Category Archives: Texas

Our tour guide at the ranch house (more on him later) said LBJ decided to raise cattle because it was a fad among members of the U.S. Senate at the time. He bought his first 10 Herefords in 1957. For a … Continue reading →

Until very recently, the only way to see Johnson’s ranch was on a bus tour. But his wife, Lady Bird, died in July, 2007 and the National Park Service is working on opening up the site to visitors. We were … Continue reading →

After touring LBJ’s boyhood home, we spent a few minutes in the visitor center looking at artifacts. We saw Lyndon’s suit and rocking chair. We also saw Lady Bird’s dress and the LBJ branding irons Lyndon used on his ranch. … Continue reading →

After finishing our tour of the Johnson Settlement, we wandered over to the boyhood home, across the street from the visitor center. A sign on the door said tours were every 30 minutes. My sister relaxed in the porch swing … Continue reading →

Because of our conversation about the raven, the ranger got the impression that we were only interested in birds. He shooed us out of the visitor center and told us to walk the trail to the Johnson Settlement, a nearby … Continue reading →