Where am I? (Can you place this picture...?)

[M38A1]

After looking at all the fun "Gas Station" pix, I thought of a thread that might be some fun for everyone. We'll call it "Where Am I?" and the process is simple. I'll start by posting a picture of a place in Texas that has my motorcycle in it. Your job is to guess where that picture was taken. First person to post the correct answer then gets to post their place with their bike in it in Texas. Next person to guess correctly then posts their location and so forth. If the thread goes too long in the eyes of the current picture poster, they should give some hints as to the location. Enough to steer us in the right direction, but not enough as to just flat give it away. Also, try not to post some obscure place that has little chance of anyone being able to identify the location. Then again, those could be kind of fun with the right 'hints' along the way. It's NOT a game of Marco-Polo. There has to be a reasonable chance that many of us KNOW that location.

And make the filename something other than the location name! It's too easy to look at the picture properties and guess from that...

This could be a fun way to see some nice stuff in Texas, then find out where it is by collective effort. Maybe some of us will then go visit that place since we might have not known if it's whereabouts. The picture can be a building, place, structure, odd sculpture, interesting sign, just about anything that has some permanence to it!

Also, only the person who's turn it is can post the "Where Am I" picture. (They control the 'ball') Let's not turn this into everyone posting a picture all at the same time. You'll have to do a bit of reading to see who's in control and if you guess correctly first, then YOU get to post!

Note 1: IF you venture to take a stab at the location, KEEP CHECKING THE THREAD until either you are determined the winner or excluded. Some correct posters have gone up to a week or more without checking back and posting up their picture stalling the fun. Please, if you guess, then keep tabs on the thread and be ready to post where you are as the winner. I'd suggest a few in the 'queue already hosted somewhere so you just need to drop the link and watch.

The new winner will have 24 hours to post up their Where Am I pic from the time control is passed from the current ball holder to the new one. That will give everyone a reasonable amount of time to dig up a pic (hopefully they've got one in the queue). If the new ball holder can't make the 24 hours, post up you don't have a pic and pass it to someone on the CREDITS section. If nobody is in the CREDITS section, open it up to the next post, a friend, a newbie, but let it be clearly known your intent.

CREDITS:
wildebube - 1


Here's the first picture to start this off. So, where am I?

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/whereami.jpg

The "One-Minute" Club, ie: those who have solved the "where am I" in one-minute as noted by the time stamp:
1. DFW Dano
2. Janet
3. Biker Bob
4. CBAT

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[dixonduke]

Hmmmmmm.......... I am going to like this game. I swear I have seen this dog run house but its location escapes me.... Hmmmmmm............. thinking...

[ToroGuy]

Don't recall being at that exact spot...my guess would be Hill Country just west or southwest of Austin.

[NorthOfDallas]

fun idea! no cue where it is.

[Gilk51]

So, where am I?[/img]

That's not your front yard is it? ;-)

This should be fun - when do the clues start? :trust:
(means I have no idea) :doh:

[dixonduke]

when do the clues start? :trust:
(means I have no idea) :doh:
+1

[CycleCat]

LBJ ranch?

[M38A1]

Hint: Historic Fort / BBQ

[Mike in Clear Lake]

San Marcos dog run house right above the old Aquarena Springs park.

[M38A1]

Don't recall being at that exact spot...my guess would be Hill Country just west or southwest of Austin.

WNW

LBJ ranch?

Nope.

San Marcos dog run house right above the old Aquarena Springs park.

Nope



Another hint: Robert E Lee's last command in the US ARMY.

[Mike in Clear Lake]

It's Fort Mason. That was Lee's last command before being recalled to DC by Winfield Scott.

Lee was offered command of the US Army, but chose to return to his native State as hostilities were imminent between the States.

[dixonduke]

It's Fort Mason.

:clap: He's Right! Good Job Mike...

[Mike in Clear Lake]

It was the Robert E. Lee hint. Lee is one of my favorite engineers. Many of his canal works are still in use today in the St. Louis area. However, he is not one of my favorite generals and I opine to this day that the Lee 'template' is wrong-headed for developing military leaders.

[M38A1]

CONGRATULATIONS! Mike In Clear Lake is our winner and now has the honor to post his "Where Am I" shot next.

The reference to Historic Fort was Fort Mason was one of a series of outposts and there's a Coopers BBQ in Mason.


Fort Mason, Mason Texas
Established July 6, 1851 by the U.S. Army as a protection to the frontier. Named in honor of Lieut. George T. Mason, killed in action near Brownsville, April 25, 1846. Albert Sidney Johnston, George H. Thomas, Earl Van Dorn and Robert E. Lee, of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry, were stationed here at intervals from 1856 to 1861. Evacuated by Federal troops, March 29, 1861 and reoccupied after the Civil War until 1869. (1936)

Mike In Clear Lake - you're up next!

[CycleCat]

... is our winner and now has the honor to post his "Where Am I" shot next.

That's a good way to manage it so we don't have dozens of people posting photos simultaneously and then no one know which photo is being replied to. That'll keep it one at a time and it determines who posts the next photo clue.

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Okay, gimme a day. I'll post a shot nearby, and that's the first hint ;-)

[FJR Bandit]

I like this. Might even be good for the EOY Pie Run.(Since I forgot what the year in pics was to be since we kill the jail idea.) Have everyone attending the EOY provide a pic so the others can guess at. Must have atleast 3 clues.

What you think?

[M38A1]

I like this. Might even be good for the EOY Pie Run.(Since I forgot what the year in pics was to be since we kill the jail idea.) Have everyone attending the EOY provide a pic so the others can guess at. Must have atleast 3 clues.

What you think?

Interesting idea for EOY pie run, but let's start a new thread for that concept, OK?

