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1-2-3 Farm to Market roads; stop & smell the roses -- a sister thread
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I can't quite explain it, but I'm suddenly overtaken with a desire to shop for insurance:
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This is off FM 2810 in West Texas near Alpine:
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Beautiful!
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Sully, that road was great! I definitely want to go back there.
I came across a similar scene on FM455 a few weeks ago. The only difference is the 1st and 3rd signs were not present. Shortly after I pass "NO CENTER STRIPE", the asphalt ends and I had 3 miles of DS action. Only problem is I'm on an SS, not a DS. I think if they instead they only had the "PAVEMENT ENDS" sign, it would have been a better warning, and I would just have assumed there was no center stripe either. Then again, guess we couldn't put it past the gub'ment to mark lines on the dirt.
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On a recent outage I came across two burros.
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Nice!
This was on FM 410 near Bogota. Needed a panoramic camera to capture the size of this field of green.
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Just trying some photo-posting stuff. Nothing to see here.
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A couple of shots from my ride to Burleson Co today:
First, FM 1363 is only four-tenths of a mile long, but it has this little gem: a building with wall made of mud and wine bottles (and a door from an early 80's Renault Le Car!). I don't think it was a house, but then it didn't look like a bar either
Also, just west of Madisonville on FM 1372 I came across this old gas station:
Here's a close-up of one of the pumps. Note the final price: 31 cents per gallon! My favorite part, though, is that "cents per gallon" is painted on the face, not part of the reel. The idea of gas costing over a dollar a gallon wasn't even a consideration.
First, FM 1363 is only four-tenths of a mile long, but it has this little gem: a building with wall made of mud and wine bottles (and a door from an early 80's Renault Le Car!). I don't think it was a house, but then it didn't look like a bar either
Also, just west of Madisonville on FM 1372 I came across this old gas station:
Here's a close-up of one of the pumps. Note the final price: 31 cents per gallon! My favorite part, though, is that "cents per gallon" is painted on the face, not part of the reel. The idea of gas costing over a dollar a gallon wasn't even a consideration.
I did 900 miles Sunday, Fredricksburg, Mason, Brady, Eden, Ballinger, San Angelo, Mertzon, Big Lake, Midland, Lamesa, Colorado City, Sweetwater Abiline, Coleman then Brady, Mason, Fredricksburg, Comfort, San Antonio.
It was the coolest its been since spring and there was lots of low lying fog which kept my speed down.
I started stopping and snapping courthouses.
Concho County in Eden, the courthouse is on a dirt road.
Reagan County in Big lake. There is no lake there now.
Irion County, Mertzon. This courthouse is on top of a very tall, steep hill.
Mitchell County, Colorado city. The courthouse isn't on a square, but at the edge of downtown.
It was the coolest its been since spring and there was lots of low lying fog which kept my speed down.
I started stopping and snapping courthouses.
Concho County in Eden, the courthouse is on a dirt road.
Reagan County in Big lake. There is no lake there now.
Irion County, Mertzon. This courthouse is on top of a very tall, steep hill.
Mitchell County, Colorado city. The courthouse isn't on a square, but at the edge of downtown.
I rode west today through Kerrville, Medina, Vanderpool, Leakey, Rocksprings, Ozona, Sheffield, Bakersfield, Imperial and back through Bakersfield, Iraann, Ozona, Sonora, Junction, Kerrville and San Antonio.
I saw these on FM 337 between Medina and Vanderpool. I only had a wide angle lens so you can tell I was very close. Hunting this elk would be like hunting a pet.
They also have bison.
I went through Rocksprings and Ozona and snapped pictures of their courthouses.
Here's a distant picture of Ft. Lancaster from the roadside park on TX 290.
I rode down TX 349 from IH 10 toward Dryden. I didn't go all the way to Dryden--I turned around at 3166 28 miles south of Sheffield. I'd never been there before, it went up over flat top mesas and down deep valleys.
I was surprised to find water in Independence creek. From the looks of the fish in the creek it flows year round. This must have been a Godsend to the people traveling across the forbidding country, both red and white. I could hear a spring dripping water into the creek right next to the bridge.
I saw these on FM 337 between Medina and Vanderpool. I only had a wide angle lens so you can tell I was very close. Hunting this elk would be like hunting a pet.
They also have bison.
I went through Rocksprings and Ozona and snapped pictures of their courthouses.
Here's a distant picture of Ft. Lancaster from the roadside park on TX 290.
I rode down TX 349 from IH 10 toward Dryden. I didn't go all the way to Dryden--I turned around at 3166 28 miles south of Sheffield. I'd never been there before, it went up over flat top mesas and down deep valleys.
I was surprised to find water in Independence creek. From the looks of the fish in the creek it flows year round. This must have been a Godsend to the people traveling across the forbidding country, both red and white. I could hear a spring dripping water into the creek right next to the bridge.
Nice pics!
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Mike and I will be riding out that way the first weekend in November- camping at Garner, riding all weekend. Can't wait!
