For “Travel Tuesday”, let’s see some of Tyler, TX, which is in the Texas Piney Woods, one of the seven regions in TX.
Tyler is Famous for their Roses Tyler Texas Rose Garden
“Welcome to Tyler ...
"The Rose Capital of America”!
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden
Established in 1952, the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the nation's largest rose garden, spanning 14 acres.
The gardens include over 38,000 rose bushes and over 600 different varieties, as well as reflecting pools, walkways and fountains. It was listed in 2011 in Livability.com's top 10 most inspiring gardens in the USA.
The gardens are a popular destination for both local residents and for visitors, and offer a diversity of photographic opportunities.
They are the location for numerous wedding photo shoots, school group photos, parties, reunions and professional photography as well.
It is one of 24 All American Rose Selection (AARS) test gardens in the country, and also includes a unique Idea Garden created and maintained by the Smith County Master Gardeners.
When your eyes have taken it all in, treat your ears and tap your feet as the bands march by in the Rose Festival Parade. Come see why everyone who visits the Texas Rose Festival leaves saying, "I'll be back!"”
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Fall Foliage in East Texas
“In the Piney Woods Section of East Texas surrounding Tyler, there are ample opportunities to view fall foliage in its colorful magnificence via a number of scenic drives!
The hardwood trees of the area put on a beautiful display of yellows, oranges and reds. The maples, oaks, gum and other species come into their peak usually in late October and November, depending on temperatures and rainfall, and days of sunlight.
Included below are a series of photographs of East Texas fall foliage, and some suggested days trips from Tyler to view the colors of autumn.
Photographs of Fall Foliage in East Texas
Fall foliage along the back roads of East Texas
Maple tree fall colors at peak in East Texas
Maple leaves at peak color in Tyler Texas
Fall foliage in East Texas
Beautiful back roads of East Texas in autumn
Fall foliage around a lake in East Texas
Maple tree in full fall color near Tyler Texas
Fall foliage in East Texas
Fall foliage in East Texas
Dogwood tree at peak fall color in East Texas
Fall foliage in East Texas
Office building and Fall foliage in Tyler Texas on Loop 323
Quiet country road in the fall in the Piney Woods of East Texas 
Beauty Berry - A fall native in East Texas 
Fall foliage in East Texas 
Fall foliage in East Texas 
Other Sources of East Texas Fall Foliage Information
VisitTyler Fall Tours (PDF) Fall Foliage in Texas State Parks
From: http://www.tylertexasonline.com/east-texas-fall-foliage.htm#foliagetrips
Suggested Side Trips from Tyler to View Fall Foliage
The fall in Tyler and surrounding East Texas areas is alive with vibrant fall foliage, and a great time to drive the back roads, and scenic byways. Highway 14 from Tyler north by Tyler State Park and on to Winnsboro, and Highway 16 from Lindale to Winona are among our favorites. Virtually any farm-to-market road, county road and state highway offer excellent drives within a few minutes of Tyler. Many cities and towns like Nacogdoches have foliage tours and festivals.
Tyler is an excellent starting point for those taking day trips from Dallas, Houston, Austin or Shreveport, and offers a large selection of hotels and B&Bs, and restaurants.
Get off the beaten path, and explore East Texas in several directions, and see and visit:
Love's Lookout - beautiful 30-mile vista of fall colors to the East, located between Jacksonville and Tyler on U.S. 69 ... great picnic location!
Nacogdoches - offers the Deep East Texas Fall Foliage Trail, looping from Nacogdoches thru Alto, Crockett, Livingston, Newton, Hemphill, San Augustine and Shelbyville.
Jacksonville - to the south of Tyler on U.S. 69, features a beautiful drive around Lake Jacksonville
Edom - a quaint village just west of Tyler surrounded by lovely countryside scenes and forests ... festivals, potters, artists, garden centers, restaurants, eclectic shopping
Canton - site of the famous First Monday Trade Days each month, an easy 45-minute drive west of Tyler through rolling hills and ranches
Gladewater - antique capitol of East Texas, located on historic US Highway 80, and close to many country roads with bright fall colors. North of Tyler via U.S. Highway 271.
Rusk - ride the Texas State Railroad to Palestine, and back, in fall. This historic railroad offers steam train excursions through 25 miles of scenic piney woods and hardwood creek bottoms Texas amidst a backdrop of rolling hills, nature and wildlife.
Tyler State Park - a short drive north of the city on Highway 14, built around a lake, provides overnight camping venues, mountain biking, picnicking, hiking and more. Continuing the drive along Highway 14 from Tyler State Park to the north towards Hawkins and the Winnsboro area offers many choices for fall foliage viewing.
Tyler Rose Garden - Tyler is the Rose Capital of America, the home of the nation's largest municipal rose garden. It features more than just 40,000 rose bushes, including a wooded area with towering trees, and numerous Japanese Maples that sport bright fall foliage.