[Mike in Clear Lake]

This is a very cool idea. I ride during the week usually between 9a and 2p. I will have a picture posted no later than 3p on Monday 3/10. You will like the location.

Mike

[swallack]

CONGRATULATIONS! Mike In Clear Lake is our winner and now has the honor to post his "Where Am I" shot next.

The reference to Historic Fort was Fort Mason was one of a series of outposts and there's a Coopers BBQ in Mason.


You sure? I coulda sworn it was Richardson once they rolled up the sidewalks at sunset. :lol2:

[Mike in Clear Lake]

You sure? I coulda sworn it was Richardson once they rolled up the sidewalks at sunset. :lol2:

It's not that bad. All you have to do is drive a little west to Addison, and all is alive and well :trust:

[swallack]

It's not that bad. All you have to do is drive a little west to Addison, and all is alive and well :trust:

Been to Addison MANY times (living in Richardson, you have to go there) though we do have a Silver Fox here now (not open on Sundays). :clap:

[ed29]

Very good idea... awaiting the next location, and hoping it moves around the state some. Sorting through some pics... just in case I make a lucky guess.

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Where I am I? Your first hint was already given. I was granted special permission to park the bike in front of this historic site. This is normally not allowed.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1223.jpg

You can see from the photo below that there's even a place for Harleys, but today I rode my little red bike that I found in the basement of the Alamo.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1226.jpg

[dixonduke]

Uggh... Are your pics hosted on PHOTOBUCKET?... all I see is red x's.

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Uggh... Are your pics must be hosted on PHOTOBUCKET... all I see is red x's.

Yes, they are on photobucket. Let me see if I can post them directly here.

[dixonduke]

Yes, they are on photobucket. Let me see if I can post them directly here.

No problem... Its just my work fire wall. They do not like PHOTOBUCKET for whatever reason.

[Squeaky]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre house? :shrug:

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre house? :shrug:

No, but very funny :rider:

Hey Squeaky, how do I load directly to the site here so I don't have to point at photobucket? I looked at that gallery thing, loaded the pics and then they disappeared. :doh:

[Squeaky]

There should be an option to "attach" a file, but there are limits on the size.
Duke - can you see smugmug from work?

[dixonduke]

There should be an option to "attach" a file, but there are limits on the size.
Duke - can you see smugmug from work?

Yes... It seems that it is only PHOTOBUCKET that my office does not like.

Smugmug works great. I can even see the videos that are posted on smugmug. But not anywhere else.

[Squeaky]

Ok, here's Mike's picture clues rehosted:

http://squeaky.smugmug.com/photos/264227415_6hRNy-O.jpg

http://squeaky.smugmug.com/photos/264227427_yTqrH-O.jpg

[M38A1]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre house? :shrug:

No, that was in Austin and the house is long-gone...

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Okay, gimme a day. I'll post a shot nearby, and that's the first hint ;-)

Here is the next hint: Though this place is close by, one can see young Bison roaming there, one may also canoe in the adjacent waters but must be watchful of alligators. The picture below is the saddle house.

Mike

P.S. Bison are those buffalo things that Cowboys & Indians used to hunt.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1225.jpg

[Squeaky]

Quotes to rehost pic...;-)
Here is the next hint: Though this place is close by, one can see young Bison roaming there, can canoe in the adjacent waters, but must be watchful of alligators. The picture below is the saddle house.

Mike

P.S. Bison are those buffalo things that Cowboys & Indians used to hunt.

http://squeaky.smugmug.com/photos/264230008_e42Ny-O.jpg

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Thanks Squeaky. I am also unable to upload to TWT. I also tried to create a TWT member gallery album, but to no avail.

Mike

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Next hint:

The preserved/restored farm is located on a nature preserve and wetlands habitat. In addition to the Bison and alligators, one may see a variety of water fowl and birds that are typical of Gulf coast wetlands.

[Fangs]

I think I know but before I answer could I pass it on to someone on this thread?

[swallack]

HOG Pen?

Hmm, maybe a VERY OLD Harley Owners Group chapter's meeting house? :doh:

[Mike in Clear Lake]

I think I know but before I answer could I pass it on to someone on this thread?

I guess.

[Fangs]

Martyn's farm Armand Bayou?

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Martyn's farm Armand Bayou?

Folks we have a winner! Good job Fangs! :clap:

You are now the person in control and get to post the next Where am I? location.

Folks the Armand Bayou nature preserve is a great place to visit. You will have to leave your motorcycle in the parking lot. This is a good place to stop if you are doing a day cruise in Houston to the Clear Lake Area. Here is the link http://www.abnc.org/.

Cheers,

Mike

[Fangs]

Squeaky has my back and I thank her for it as I am out of commission. The control now goes to Squeaky. Thank you Squeaky :clap:

[Squeaky]

Ok, I'm at the reins... but I have to either find a picture that I haven't yet narrated or go somewhere and take a new one... hmm...

What's my deadline for getting a pic up?

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Ok, I'm at the reins... but I have to either find a picture that I haven't yet narrated or go somewhere and take a new one... hmm...

What's my deadline for getting a pic up?

I don't know that there's a deadline. M38A1 is the initiator, so maybe we should ask him. In any case, this is a good game :clap:

Mike

[dixonduke]

In any case, this is a good game :clap:

Mike


Yes it is!

Good work on the guess, even with Squeaky's help reposting the pictures for me... I had no clue where that was...

[M38A1]

Ok, I'm at the reins... but I have to either find a picture that I haven't yet narrated or go somewhere and take a new one... hmm...

What's my deadline for getting a pic up?

Well, I'd say with the bazillion pictures you take there's ONE somewhere in your collection that hasn't been narrated yet so go find it, post it up and let us figure out where it is. I think for the thread's lifecycle, having a picture that keeps people guessing and you providing hints along the way is much better than no pic to figure out or be viewed by others.

