The sun is behind us
at 7:45 am.
Crossing Lake Conroe
The empty road leading
west.
F(arm) to M(arket Road)
1097
Eric says, "Welcome to FM 1097, your Smooth Rock Station. It's 8:06 am on the crystal clear day before Thanksgiving."
He deepens his voice to
pronounce "Lone Star."
I get the Spaceballs
reference.
I get a glance of a
giant Dalek from
Dr. Who.
East Texas has a lot of
cattle.
The City of Brenham's
water tower
Our drive continues
through rolling hills.
The speed limit varies a lot on today's drive. From 35 per hour in cities and towns to...
... 75 miles per hour.
A pink Volkswagen
Entering La Grange
That's quite the turn...
There's no low clearance
warning on
warning on
19 feet 3 inches... this is
the tallest labeled bridge
I've ever seen.
Czech Us Out
Czech immigrants came to this region of Texas in 1870s. Their heritage and culture are celebrated each year a the Annual Czhilispiel Festival
The main street in Waelder
is flanked by towers.
This barn is a giant
I appreciate the sign stating
the underpass's clearance.
It doesn't look like our
motorhome will fit
beneath the railroad bridge.
This truck is towing an
Here's a Youtube Video of one working a field.
The Luling water tower is
painted to look like a
Watermelon.
The paint job works well
with the reservoir's shape.
The water tower celebrates the city's annual Watermelon Thump Festival.
Eric stopped at a Subway
for lunch.
Luling's Information Center
sits empty.
This water tower, painted in
greens & tan is up the road.
I take the wheel for the next
60 miles, or so.
Eric found lots to take pictures of while I drove....
A shot of a short railroad
bridge.
Concrete drainage pipes wait
to be installed somewhere...
I love this shot of the
Roller Coaster & the
Seguin water tower.
Stagecoach Apartments
I like the wagon wheel
surrounded by Agave.
Eric took pics of the classic car
& trucks at LEP Motorsport
Truck Accessories, so I can
admire the refurbished vehicles.
I allow this FedEx Truck
to share the road with
me.
A farm with a windmill, with
a housing development in
the background
a housing development in
the background
Drivers are serenaded by
this gentleman & his
guitar.
A collection of old &
Cranes, I LOVE cranes.
This project is near the
Guadalupe River.
There's glitter & rainbows
here in Unicorn Country...
Just kidding!
Dry Comal Creek Winery
& Vineyards advertises
their Tasting Tours.
Eric and I swap seats and he continues our drive into Hill Country.
I am convinced that Newks
Resort's logo has not been
completed.
I am wrong... That's the
A Dune Buggy
Boerne's decorative water
tower & blue
We are going up in elevation.
The terrain is quite hilly.
Drivers share the roads with
horses here.
The creature in the road
is a Deer.
This is not one of my
best nature shots.
will be our home for
two weeks.
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