Joinerville - learn and see first hand the places where the famous East Texas Oil Field were discovered, and enjoy the brilliant fall colors on the backroads and countryside near Henderson, just east of Tyler
Longview - historic buildings, shopping, restaurants, hot air balloon festival
Marshall - Marshall Pottery, Railroad Museum, more
Uncertain - on the shores of Caddo Lake near Jefferson and Karnack
Attractions in Uncertain
Captain Ron's Gator Park, Petting Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Attraction type: Zoos
Ranked #3 in Uncertain, TX
Go-Devil Tours
Ranked #2 in Uncertain, TX
Graceful Ghost Steamboat
Attraction type: Ships Ranked #1 in Uncertain, TX
Swamp Thing Paddlewheel Boat Tour Attraction type: Tours
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Things to do in Tyler
Ranked #1 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 110 reviews
- "Field Trip!!!" 11/05/2012 "Nice zoo...office help could be friend..." 11/04/2012
Category: Zoos
Ranked #2 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 51 reviews "Flowers" 10/30/2012
Category: Gardens
Ranked #3 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 46 reviews
- "Beautiful park and facilities." 10/30/2012
- "great screened cabins" 10/29/2012
Category: State Parks
Center for Earth & Space Science Education
Ranked #4 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 8 reviews "state of the art science facility at a..." 09/12/2012
- "Wonderful!" 08/30/2012
Category: Science Museums; Observatories/ Planetariums
Brookshire's World of Wildlife Museum and Country Store
Ranked #5 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 36 reviews
- "It's free...." 10/16/2012
- "Great playground!" 10/13/2012
Category: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Ranked #6 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 17 reviews "Kind of pricey but" 10/16/2012 "More for toddlers than pre-teens" 09/04/2012
Category: Children's Museums
Ranked #7 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 16 reviews "It's a contribution, not an entertainm..." 09/08/2012 "They have one of Micheal Jackson's cat..." 08/24/2012
Category: Zoos
Ranked #8 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 6 reviews "house" 07/24/2012 "Amazing history!" 05/16/2012
Category: Historic Sites
Ranked #9 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 3 reviews "Refreshing" 10/16/2012
"Great Family Venue" 03/15/2012
Category: Theaters
Ranked #10 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 6 reviews "Historical and informative" 08/20/2012
"Road Side Park" 06/01/2012
Category: Historic Sites
Lock and Load Indoor Shooting Range
Ranked #11 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 2 reviews "Range time" 10/28/2012 "Good Customer Service" 10/16/2012
Category: Sports Complexes
Owner description: Your shooting sports headquarters...We offer what no one else can!•Indoor handgun and rifle shooting in air-conditioned... more » Owner description: Your shooting sports headquarters...We offer what no one else can!•Indoor handgun and rifle shooting in air-conditioned comfort, using your firearms or ones from our rental board•One-stop concealed handgun licensing and re-qualification...classes, photos, , and shooting, in one place, in one sitting•On-premises gunsmithing•Firearms training classes from beginning to advanced levelsLock & Load is open Tuesday-Friday from8:30 AM - 7:00 PM and Saturday from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
The 1859 Goodman-LeGrand House and Museum
Ranked #12 of 15 attractions in Tyler, 1 review
- "Simply Beautiful" 09/12/2012
Category: Museums
Category: Game/ Entertainment Centers
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Category: Museums
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Lakes, Boating, Fishing and Water Recreation in East Texas
Lake Tyler and Lake Tyler East, located adjacent to each other and connected via a canal, are located just east of Tyler, Texas. The two lakes cover nearly 5,000 surface acres and serves as the major source of water supply to the Tyler metro area. It is a popular close-in destination for boating, skiing, fishing, camping, hiking and RVing.
Lake Palestine is located about 15 miles southwest of Tyler, Texas, on Texas Highway 155, and resulting from a dam on the Neches River. It has a surface area of 25,560 acres, and was completed in 1962. It is the largest lake in the Tyler area in addition to Lake Tyler.
Lake Palestine offers something for everyone, with boating, skiing, houseboats, jet skis, sailing, and fishing all being popular activities. It is the location of popular camps such as Pine Cove Christian Camps, and major attractions such as the Villages Resort.”
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Shopping in Tyler
“Shopping in Tyler spans the marketplace, from national retail giants such as Macy's and Coldwater Creek, to local eclectic, specialty boutiques ... use our map of stores to shop South Broadway, and the Broadway Square Mall.
And for a fun shopping adventure near Tyler, visit the world famous First Monday Trade Days in Canton on November 29 - December 2 for your autumn, Thanksgiving, and Christmas shopping and decorating projects. First Monday is the ultimate flea market in the entire U.S.A. http://www.cantontxfirstmonday.com/
Also, don't miss the annual Mistletoe & Magic show at the Harvey Convention Center on November 8 - 10.
