Pitchfork Ranch, Guthrie, Texas
Easter Sunday 2005 04:19:53PM

The Pitchfork Ranch is about 300-350 miles northwest of Waco. If you decide to drive there from Waco, you’ll have the good fortune (ehem…) of driving through Crawford Texas. That’s right, you guessed it, 100% Bush Country. Flags on every tree, lamppost, traffic light, stop sign, mailbox, anything that you can hang something from. Anyway, when you leave Waco, drive west on route 6 for about 3 hours on a 2 lane road in the middle of flat noWhere? After crossing route 20, continue on route 6 for about another 90 minutes until you hit route 283 on the edge of Haskell and Stonewall counties. Drive towards Aspermont and head north to Guthrie for about another 90 minutes. When you approach Guthrie, you’ll see a small ranch house on the right side just before the intersection. This is the county jail where Junior Daniels is Sheriff. If you see him or his son out front swinging their lassos, say hello, but then make a left turn at the intersection and drive about 20 minutes due west to the Pitchfork Ranch on the left hand side. There you’ll meet Dave Roberts, the fella in the moustache, who is rumored never having traveled anywhere unless on horseback. My friend Woody is asking where he’s going? It was one of the most memorable days I’ve had in a while, and certainly a nice Easter for a change.

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