The Lodge At Lake Whitney

02/14/2026

Weather is clearing up next week. Time to make that spring time fishing trip a reality. Parking for up to 4 boat trailers and the F350's towing them.

01/26/2026

Just saw the DFW area news

01/24/2026

Oh, look, the swimsuits are out at Costco. They are right below the winter coats. 😜

01/23/2026

From Spring like temperatures to Freezing Rain! Get Ready Texas.

01/18/2026

Busy days ahead in 2026. Book your vacation dates early!

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas
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10/22/2025

Awwww

10/17/2025

Great event

Headed to Fossilmania this month at The Expo at Glen Rose, hosted by the Dallas Paleo Society? Dinosaur history tracks all around Glen Rose!

According to the National Register of Historic Places, in 1917, Ellis W. Shuler, professor of geology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, examined the mysterious tracks that were exposed in the flat bottom of a ravine near Glen Rose. He identified them as dinosaur tracks and wrote about his findings in the American Journal of Science. Stories of the findings circulated widely. By 1921, the Dallas Morning News magazine section was promoting Glen Rose as both the prehistoric home of dinosaurs and giant lizards and the modern "Mecca of Motorists" within the same headline.

Book your trip to Glen Rose, Texas, and stay at Oakdale Park during our historic 100th year! Our park not only has RV spots but also cabins and bunkhouses. Experience our scenic amenities, rich history, and the natural beauty of the surrounding area.

Book: oakdalepark.com
Call: 254.897.2321
Email: [email protected]

08/31/2025

A woman in an apron, high heels, and a dress fetches mail from her very tall mailbox in Dallworthington Gardens, 1936. Dalworthington Gardens has an interesting and unique history.

It got its start in the depths of the Great Depression, back in 1934, when Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal was looking for creative ways to put people back on their feet. The idea was to combine city work with country living: folks would keep their industrial jobs but supplement their income by gardening, raising chickens, maybe keeping a cow or two. Out of that experiment came a handful of “subsistence homestead” colonies across the country, and one of them ended up here in north Texas.

The name itself is a mash-up — Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington — since the new community sat right in the middle of those three cities. Eleanor Roosevelt even had a hand in getting it off the ground. On a trip to Fort Worth to visit her son’s future in-laws, she encouraged local leaders to back the project, and before long nearly 600 acres just south of Arlington were carved up into small farms. Families were chosen carefully. They had to earn under a modest threshold, have good credit and reputation, and be willing to put in the work. For around twenty dollars a month, they could move into a modest home with a few acres and start fresh.

Life wasn’t easy at the beginning. There were no paved roads, fences were scarce, and the water supply was a constant headache. Cattle and goats wandered freely, much to the irritation of gardeners trying to protect their vegetables. Houses needed constant repairs, and utilities were slow to arrive. But the residents dug in. They renamed streets when they didn’t like them, pooled resources when things broke down, and slowly built a sense of community. By 1936, a local Homestead Association was handling applications, collecting payments, and running the show, and before long the neighborhood’s community house became the hub for meetings, socials, and celebrations.

In 1949, after fifteen years of shared struggle and growth, the people of Dalworthington Gardens voted to incorporate as their own town. That decision locked in its independence, and it’s remarkable to note that of the five original homestead colonies in Texas, this is the only one still around. And even today. you can still spot the occasional horse or cow behind a fence, even as new, upscale homes have sprung up on old farm lots.

Photo taken by Arthur Rothstein.

08/31/2025

A nascent engineer

08/05/2025

We’re in the Bosque watershed area, but I get upriver alerts, just in case

Ever wonder how water drains into your local river?
Look down.
There, below you, is a watershed.
A watershed is a region bounded by a divide where rainfall slowly drains downward. A healthy watershed is one that has enough resources to help all living within its boundaries to survive.

Find out what watershed you live in and learn more about the Brazos River Watershed here --> https://buff.ly/3ou3xHn