I don’t think you will run out of things to do in Tyler, TX!
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On This Day:
Abraham Lincoln elected president, Nov 6, 1860:
“Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote but handily defeated the three other candidates: Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Constitutional Union candidate John Bell, and Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, a U.S. senator for Illinois.
Lincoln, a Kentucky-born lawyer and former Whig representative to Congress, first gained national stature during his campaign against Stephen Douglas of Illinois for a U.S. Senate seat in 1858. The senatorial campaign featured a remarkable series of public encounters on the slavery issue, known as the Lincoln-Douglas debates, in which Lincoln argued against the spread of slavery, while Douglas maintained that each territory should have the right to decide whether it would become free or slave. Lincoln lost the Senate race, but his campaign brought national attention to the young Republican Party. In 1860, Lincoln won the party's presidential nomination.
In the November 1860 election, Lincoln again faced Douglas, who represented the Northern faction of a heavily divided Democratic Party, as well as Breckinridge and Bell. The announcement of Lincoln's victory signaled the secession of the Southern states, which since the beginning of the year had been publicly threatening secession if the Republicans gained the White House.
For preserving the Union and bringing an end to slavery, and for his unique character and powerful oratory, Lincoln is hailed as one of the greatest American presidents.”
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Jefferson Davis elected president of the Confederacy, Nov 6, 1861:
“On this day in 1861, Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America. He ran without opposition, and the election simply confirmed the decision that had been made by the Confederate Congress earlier in the year.
Like his Union counterpart, President Abraham Lincoln, Davis was a native of Kentucky, born in 1808. He attended West Point and graduated in 1828. After serving in the Black Hawk War of 1832, Davis married Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of General (and future U.S. president) Zachary Taylor, in 1835. However, Sarah contracted malaria and died within several months of their marriage. Davis married Varina Howells in 1845. He served in the Mexican War (1846-48), during which he was wounded. After the war, he was appointed to fill a vacant U.S. senate seat from Mississippi, and later served as secretary of war under President Franklin Pierce.
When the Southern states began seceding after the election of Abraham Lincoln in the winter of 1860 and 1861, Davis suspected that he might be the choice of his fellow Southerners for their interim president. When the newly seceded states met in Montgomery, Alabama, in February 1861, they decided just that. Davis expressed great fear about what lay ahead. "Upon my weary heart was showered smiles, plaudits, and flowers, but beyond them I saw troubles and thorns innumerable." On November 6, Davis was elected to a six-year term as established by the Confederate constitution. He remained president until May 5, 1865, when the Confederate government was officially dissolved.”
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And who will become President on this day, Nov 6, 2012?
“Here's one more historical curiosity to observe this election cycle. Since election day was standardized in 1845 there have been 6 presidential elections held on November 6th and Republicans have won all six. That means today, the 7th Presidential election held on this date, will either break or uphold a streak that began in 1860 with the election of Abraham Lincoln.” (Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...)
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Yesterday:
“Lil Miss” the 5 month old puppy that I groomed a week ago has new ‘parents’, and they wanted her bathed yesterday. She had got into something over the weekend. She was too much of a handful for her previous owners, so they gave her to Jim, the mechanic down the street. She was still a squirmy dog to bathe, even though she knew the drill she just wouldn’t hold still.
Jim and his wife are having big problems with Lil Miss, and I found out some reasons why. Lil Miss had pooped in their house and Jim chastised her, and so now Lil Miss thinks that going poopy is a bad thing that needs to be hidden behind the couch. She will have to be taught that it is just a matter of location, location, location!
Lil Miss has also been tearing up their beautiful house and yard. Jim and his wife keep their place really immaculate, so this is another disappointment. But they don’t have a fenced yard, so Lil Miss can’t just play and have a good time. She is walked a lot, but it’s not the same thing. She loves it when she is here and tears around my fenced back yard like a puppy should. So sad. I just can’t imagine having a puppy and no fenced yard, especially such an active and energetic pup like Lil Miss.
Ray had the nerve that was lodged between his vertebrae snipped, so as he isn’t in pain now, he was well enough to run the hedge clippers over my hedge in the back yard.
Misty and I went to get Jay as he had quit his job, he said the man swore at him. He was able to mow Ray’s and my yard with the ratty old mower. The better mower still leaks the gas out whenever we put any in it, so we took down to Jim’s to be fixed, and I should get it back today.
2 comments:
Tell that family to get a few posts and a roll of wire fencing and put a play area in the back yard.
Thanks for your comment, DD
I already did, and even offered them the wire and posts. As you know, I have a bit of everything here!!
Happy Tails, and Trails, Penny, TX
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