Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] Austin/San Antonio/the Alamo - BIKE WEEK ROAD TRIP

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THE 2016 BIKE WEEK ROAD TRIP PREV: Day 22 [18MAR16/FRI] Austin TX Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] Austin/San Antonio/the Alamo... Selected photos Photos by Sharon w/Cannon, 4 pages w/81 photos/page: 1, 2, 3, 4 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] Austin/San Antonio............. (01) photos 001-081 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] San Antonio/the Alamo.......... (02) photos 082-162 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] the Alamo/Austin............... (03) photos 163-243 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] San Antonio/Austin............. (04) photos 244-325 Photos by Rusl w/Nikon, 2 pages w/74 photos/page: 5, 6 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] Austin/San Antonio/the Alamo... (05) photos 326-400 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] the Alamo/river walk/Austin.... (06) photos 401-473 Day 24 [20MAR16/SUN] Austin TX... 3-ring binder entry: points of interest, motel info, maps, click here (1) Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] Austin/San Antonio/the Alamo... photos by Sharon w/Cannon... ... rolling down the road in Texas "hill country" to San Antonio... the blue bonnets and Indian paint brushes are deffinately out... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0541.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0547.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0551.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0565.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder "Lone Star Style" furniture/ammo... but every business sells ammo don't they???... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0574.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0590.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0591.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... Blanco, TX... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0600.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0601.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... hey... Sharon got a Scentsy pile of rocks at the last Easyriders Show that melt stuff and stinks good... scentsy.com/ full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0603.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0604.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0615.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder (2) Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] San Antonio/the Alamo... photos by Sharon w/Cannon... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0627.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0641.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0642.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... about 180 years ago Santa Anna ordered his army on a 700 mile forced march, the longest forced march in history, to stop the Texas rebellion; Texans stalled the advance of Santa Anna's army in order to have time for Sam Houston to amass an army of sufficient size; the Mexicans were first stalled at Gonzales, then Goliad, then the Alamo where William Travis, Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett were killed in the masacre there; about 300 Texans at the Alamo stalled the Mexican army of 6000 soldiers for 13 days; by the time the Mexican army arrived at San Jacinto there were sufficent Texans there to defeat them in an early morning surprise attack... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0662.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0669.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0672.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... there were two types of long arms used in the battle of the Alamo, muskets and rifles; muskets were accurate and had sufficent muzzle velosity to inflict fatal wounds at 100 yards (further and the musket ball would just hit and bounce off); rifles were accurate and had sufficent muzzle velosity to inflict fatal wounds at 200 yards (further and the rifle bullet would just hit and bounce off); a musket could be reloaded in 20 seconds, a rifle took about a minute to reload; you have about a minute (3 shots from your musket) from the time an advancing army comes within range until you must affix bayonet... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0690.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0703.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder (3) Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] San Antonio/the Alamo/Austin... photos by Sharon w/Cannon... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0707.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0713.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... Alamo history... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160325BikeWeekWrapUp/TheAlamoBookOfDaysBook.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160325BikeWeekWrapUp/TheAlamoBook.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... that's it for the Alamo... now, to get something to eat on to the "River Walk" and head back to Austin... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0731.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0732.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... hey dude... can't you read???... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0736.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... I'll drink to that... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0740.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0741.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... spagaetti bowl... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0742.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0745.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... rock... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0763.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0765.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0783.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0784.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0828.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... what's going on up there???... looks like this dude wrecked his car all by himself... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0838.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0839.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0840.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... interesting moon happening there... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0843.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... yup... we're in "the south"... YEEEEE HA!... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0847.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0850.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... almost back to the lake house and come across some longhorn cattle just before sunset ... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0863.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/IMG_0866.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder (5) Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] Austin/San Antonio/the Alamo... photos by Rusl w/Nilon... ... up early... take a couple pix of newest T-shirt... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4366.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4369.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... weather looks better this morning than last evening... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4370.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... ta daaaaaa... the Alamo... heck of a line... want a little history... go back to Sharon's 2nd page and scroll down to image #661 full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/20160319_151419.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4374.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... check out the building materials... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4386.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4387.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... and now, a lesson in musket and rifle loading... you want details... go back to Sharon's 2nd page and scroll down to image #685... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4399.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4400.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4403.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4402.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4405.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... three ways to carry a rifle on a 20 mile march... right shoulder, left shoulder, hunter's carry... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4407.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4408.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4409.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4410.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... now a reloading demonstration... note that riflemen were required to have two front upper and two opposing front lower teeth in order to bite off a piece of wadding, and, notice when the arm is loaded and the muzzle stuffer rod is being returned to its home position that the rifleman uses his little finger to push the rod home so that if the arm should preignite during this step that all that would be lost would be the little finger... not your whole hand... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4411.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4413.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4414.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4415.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4416.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4417.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4418.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4419.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4420.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4421.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... and now... a firing demonstration... ... DETAILLLLL... PREPARE TO FIRE... (now there's a 20 second pause while the long arms are readied, meanwhile, the opposing army is running towards you)... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4422.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4423.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4424.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4425.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4426.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4427.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4428.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4429.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... [(re)load is completed, arms are shouldered]... ... DETAILLLLL... READY... AIM... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4430.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4431.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... FIRE... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4432.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... having fired the 1^ST volley, there is another 20 seconds spent reloading a 2^ND time and then the READY-AIM-FIRE... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4433.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4434.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4435.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4436.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... having fired the 2^ND volley, there is another 20 seconds spent reloading a 3^RD time and then the READY-AIM-FIRE... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4437.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4438.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4439.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4440.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4441.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... having fired three volleys the opposing army is in your face... AFIX BAYONETTS... (6) Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] Austin/San Antonio/the Alamo/River Walk... photos by Rusl w/Nilon... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4446.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4445.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4456.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4457.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4474.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... that's it for the Alamo... ... now... to eat... (lucianorestaurants.com/ristorante-italiano) Lunch: delicious, outstanding Service: outstanding (waiters were ON TOP OF IT!) Appetizers: warm bread w/dipping oil, fried ravioli w/marinara sauce Wine: Muscato (White Muscat) S: Chicken Catchatori, salad R: Fettachini Alfredo Desert: pass... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/20160319_135459.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/20160319_142234.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/20160319_135733.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder ... and now "the river walk"... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4483.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4486.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4491.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4492.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/20160319_171231.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder Spring TX/Exon 7988mi 7:25pm 57^of [96] 301.0mi in 51miRTE 06:00:00hrs w/24.5avg mpg 12.895G 1.939/G $25.00 ... ok, back to Austin... almost to the lake house and come across some longhorns... full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/DSC_4509.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder full size original photo: russellrazholder.com/eventpics/2016/160301bikeweek/160319day23AustinTX/20160319_193703.jpg... photograph by Russell Holder Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] Austin/San Antonio/the Alamo... Selected photos Photos by Sharon w/Cannon, 4 pages w/81 photos/page: 1, 2, 3, 4 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] Austin/San Antonio............. (01) photos 001-081 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] San Antonio/the Alamo.......... (02) photos 082-162 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] the Alamo/Austin............... (03) photos 163-243 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] San Antonio/Austin............. (04) photos 244-325 Photos by Rusl w/Nikon, 2 pages w/74 photos/page: 5, 6 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] Austin/San Antonio/the Alamo... (05) photos 326-400 Day 23 [19MAR16/SAT] the Alamo/river walk/Austin.... (06) photos 401-473 NEXT: Day 24 [20MAR16/SUN] Austin TX...