equal degrees of character-are quite abundant in the Lonestar State. As Robert Earl Keen said, “The road goes on forever and the party never ends." Every time I sing that line I can’t help but think that Texas must have been on his mind when he penned that song. ![]()
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