Faces of Texas

"It's relaxing. That's the important thing."
- Dick Green on not catching anything.

(To be fair, he had just started.)

Fulton, TX
. . .

"I set the record in 1976. Of course,

it's been broken many times since then."

- Butch Hodges on his performance

in the Texas Water Safari,

a month-long, muscle-powered water contest

from San Marcos, TX to Seadrift, TX,

billed as the 'World's Toughest Boat Race.'
Seadrift, TX
. . .

"Bless him on his journey,

and keep him out of harm's way.

In Jesus' name we pray. Amen."

- Betsy Lee in a group prayer

for my protection on the hike

(Betsy is on the far left,

followed by Sonya, John, Ben,

Sophie, Charles, Brayson,

Madeline, Elijah, and Mary).

The Lee family graciously hosted me

for two days.

Port Lavaca, TX

. . .

"The general economy is soft, but right here,

we're doing real good."

- Jerry Lawrence on the state of his business

'Fuzzy's One Stop,'

casually redubbed 'Fuzzy's Fun Stop.'

The grill and cook, not pictured,

made a superb burger

that satisfied this hungry hiker.

Hwy 35, near Palacios, TX
. . .

"Five dollars a day."
- Robert Peterson, pictured far right, of his 1950 paycheck
on Moody Ranch, while chatting with local friends at Fuzzy's
(Walter T. Krause, retired farmer and rancher on left, and
A.B. Massoletti, retired ALCOA employee in middle).
This statement was followed by a wide grin.
Hwy 35, near Palacios, TX