Remember, the intent isn't to 'stump' folks. Rather, post a picture you like, the location is reasonably accessable to the significant majority of riders, and does in fact have a high probability of being figured out by others who have ridden past that same spot and remember the object of the photo. I'm just waiting for the one I recognize, but don't remember where it is!

Besides, who cares if it gets figured out early? Then someone else gets to post a pic and we start over. Post. Guess. Repeat.

Your call..... :trust:

[Squeaky]

Ok, I'm sorry - the "twist" was lame.

Let me find a better pic and do this the right way.

[anaconda]

Ok, I'm sorry - the "twist" was lame.

Let me find a better pic and do this the right way.

:scratch:

[Squeaky]

Yeah, you're confused - sorry. I deleted the posts and we'll try this again.

WHERE AM I?

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/4784/1319007948nxjeoui3.jpg

[dixonduke]

I don't know where you are, but boy is that nice photo!

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Nice photo. Are you near the ocean?

[Squeaky]

No, I'm not near the ocean, ain't bluffin either.

[Gilk51]

Bluff Dale? :shrug:

[Squeaky]

Bluff Dale? :shrug:

Can you be more specific about the large feature behind me? :trust:

[dixonduke]

Can you be more specific about the large feature behind me? :trust:

Must Resist Making a Comment here... Must Resist!...... Ahhh... can't...

So, You mean in the picture not literally right?

:duck:

[Gilk51]

Can you be more specific about the large feature behind me? :trust:

Behind you or behind the bike?

Behind you is a dust storm! :eek2:

[Squeaky]

THE PICTURE!

geez, tough crowd...

[Gilk51]

Well, the lighthouse is on FM2481, south of Bluff Dale, and marks the entrance to a housing development.

[Squeaky]

Well, the lighthouse is on FM2481, south of Bluff Dale, and marks the entrance to a housing development.

Yup. We have a winner! :clap:

It's called Mountain Lakes and we got there right after refueling RocketBunny after a Hico pie run.

http://squeaky.smugmug.com/photos/131892321_5qFJY-M.jpg

So Chuck - you're up next. YOU are in charge of this thread until the next winner is announced...

[Gilk51]

I've ridden by the lighthouse but never stopped to take a picture of it.

My selection will be somewhat easy. I have some interesting pictures but my motorcycle is not in them. :-(

This one will limit you to 254 possibilities. However, I have only visited 48 of them. (so far) :shrug:

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/Courthouses/where.jpg

:ponder:

[z_clark]

Is that Granbury Tx Courthouse????

[Gilk51]

Is that Granbury Tx Courthouse????

Nope. This is:

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/courthouses/hood_granbury_0208q.JPG

Kinda look similar, though...

[z_clark]

:doh: 253 possibilities left :doh:

[ed29]

Looks like Parker County Courthouse in Weatherford to me.

[DaveC]

Bosque County, recently restored, I have a picture of the copala siitting on the ground! :rider:
http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsNorth/MeridianTexas/MeridianTXBosqueCountyCourthouseClockTower707SFen4 .jpg
not my picture I snatched it from Meridians web site.

[Gilk51]

Dave C is correct - county seat of Bosque County - Meridian.

You're up, Dave!

[DaveC]

I going o need a day to locate a picture. I well check my online images but this may require some found on the home system.

[DaveC]

Between the place by the cliffs and the 98th. On the road made semi famous by that little ol band from Texas.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m18/dcarter001/IMS-2007/100_1331.jpg

It in of it self not historical but is part of our history. You can have it if you can tell between what two towns this place may be and which side of the road it can be found. :rider:

BTW three hints are in the first line.

[Tank2Tank]

?

[ed29]

Ummm is it between Texarkana and El Paso, south of I-40?:giveup:
Can you clarify at least one item in the hints? There are a few little ol' bands from Texas.

[Squeaky]

Could the song be La Grange by ZZ Top?

[DFW_Warrior]

Could the song be La Grange by ZZ Top?

That's what I was thinking too, but the song doesn't really list a road per say.

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Ummm is it between Texarkana and El Paso, south of I-40?:giveup:
Can you clarify at least one item in the hints? There are a few little ol' bands from Texas.

Yeah, like Kumbia Kings :rofl:

[DFW_Warrior]

Also, Pimpadelic, and Hellified Funk Crew to name a few. But for some reason I don't think Dave was talking about those particular bands. LOL

[M38A1]

I too was thinking around LaGrange. 98th parallel line maybe? The word choice was interesting. It's either on the East or West side of the road based on the shadow. I'm guessing on the East side with the sun setting to the photographers back.

Simonton, Cinco and Las Vegas TX are a bust so far.

That's about all I've got...

[ed29]

Hello DaveC... I know your hints make perfect sense to you.... but then you already know the answer so that helps. Please expand on at least one of the hints.... I am stumped, and suspect that others may be too.

Thanks in advance

[Outlaw6Guy]

Between the place by the cliffs and the 98th. On the road made semi famous by that little ol band from Texas.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m18/dcarter001/IMS-2007/100_1331.jpg

It in of it self not historical but is part of our history. You can have it if you can tell between what two towns this place may be and which side of the road it can be found. :rider:

BTW three hints are in the first line.

Made famous by that little ole band from Texas.It definitely aint the Chicken Ranch!

[DaveC]

Hello DaveC... I know your hints make perfect sense to you.... but then you already know the answer so that helps. Please expand on at least one of the hints.... I am stumped, and suspect that others may be too.

Thanks in advance

mmm, so we got no ZZ top fans. Master of Sparks is the song title, one referance to a road in this song. You must know a bit about the origin of words and a bit about a town and how it got its name also referanced earlier in this thread.
This pretty much gives it away!

