The argument can be made that there are at least three, possibly four acceptable routes to take when one journeys from Houston to Yoakum, Texas. My favorite is Highway 90. I typically avoid I-10 at all costs and Highway 59 just puts me in a bad mood—not a good way to start a trip when the whole intention is to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life. During the Fall and into late February, a cruise down 90 takes a person right through the heart of goose and duck country. One can see thousands of snow geese covering rice field after rice field. Many times in the evenings it is against the backdrop of a fiery red sky that will take your breath away. This is all good and swell, but the real reason I travel this road is because situated smack dab in the middle of Eagle Lake, Texas we find one of the finest chains of convenience stores ever conceived by mankind, Buc-ee’s.
Buc-ee's
