Every year when we go to Palestine for the Polar Express, we make plans to extend our time in East Texas, and every year, the weather intervenes and we have to cancel our plans. This year, since our trip was in November instead of late December, we were finally able to extend our trip and explore some new-to-us parts of East Texas.
On Sunday, we headed out for an early morning hike at Fairfield Lake State Park. The boys found a "Little Lake" library
and a big hunk of petrified wood.
It was a beautiful, cool day, and we chose to hike the nature trail.
The nature trail could have been named "Spiderweb Trail" since we went through hundreds of spiderwebs. Gene led the way and was covered in sticky webs by the end of the 2-mile hike.
It was pretty, nevertheless.
By the time we had shed our sticky outer layers, we were ready to hit the road. Our destination was Athens, where we discovered that the first hamburger was made (there are several claims to fame for this, but Athens's claim is as legit as any of the others).
Athens: Hamburgers - Heritage - Texas
We love small Texas towns!
We also love local craft breweries and were excited to visit the Athens Brewing Company for lunch,
beer,
and games.
What a fun little spot!
We learned all about fisheries in Texas, explored the grounds and took a tram tour of the outdoor hatchery.
There was more to explore, so we'll have to go back for another visit!
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