[M38A1]

mmm, so we got no ZZ top fans. Master of Sparks is the song title, one referance to a road in this song. You must know a bit about the origin of words and a bit about a town and how it got its name also referanced earlier in this thread.
This pretty much gives it away!

That would make it Highway 6 then.....

Origin of words and how a town got it's name... Hmmm.... Must do more research.

I can't believe nobody has seen this little building on a ride. Hwy 6 seems fairly popular.

[Skid]

I am thinking it is near Clifton, Tx or Valley Mills on the north/east side of the road. I am not sure exactly where though and I have no idea what it is, though I have often wondered( If infact it is the same place).

Skid

[scar04]

Im guessing between Clifton and Meridian. not sure exactly where though.

[DaveC]

Im guessing between Clifton and Meridian. not sure exactly where though.

Bingo!
Scar04 has the closest geographicly.
I like old gas stations.

[dukey33]

Hwy 6 is 475 miles long!

[Skid]

I like old gas stations.


Is that what it is. I always look at it when going up to and coming back for Faylaricia's parents place.

[scar04]

I dont have any really good ones and I dont wanna hold this up, (Im guessing I have to go next) so here goes
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee293/osaldana/BikesCarsandVrodRide049-1.jpg
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee293/osaldana/BikesCarsandVrodRide012-1.jpg
and the road its on

[Skid]

Mirando City Texas???

[Squeaky]

I dont have any really good ones and I dont wanna hold this up, (Im guessing I have to go next) so here goes

Mirando City :mrgreen:

Edit: Ack! Beaten by a lousy 60 seconds.

[scar04]

Mirando City Texas???

Yepper Peppers. I told you I didnt have any good (challenging) ones.

[scar04]

Mirando City :mrgreen:

Edit: Ack! Beaten by a lousy 60 seconds.

Its okay Squeakers, I'll buy you a fried enchilada plate as a consolation prize:mrgreen:

[Skid]

I might not either. BTW, I still think that gas station is south of Clifton anyway.

Skid

[scar04]

I might not either. BTW, I still think that gas station is south of Clifton anyway.

Skid

Never seen it so I couldnt tell you, I just looked at the map and used inference skills.

[Skid]

Ok, I had to do some renaming of some pictures on my smugmug account. Now, I am looking for the location or the name of the complex this building belongs to.

http://delusionalone.smugmug.com/photos/133133809_8ijpg-M.jpg

One more pic just to help.

http://delusionalone.smugmug.com/photos/133133702_3znQ3-M.jpg

[M38A1]

Man, I'm liking this thread!

As with the others, I haven't seen this, but it appears to be a transfer storage bldg on a rail line thats in good condition based on the railbed appearance. What appears to be an old bridge trestle could possibly be a concrete bunker????? The high-tension power lines in the background also give something to ponder.

[Tracker]

Westlin Bunker, Montgomery, TX?

[Skid]

Man, I'm liking this thread!

As with the others, I haven't seen this, but it appears to be a transfer storage bldg on a rail line thats in good condition based on the railbed appearance. What appears to be an old bridge trestle could possibly be a concrete bunker????? The high-tension power lines in the background also give something to ponder.

You are headed in the right direction with the exception of the trestle part.

Westlin Bunker, Montgomery, TX?

No, but it is in the gulf coast region and that was a really good guess.

Smilie Hint: :biggun:

[Jbay]

Camp Wallace? or Camp Hulen

wait probably Galveston, Ft Travis, Ft Davis, or Ft San Jacinto

[Skid]

Nope.

Another Smilie hint: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/images/smilies/bomb.gif

[Skid]

Forts are close, but not it.

[Jbay]

SJOD San Jacinto Ordinace Depot

[Gilk51]

Maybe, when these are found, how about a marker on Google Maps to show where they are? :trust:

[Skid]

SJOD San Jacinto Ordinace Depot

Yep, you got it!

Here you go Chuck.

San Jacinto Ordinance Depot Aerial View (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=29.750425,-95.136495&spn=0.012575,0.022359&t=h&z=16)

San Jacinto Ordinance Depot Pics (http://delusionalone.smugmug.com/gallery/2533497#133133646)

Skid

[Jbay]

wasn't it obvious :trust:

OK has to be in Texas? maybe we can expand later, don't get this too quick:


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/jbay524/DSC_0191a.jpg

[NorthOfDallas]

wasn't it obvious :trust:

OK has to be in Texas? maybe we can expand later, don't get this too quick:


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/jbay524/DSC_0191a.jpg

Palo Duro Canyon!

[dixonduke]

I am loving this thread. KEEP IT COMING!

[Jbay]

not Palo Duro, hehehe

[NorthOfDallas]

not Palo Duro, hehehe

Caprock Then?

[Jbay]

YES Caprock Canyon tpwd (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/caprock_canyons/)

google (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=34.447972,-101.02787&daddr=&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=12&sll=34.40521,-101.038513&sspn=0.135683,0.21698&ie=UTF8&ll=34.435231,-101.0392&spn=0.542532,0.86792&z=10)

[NorthOfDallas]

We did both of those on the same day so the distinction is hard for me.


Here's my take. I'll give you a hint before I go to bed, its in a known 'biker' tourist town.
http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/162/Looking%20at%20the%20filename%20is%20cheating.jpg

[sparkyphotog]

We did both of those on the same day so the distinction is hard for me.


Here's my take. I'll give you a hint before I go to bed, its in a known 'biker' tourist town.
http://hc.bloodyvelvet.com/files/162/Looking%20at%20the%20filename%20is%20cheating.jpg

YO resort, Kerrville, TX?

[NorthOfDallas]

YO resort, Kerrville, TX?
you're about 62 miles too south

[DaveC]

Hwy 6 is 475 miles long!

