A Road Trip to the Old Texas Town of Llano

On Wednesday we drove west down scenic Texas State Road 29 past the huge Buchanan Dam on the Colorado River (not the same as the Grand Canyon Colorado River) to the Old Texas Town of Llano (pronounced Lay-no).

Here is the Llano County Courthouse.  We thought it was a beautiful and grand old building when we walked around the small town.

This is a snapshot of the Llano River that flows through the town looking southwest from the main bridge.  The river is quite clear and clean.

Along the river many different varieties of Granite are mined.  Here on display are five different types of granite found nearby.  There is at least one factory in Llano making counter tops, tomb stones, and monuments.