Fredricksburg and Stonewall, TX

This is where Lyndon B Johnson is buried.

His grave stone is the tall one. You can't go

into the cemetery.

This is the house (on the ranch) that he

was born in. The house itself was re-built in

1964...I think.

This is a little white house right by the main

house that the secret service stayed in. They

left this residency the day after Lady Bird died.

The sidewalk going up to the main house that

LBJ signed in 1952.
This is the front of his house.

Notice the Live Oak in the front yard. That tree

is about 425 years old.

These are the two Lincoln Towncars

that he used on the ranch.

Today we drove into Fredricksburg, TX because we were told that they had some cute shops. CUTE! There were a ton of cute shops. Yes, I made John walk all the way down one side of the street and then down the other side. I still think we missed a few. After we shopped we found out that LBJ's ranch was right here in this community. So, we found out where and took off. It was only another 15 min. drive. The family gave the ranch to the US National Park in 1972. The two requests were that they didn't charge to get in and that they kept it as a working ranch. So why did we pay $1.00 each to get in if it was to be free? Not a big deal...just a question. It is located in the Hill Country and really is quite pretty. There are still some Longhorns around, guess they are a bit unruly and not to be trusted. We saw a lot of cattle, deer, and sheep. There is a really pretty river that runs right in front of the property call the Pedernales River. I guess during the rainy season it can flood up and over the banks and fairly close to the house. We enjoyed our tour. You can't get into the house itself, but we did get to see his office that he worked out of when he was President. The tour guide said that the lower part of the house will be open for viewing in about 5 years. After Lady Bird died all the relatives came and took stuff that they wanted. The Park people have pictures of what it looked like then and are trying to reconstruct it just like it was when they were alive. His circle of life started on this ranch and ended on this ranch. The family cemetery was pretty full!

Didn't get home until 5:30, so made dinner and now I am making cookies.