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Beautiful, Dennis!
You'll have a good time Ceci, it is beautiful riding out there--you can ride for an hour and not pass a car. Watch your gas because stations are far apart. Give me a holler when you're on the way and I'll meet you.
Jack,
It is beautiful, in a desolate sort of way. I met a woman on a HD softtail doing an ironbutt ride. She wasn't very well prepared, but that seemed to be part of her plan. She got low on fuel west of Ozona and turned off on Texas 290 looking for Sheffield, not realizing gas hadn't been available there for a few years. She ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere. Luckily the guy who stopped to help her had a little gas in a can and gave her enough to get to the rest area on IH10. She borrowed enough from the maintenance crew there to get to the next gas station at Bakersfield, where I met her. There are two statiions in Bakersfield, both run by families and they are not open consistently at the same times. I've come through when both were closed.
So I had to run down to Karnes City to take a picture of FM 1354 so I decided to take a few pictures of the towns I passed through on the way. I skipped Floresville on this trip because US 181 doesn't run through the square.
Poth was founded on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad like most of the towns along US 181. The railroad was taken over by the Southern Pacific in 1892 and the depot is from the SP, not the SA & AP.
The building was in disrepair, but showed signs of a restoration in the past. The grounds are used for storage or all kinds of machinery and sand and gravel.
Its not a county seat, but the city has a sort of quadrangle with a pavillion and planting areas.
This building interesting. The railroad would have run from left to right across the picture just in front of the large opening facing the camera. I have no idea what it was built for.
I lived for awhile in Floresville, about 8 miles north of Poth. The Poth Pirates have an outstanding girls sports programs having won multiple state titles in basketball and volleyball.
Karnes City was next, its the county seat of Karnes County and was also on the SA & AP railroad although except for the roadbed, there isn't a sign of the railroad in the town any more.
The courthouse.
This is an interesting building, no telling when it was built , but it was to sell those new fangled automobiles. Think they are a fad?
The new dealership
The lumberyard--it would have been right next to the railroad.
downtown
Cestohowa. Not much here except this church built around 1892, but updated in the '30s. Apparently it was built afte the church in Panna Maria burnt down and was controversial at the time.
And Gillette. Not much here either. This was once a busting community at the crossroads between a north/south and east/west road. It had its own hotel, sawmill, grist mill and cotton gin--all run off of water power from Ecleto creek which was dammed to run the mills. It was originally called Reidelville after the owner of the mills. I couldn't find the hotel.
On another note, it was the first really cool day to ride. Looking forward to the fall and winter.
Poth was founded on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad like most of the towns along US 181. The railroad was taken over by the Southern Pacific in 1892 and the depot is from the SP, not the SA & AP.
The building was in disrepair, but showed signs of a restoration in the past. The grounds are used for storage or all kinds of machinery and sand and gravel.
Its not a county seat, but the city has a sort of quadrangle with a pavillion and planting areas.
This building interesting. The railroad would have run from left to right across the picture just in front of the large opening facing the camera. I have no idea what it was built for.
I lived for awhile in Floresville, about 8 miles north of Poth. The Poth Pirates have an outstanding girls sports programs having won multiple state titles in basketball and volleyball.
Karnes City was next, its the county seat of Karnes County and was also on the SA & AP railroad although except for the roadbed, there isn't a sign of the railroad in the town any more.
The courthouse.
This is an interesting building, no telling when it was built , but it was to sell those new fangled automobiles. Think they are a fad?
The new dealership
The lumberyard--it would have been right next to the railroad.
downtown
Cestohowa. Not much here except this church built around 1892, but updated in the '30s. Apparently it was built afte the church in Panna Maria burnt down and was controversial at the time.
And Gillette. Not much here either. This was once a busting community at the crossroads between a north/south and east/west road. It had its own hotel, sawmill, grist mill and cotton gin--all run off of water power from Ecleto creek which was dammed to run the mills. It was originally called Reidelville after the owner of the mills. I couldn't find the hotel.
On another note, it was the first really cool day to ride. Looking forward to the fall and winter.
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Dennis, your post really hits on one of the things I love about this game (and the FM roads themselves). Passing through all these old town, I always try to imagine what they must have looked like in their heyday. I always try to look up the town's history on Handbook of Texas Online: Link
I also love seeing courthouse photos from central/west tx. It seems the courthouses out there are so much prettier. I grew up in Lufkin, and Angelina Co used to have a beautiful courthouse that burned long ago. The current one looks like an early 60's department store. Even Nacogdoches, The Oldest Town in Texas (TM), has a brand new, butt-ugly courthouse
I also love seeing courthouse photos from central/west tx. It seems the courthouses out there are so much prettier. I grew up in Lufkin, and Angelina Co used to have a beautiful courthouse that burned long ago. The current one looks like an early 60's department store. Even Nacogdoches, The Oldest Town in Texas (TM), has a brand new, butt-ugly courthouse