THE 2016 BIKE WEEK ROAD TRIP
PREV: Day 21 [17MAR16/THU] Pensacola FL to Austin TX
Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] Austin TX...................... Selected photos
Photos by both w/both, 5 pages w/70 photos/page: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] Austin TX...................... (01) photos 001-075
Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] Austin TX...................... (02) photos 076-150
Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] Austin TX...................... (03) photos 151-225
Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] Austin TX...................... (04) photos 226-300
Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] Austin TX...................... (05) photos 300-375
Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] Austin TX...
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(1) Day 22 [18MAR17/FRI] Austin TX (actually, Chappell Hill)... photos by Rusl w/Nikon...
We start the day with a leisurely morning walk about the the farm house... about 30 years ago this 2 story house was cut up into 4 large pieces and
moved from Brenham, about 10 miles west of Chappell Hill, to it's present location on the farm; Pam called upon my carpentry experience
to put the house back together so you could not tell it was ever apart - a real challenge matching the old tongue and groove wood flooring, and,
redo the upstairs with a false ceiling built under the roof with what would appear to be a long exposed ridge beam, then extend the stair
handrails so nobody would fall down into the abyss, add a bedroom on the front side and a bathroom on the back side, add wood panneling and doors
to storage areas under the unused roof areas. The exposed beam, by the way, was being created in August, it was 100 degrees outside, 120
degrees on top of the scaffolding I was using to get close enough to the ceiling to work - yup - a real sweat box that was. Other things
downstairs were making closet spaces out of the air passages that the old house used to cool/heat the house (which now had central air
conditioning and heating installed) and on the front porch - all new floor boards and new posts and handrails. Oh, and there was a pump
house built with rafter tails cut in a manner similar to the house. The deer blind was built about 15 years later.
We'll start the walk-around upstairs where Sharon and I spent the night, then venture downstairs, and, outside... |
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... paintings sprinkled throughout the farm house, the lake house, and the West Sacramento house that have "DOROTHY" printed in the
bottom right corner (or left corner) were painted by my mom... |
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... soooooooo... there used to be a penny on the top-side of the stairway light fixture, Pam and Tom both recall that it used to be
there, but neither know when it ceased to be there... well not... do you reckon Pam or Tom will ever notice that a penny has re-appeared
on top-side of the stairway light fixture... |
(2) Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] Austin TX... photos by Rusl w/Nikon...
... continuing the walk-around...
... this is the section of floor where the tongue and groove flooring was fun to match... |
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... Pipa and Kate sacked out in the kitchen... |
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... check out those rafter tails... |
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... handy deer blind has a commanding view of a popular deer grazing area... |
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... pump house, access on roof on back side for removing/replacing the pump... check out those matching rafter tails... |
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... ok, we're O2H... (Out Of Here)... |
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... all that's left of an old corn crib for a stage coach stop... |
Brenham TX/Chevron 7687mi 1:50pm 82of [89]
725.4mi in 180miRTE hh:mm:sshrs w/25.4avg mpg
7.480G 1.859/G $13.46
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... time passes... we're at the lake house now... |
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... this is a painting that Maryann did for Pam... |
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... well, we got to the lake house and got all unloaded just in time... pea sized hail and pecan sized rain drops... |
(3) Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] Austin TX... photos by Sharon w/Cannon...
... leaving the farm... destination: Austin... |
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... backroad to the highway... |
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... highway to Brenham... Pam and Tom in blue Ford... |
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... upon further review your "ZITZ!" is being cancelled and you are fined one point for calling "ZITZ!" on a not ALL WHITE horse...
and don't try to tell me that it IS a white horse that was walking in the mud because its mane is black also... |
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... blue bonnets and Indian paint brushes... |
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... cattle look like fleas on the landscape... |
(4) Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] Austin TX... photos by Sharon w/Cannon...
... still rolling toward Austin... cattle and oil... how Texas can you get?... |
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... rolling through Giddings... |
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... more blue bonnets and Indian paint brushes... |
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... what's all that purple in the mix?... |
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... WHEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeee... |
... gas prices are still purdy good here...
... hey... is that us behind us???... |
(5) Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] Austin TX... photos by Sharon w/Cannon...
... coming into Austin now... |
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... Texas is the only state that is allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag... |
Brenham TX/Chevron 7687mi 1:50pm 82of [89]
725.4mi in 180miRTE hh:mm:sshrs w/25.4avg mpg
7.480G 1.859/G $13.46
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... stop to take some up close shots of the blue bonnets... Sharon is busy taking photos too... |
... "Baja Outlaw"... my sister's "cigarette boat," on Lake Travis; cost is $300.00 to fill it up, run it down to the
end of the lake and back, but, it's faaaaasssssttttt!!!!!... interested? I think it is for sale......
(Pam & Tom's house is the one on the right) |