Place by the cliffs (http://www.askoxford.com/firstnames/clifton?view=uk)


98 refered to a town in a early post (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/MM/hjm13.html)
The origin of the community's name is somewhat obscure. Commissioner Jasper N. Mabray proposed the name, which according to legend recognized both Meridian Creek and Meridian Knobs, previously named by Erath for their proximity to the ninety-eighth meridian. The ninety-eighth meridian, however, passes through only a tiny portion of the northwestern corner of Bosque County; nonetheless, the most likely explanation is that the commissioners believed their town lay near a meridian. :mrgreen:

The Handbook of Texas (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/index.html)

[DaveC]

you're about 62 miles too south

Mason is a "artist" town. Llano is known to have swarms of bikers. I can't place the structure so I am only close, no cigar.:rider:

[DFW_Warrior]

It's in Llano somewhere. But I'm a camper so I don't know the name of it.

[sparkyphotog]

Lone Star Inn?

[sparkyphotog]

No wait, Hill Country Suites in Llano?

[M38A1]

Fredericksburg on Hwy 290?

[connick]

Southwest corner of Ellis and Bessemer, Llano.

[NorthOfDallas]

No wait, Hill Country Suites in Llano?

We have a WINNER!

you're next!

[sparkyphotog]

This scary sight greets you when coming into this town from the east.

http://sparkyphotog.smugmug.com/photos/233218298_Tsr99-L.jpg

[DFW_Warrior]

Ahhhhh, that was when you were on the Road of Bones in Russia!!!! LOL

[euromedic]

The "Thing", in Trinity. From your Adventures in Hypothermia report ;-)

[sparkyphotog]

The "Thing", in Trinity. From your Adventures in Hypothermia report ;-)

Ding Ding Ding....we have a winner! I knew I should have come up with something better. I was hoping that there were people with bad memories in here. :lol2: I have a lot of great photos of historic sites and whatnot, but hardly any with the bike in them.

You're up, euromedic!

[sparkyphotog]

Ahhhhh, that was when you were on the Road of Bones in Russia!!!! LOL

:rofl: That does look like something you'd see there, doesn't it?

[DFW_Warrior]

:rofl: That does look like something you'd see there, doesn't it?

When you first posted that pic up, I did think to myself.... dang, Sparky rode to Russia without me!!!!

[euromedic]

You're up, euromedic!

Where am I?

Edit: Pic with bike in it :-)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j266/euromedic/F650/MotorbikeTrimmings040.jpg

[Gilk51]

Is there a motorcycle in that picture? ;-)

[dixonduke]

Is there a motorcycle in that picture? ;-)

:LOL: Beat me to it!

[euromedic]

'Nother pic posted, with bike :oops:

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Dunno :shrug: But that's a pretty nice pic.

[jhansen]

Where am I?

Edit: Pic with bike in it :-)
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j266/euromedic/F650/MotorbikeTrimmings040.jpg


Something to me says "Texas Medical Center"...but....

[euromedic]

Something to me says "Texas Medical Center"...but....

You're on to something....;-)

[ed29]

swag.... are you between parking garages at Texas Medical Center? I think I see bumpers and headlights peeking out of the shadows.

[euromedic]

swag.... are you between parking garages at Texas Medical Center? I think I see bumpers and headlights peeking out of the shadows.

Nope, not a parking garage. But it is in TMC proximity.

Hint: It involves water.

:rider:

[DFW Dano]

Long Distance Guess.... Is it the Wortham Fountain?

[2Dogs]

Under Braeswood in Braeswood bayou.

[euromedic]

Nope.

'Nother hint: It is a big water feature, near a major road, that enters into the Texas Medical Center.

[DANNYROTH]

Old Spanish Trail At South Main, in the drainage ditch.

[DANNYROTH]

One more try. Main at Braeswood, under the bridge over Bray's Bayou

[Texason]

I know the answer but i don't have a picture to contribute. :tears:

I used to love to visit that place while in Architecture school. It is very pretty at night, and a nice place to take a date.

[Mike in Clear Lake]

Nope.

'Nother hint: It is a big water feature, near a major road, that enters into the Texas Medical Center.

Gosh I know that area, how does it escape me. Rice University?

[euromedic]

It is on a MAIN road that abuts Rice University on its eastern side, but you'll have to travel south of Rice to see this feature.

You are all getting closer :clap:

[DANNYROTH]

How about South Main over Braeswood Park

[sparkyphotog]

The fountains at the intersection of Main and Holcomb. Don't know the name of them, and my Google searches yielded nothing.

[euromedic]

The fountains at the intersection of Main and Holcomb. Don't know the name of them, and my Google searches yielded nothing.

We have a winner! It is the fountain on the southwest corner of Main and Holcombe intersection, next to the Texas A&M Bioscience/technology building. It features 23 concrete colums, in a cascading arrangement. The photo I took is from the Shamrock street side.

:clap: Youre up again, Sparky :rider:

[Mike in Clear Lake]

We have a winner! It is the fountain on the southwest corner of Main and Holcombe intersection, next to the Texas A&M Bioscience/technology building. It features 23 concrete colums, in a cascading arrangement. The photo I took is from the Shamrock street side.

:clap: Youre up again, Sparky :rider:

Amazing! I have been in that area so many times and have never seen this.

Again, great picture!

[DFW Dano]

Hmmmmmm...... Euromedic, according to Google Earth, that is the Wortham Fountain.... :doh:
;-)

[sparkyphotog]

Hmmmmmm...... Euromedic, according to Google Earth, that is the Wortham Fountain.... :doh:
;-)

Actually, that is an error in Google Earth. The Wortham Fountain is on Allen Parkway near Waugh and looks like this...

http://www.epperts.com/lfa/Images/WorthFtn.JPG

Google Map here (http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=29.762082,-95.396309&spn=0.004093,0.006008&t=h&z=18&msid=115148454471092144831.000448bbf5ad7b9408440).

