February 27, 2012

February 27, 2012

The sky was gray and there was a light mist when we left Stephenville this morning.  We changed our plans and are going into the Ft. Worth area in quest of an In-N-Out...Our last chance as we head east.  There will be no more chances until we get back to the West Coast, probably in the fall.

We parked at Sam’s Club in Grand Prairie and back tracked four miles to In-N-Out.  Yippy, Skippy!  It tasted so-o-o-o good!  And to top it off there was a cache fairly close.

As luck would have it, there was another cache in Sam’s parking lot, so we logged it before going home.  After allocating 15 minutes for Bill to “inspect the inside of his eyelids,” we continued our journey eastwardly.

We went to a small town called Gun Barrel City, Texas.  Yes, that’s what I said...Gun Barrel City.  And where else, but in Texas.

It was named after Gun Barrel Lane which got its name during the 1920s and ‘30s when outlaws frequented the area. It was considered a safe backwoods place during Prohibition when the likes of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker hung out in the area.  A local resident, Mr. C. L. Wait, lived along the road and was known for sitting at the window of his house with a shotgun sticking out the window. It was his way of deterring those he deemed unwelcome on this back country road.

When the town was incorporated years later, it was named Gun Barrel City.  Yee haw!  We logged three caches before traveling to  Athens and parking at Walmart.  Before sunset we found three more caches.  Today was a busy day!

Today’s Travel Totals: Today’s mileage, 186---Geocaches, 8---Critter sightings, 12 lamas