Listen closely and you can hear the "chug...chug...chug" of the steam engine that powers the paddle boat, Gray Ghost. You can almost smell the wood smoke as you glide placidly across Caddo Lake and deep into the east Texas waterways. Spanish Moss sways gently from the ancient Bald Cypress trees, in the cool damp breeze...

No sooner had I returned from the March Webhead Fiesta in San Antonio, my wife suggested that we take an April weekend adventure into the hinterland that is east Texas. So on Friday night, we took off for one of my favorite backroads haunts....Caddo Lake. While there we visited the old Lindsey General Store at Jonesville, and rode on the Grey Ghost steam powered paddle wheeler on Caddo Lake.

I have started a new blog called Elderbob's Backroads and I will be writing more backroads trips there in the immediate future. It's still a bit under construction, but you are welcome to watch as I continue to add on to it.

The Grey Ghost steam powered paddle-wheeler on Caddo Lake.

Sunday, April 03, 2005 at 2:48 PM

This is very cool, Bob. Congrats. What did you use? Microsoft Photo Story? 5:46 AM  

Bob, I could kiss you. ('Cept it ain't really my style!)

My family is from Texas. Your short video and the music had me aching homesick here in Melbourne, Australia. I do miss the backroads of Texas, California, and Arizona. There's just so much out there to wander 'round and see.

Keep 'em comin', Bob. I'll be back soon.

Paul (Amoranthus at KnowPlace) 11:24 PM