[DFW Dano]

Oh, well.... I had the right location but the wrong name.... :doh:

Maybe the next one!

[sparkyphotog]

Oh, well.... I had the right location but the wrong name.... :doh:

Maybe the next one!

Tell you what, I don't have any good ones to post right now, so I'll pass this one to you. :thumb: You're up DFW Dano! :rider:

[M38A1]

Paging DFW Dano
Paging DFW Dano
Your assistance is needed to post your "Where Am I" picture.
Again, Paging DFW Dano......

[DFW Dano]

OOPS!!! I haven't read this thread since Google Earth screwed me! Thanks to Ed29 for calling me and telling me that I was being paged! :giveup:

Sorry guys, I didn't know that Sparkyphotog answered back and kicked it to me! :doh:

I will have to find a pic and post it up as soon as I can. :brainsnap

[DFW_Warrior]

Don't post it up until I get home... I keep getting all the photos blocked from work. Darn work.... why do they want me to work and not look at pictures?

[Jack Giesecke]

My first inclination was Fort Davis, but it didn't look real mountainous in the background.

[DFW Dano]

Ok, this one will probably be pretty easy. I don't really any good pictures of my bike yet.

http://danweeks.com/files/mysterylocation.jpg

[Gilk51]

Ok, this one will probably be pretty easy. I don't really any good pictures of my bike yet.[/IMG]

It's at a cemetery. :mrgreen:

Did I win?

[DFW_Warrior]

Dang it, what is it with you people and cemeteries??? I don't go to any of them on my off days.:doh:

[Gilk51]

Dang it, what is it with you people and cemeteries??? I don't go to any of them on my off days.:doh:

Just the days you work? :trust:

[DFW_Warrior]

Just the days you work? :trust:

Funny, funny guy.....:yawn: :lol2: :lol2:

Oh wait, I shouldn't sass the guy that's holding a .45 to an ST1300....

[ed29]

Is that the memorial garden at Mosier Valley?

[DFW Dano]

Chuck --> Wrong...
Bill --> Has a phobia of cemetaries...
Ed --> Right! I knew you would get it...

For anyone that wants to know about this. It's a memorial garden in Ft. Worth.

http://danweeks.com/files/mysterylocationexplain.jpg

Ed's up next!!!

[ed29]

That is on one of my many 'back road' cuts between parts of the metro-mess.

This is not as local.... folks from anywhere in the state might be able to guess this location...

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/edhegarty/Misc%20Motorcycle/IMG06A.jpg

[DFW_Warrior]

I don't know the name of the road, but I'm pretty sure that I followed you down it when were were putting around north of Terlingua. So I'll go ahead and say N. County Road since that's the only one that I actually remember.

[Gilk51]

Don't know the road, but it looks like the pictures of Moon Valley (or something like that). You guys keep planning a trip to Big Bend for me... :giveup:

[ed29]

Excellent guess Chuck!:clap:

Way to pay attention. Now you really do need to get there in person. Chuck is up.

[Gilk51]

Way to pay attention.

You guys are killing me with all the BB stories and pictures... :giveup:

This should be easy. Yeeha Stephen stopped at this spot while in-route. Here is Ryan (l8rg8r) and the "field art"
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/events/russvisit070303/runningNranch_2280q.JPG

What he was looking at:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/events/russvisit070303/art_2281q.JPG

Yes, there were motorcycles present, just not in the picture
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/events/russvisit070303/ranch_2286q.JPG

(I think that is an alien on the far right) :eek2:

You need to tell me:
1. the highway
2. the closest town

Sorry that it took me 3 pictures to get the point across... :shrug:

:mrgreen:

[M38A1]

Amarillo?
ETA:
Doh! just read the rest of the requirements....

[2Dogs]

Marfa 67

[Gilk51]

It does look kinda flat and desolate.

First hint: It is north of I10.

[mcrider]

Hwy 124
Winnie, Texas

[Jbay]

FM 677 south of Saint Jo

[Gilk51]

FM 677 south of Saint Jo

James has gotten it!
Your turn. :mrgreen:



Search for the Russ trip to Meers (Oklahoma) & the pictures will be in that report...

[Jbay]

well Running N Ranch made it searchable, need to go there someday now

OK, next up is another pretty blue Tiger shot...

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff142/jbay524/DSC_0119.jpg

[Jbay]

an angel watches over nearby ...

[dixonduke]

The Mission (I forget the name) in Goliad, TX!

[Jbay]

wrong side of the river Duke, the name of the object in the picture?

the site has a Texas Historical Marker

[dixonduke]

Fannin Monument....?

Edit: Fannin's Grave? This has to do with the masacre in Goliad.

[Jbay]

yes Fannin Monument in Goliad State Park


Fannin Monument & Marker (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txgoliad/GovMilitary/TXGoliadFanninMnmtIndex_L-Z.htm)

tpwd (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/goliad_and_mission_espiritu_santo/act.phtml#fanninmonument)

Presidio La Bahia (http://www.presidiolabahia.org/friends_of_the_fort.htm)

La Bahia Cemetery (http://louminatti.blogspot.com/2008/03/goliads-la-bahia-cemetery.html)

google map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=28.646014,-97.380549&daddr=&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=28.646287,-97.381997&sspn=0.004491,0.006781&ie=UTF8&ll=28.646287,-97.381997&spn=0.07186,0.10849&z=13)

[dixonduke]

Wooo Hooo! I got one right finally. It also helps that I was born in Gonzales, TX and the relationship that Gonzales and Goliad have I think was beat in our heads from 1st to 6th grades.

Anyway... On with the game!

[dixonduke]

Give me the Town & Hwy Intersection that this relic is found!

http://r1200gsa.smugmug.com/photos/270610131_pW6jb-L.jpg

Hint #1. You will find me on Route 66!

and the inside of the old gas station just for fun:

http://r1200gsa.smugmug.com/photos/270610317_3utaY-L.jpg

http://r1200gsa.smugmug.com/photos/270610485_JnRPh-L.jpg

[Gilk51]

Give me the Town & Hwy Intersection that this relic is found!

Wouldn't that be where-ever you park it? :-P


:lol2:

[White Gold]

That would be in Vega, Texas. Hwy 385 and I-40 I believe.

[dixonduke]

Wouldn't that be where-ever you park it? :-P


:lol2:

Now that's funny! :rofl:

[dixonduke]

That would be in Vega, Texas. Hwy 385 and I-40 I believe.


That was FAST!

Close enough on the intersection (1 block off).

Yes Vega, TX at the intersection of 385 and 'Old Rte 66' or Vega Blvd.

http://r1200gsa.smugmug.com/photos/270630984_NjmeN-L.jpg

[White Gold]

As you can tell I am kinda new here, so I don't have any good pics. I will let someone else go in my place. DD you can pick one if you like or go again.

[dixonduke]

Good Pics / Bad pics... Does not matter! Surely you have at least 1.

[DFW_Warrior]

Vega, my favorite town in TX to pass through. It reminds me of the movie "Cars" when I ride through there.

[White Gold]

The only pics I can find of the bike have no landmark in them. They are of an open field or a beach or some mountain or something and I am not even sure which field or beach or whatever.:oops: So if you want to go again it will be okay.8-)

[dixonduke]

OK... Heres Another One. Tourmiester or other Mods, Feel free to delete if I have crossed the line.

http://r1200gsa.smugmug.com/photos/99422126_VUg68-L.jpg

[DFW_Warrior]

Highway 36 near Comanche??

[jhansen]

maybe just a bit across the line....but really funny! :rofl: :lol2: :clap:

[dixonduke]

Highway 36 near Comanche??

Yep!

Your Up!

Map Link (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=31.84993,-98.442006&spn=0.016659,0.028925&t=h&z=15)

[Gilk51]

OK... Heres Another One. Tourmiester or other Mods, Feel free to delete if I have crossed the line.

I changed it to a link - that should resolve it...

[DFW_Warrior]

Yep!

Your Up!

Map Link (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=31.84993,-98.442006&spn=0.016659,0.028925&t=h&z=15)

You will have to wait until tonight. Work blocks my access to Photobucket and that's where all my pics are located at.:doh:

[sparkyphotog]

OK... Heres Another One. Tourmiester or other Mods, Feel free to delete if I have crossed the line.

http://r1200gsa.smugmug.com/photos/99422126_VUg68-L.jpg

Oh man - I've been by there before but I didn't have time to stop for a pic! I did mark it on my GPS so I could go back, but haven't been that way since. :lol2:

[M38A1]

Highway 36 near Comanche??

Actually, there's a companion one I've taken a picture of but don't remember exactly where it is. It was either on a trip coming back through the panhandle around Aspermont or Hamlin, or I saw it on a trip around the YO Ranch down South. When I get home this weekend I"ll see if I can figure out where it is. But there ARE two of them.

[DANNYROTH]

Duke, was that PeeWee Herman's bike in the gas station picture?

[DFW_Warrior]

Okay, so things happened last night and I never made it home. So here I am back at work again with no access to my photos....:doh: But I promise that I'll get one uploaded this afternoon.

[DFW_Warrior]

Okay so I'm breaking the rules just a bit.... This picture "technically" isn't in confines of TX but they are only a few feet away so does it count? Anyway, I'd like to know which road this sign happens to be on.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa103/DFW_Warrior/TXline.jpg

[DANNYROTH]

It's the road that crosses over the Texas political boundry.

[DFW_Warrior]

It's the road that crosses over the Texas political boundry.

Which road???:mrgreen: I'll give a couple hints... if you're thinking interstate, then think smaller. And this shot was taken in the late afternoon.

[Squeaky]

Is it the same one El Guero took these pics at?
I still don't know where the heck it is, but the sign looks the same.

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v214/219/108/17206956/n17206956_34827220_8105.jpg

[DFW_Warrior]

I don't think so. The brick work looks different and there was no pull out area any where near this sign.

[dukey33]

I've no idea where it is but dang Bill, I love those "vintage" bikes your buddies have. They look so pristine, I thought it was a really old pic until I saw the Warrior.

[DFW_Warrior]

I've no idea where it is but dang Bill, I love those "vintage" bikes your buddies have. They look so pristine, I thought it was a really old pic until I saw the Warrior.

Once someone guesses it, I'll have to post up a before and after pic of the KZ. My buddy Gary did a 100% restoration on it after rescuing it from a field.

[dixonduke]

Okay so I'm breaking the rules just a bit.... This picture "technically" isn't in confines of TX but they are only a few feet away so does it count? Anyway, I'd like to know which road this sign happens to be on.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa103/DFW_Warrior/TXline.jpg

Which road??? I'll give a couple hints... if you're thinking interstate, then think smaller. And this shot was taken in the late afternoon.

I don't have a clue. The angle of the sun against the trees makes me think your driving easterly, (the sun looks higher opposite the direction the bikes are facing), but that is far to green for west texas, I think.

I am searchin the map right now for a North East Texas road that crosses the state line into either LA, OK, or AR. One that would have you making your way west (towards Dallas) but just happens to allow for the sun to set behind you because of a curve in this spot.

Your hints stink by the way:-P

[mlstults]

Looks just like US259 coming from Oklahoma into Big Texas.

[DANNYROTH]

Just a WAG, 1310 near the Lake Texoma Dam Site northwest of Dennison.

[DFW_Warrior]

I am searchin the map right now for a North East Texas road that crosses the state line into either LA, OK, or AR. One that would have you making your way west (towards Dallas) but just happens to allow for the sun to set behind you because of a curve in this spot.

You're getting close. And I will admit that the shadows are a bit deceiving since the trees are blocking most of the sun. So one more hint... we were heading due south when we found this, and I don't think you went far enough NE just yet.

[mlstults]

Texas Hwy 8? Which becomes OK. 41?

[DANNYROTH]

OK98 and TX37 at the State line?

[ed29]

FYI... DFW_Warrior is traveling for work this morning, be patient and I am sure he will answer back later.

[RedPill]

FYI... DFW_Warrior is traveling for work this morning, be patient and I am sure he will answer back later.

Well, that was inconsiderate of him! As if his job is more important than we are! :rofl:

[DFW_Warrior]

Texas Hwy 8? Which becomes OK. 41?

So close, but still too far West. But your options are getting quite a bit smaller now.

And yes, I was traveling for work this morning then landed and got thrust right into the thick of things. So this is the first break I've really got since 5 AM today. Just think... my first break and I thought of you all!!!!:trust:

[DANNYROTH]

Farther east is US 71, then, between Ogden, Arkansas, and Texarkana, USA.

[dixonduke]

here? (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=9007960184570197931,33.199832,-94.043004%3B9007960184570197931,33.199832,-94.043004&saddr=33.199832,-94.043004&daddr=&mra=pr&sll=33.199819,-94.043009&sspn=0.001064,0.001808&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=19)

[mlstults]

Hey! We need answers.:yawn:

[Squeaky]

Hey! We need answers.:yawn:

He's too busy having fun in VEGAS, BABY! :lol2:

[mlstults]

Vegas? Really! The best way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket.:trust:

[DFW_Warrior]

Farther east is US 71, then, between Ogden, Arkansas, and Texarkana, USA.
DING, DING, DING, DING... we have a winner!!!

That photo was taken right Here. (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=33.548971,-94.043722&spn=0.000988,0.001824&t=h&z=19) See the shadow off to the side of the road? That's the sign.

[Squeaky]

Ok, so Danny's up.
Do you have an underwater camera? :duck:

[DFW_Warrior]

Ok, so Danny's up.
Do you have an underwater camera? :duck:

Break out the fish finder!!!:lol2:

[leekellerking]

Yep, you got it!

Here you go Chuck.

San Jacinto Ordinance Depot Aerial View (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=29.750425,-95.136495&spn=0.012575,0.022359&t=h&z=16)

San Jacinto Ordinance Depot Pics (http://delusionalone.smugmug.com/gallery/2533497#133133646)

Skid

Wow! I thought that looked familiar. I used to pass the place twice a day when I worked out in JacintoPort. Must have been mid 70s.

Lee

[DANNYROTH]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/dannyroth/Kirby.jpg

Hint: This spot is within 15 miles of
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/dannyroth/qs-dive.gif

[DANNYROTH]

Another hint, the building is located near the site of the birthplace of the founder of The Houston Oil Company, of Texas.

[Janet]

I know it is at the old site of Peach Tree Village. One of the schools that Kirby started?

[Janet]

I wrote school, but I meant church....duh....

[DANNYROTH]

You are correct, Janet, this building was built by Mr. Kirby, of timber and oil fame, and has seen use as a church meeting facility and as the Peachtree Village town hall. The surrounding campgrounds are a beautiful setting.

I have rented a meeting room at the site to use as an off-site training and teambuilding facility. Some of my guys were a bit put out because the whole site is a No Smoking area. They would pile into a truck and go down to the farm road to smoke during breaks.

[Janet]

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff32/jbee101/HPIM0417.jpg

[M38A1]

Drat! The resolution just isn't high enough to read the river name. Whatever river it is, the river name is more letters than River. :mrgreen:

[DANNYROTH]

Is it a bridge over the Trinity River?

[Janet]

Nope. Further west.

[Jbay]

Paluxy River?

[DANNYROTH]

Brazos River, US 281.

[Janet]

Brazos River, US 281.

Right river, wrong road. Go north west.

[DANNYROTH]

Either FM 4 or FM 1287. Road appears to cross river in a north-south orientation.

[Janet]

Way more north and west...
and you are correct on the orientation of the roadway.

[DANNYROTH]

There is a bridge of similar construction where State Hwy 6 crosses the Brazos just south of Benjamin, TX. Is that it?

[Janet]

There is a bridge of similar construction where State Hwy 6 crosses the Brazos just south of Benjamin, TX. Is that it?

:clap: :clap: :clap:

[Jbay]

darn, was geting close

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/water/environconcerns/hab/ga/images/fishkills/saltfork/br22bridge.jpg

[DANNYROTH]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/dannyroth/100_0169.jpg

[Gilk51]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/dannyroth/100_0169.jpg

In a no-parking zone! :doh:

Get him, Janet! :-P

[DANNYROTH]

Actually, I was in the first parking place to the right of the NP zone.

This structure, which may be more familiar to some of y'all out there, is right next door.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/dannyroth/100_0170.jpg

[Janet]

In a no-parking zone! :doh:

Get him, Janet! :-P

Ok, Chuck. I will :trust:
Your at thr Trinity County court house.

[dixonduke]

Actually, I was in the first parking place to the right of the NP zone.

This structure, which may be more familiar to some of y'all out there, is right next door.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/dannyroth/100_0170.jpg

to be more specific... Your at the old trinity county jail, beside the trinity county courthouse, on the square in Groveton, TX

[DANNYROTH]

OK, the first picture was the Trinity County Courthouse, in Groveton. I understand that this structure was used in a movie about the Civil Rights movement, maybe Mississippi Burning. The gray, imposing building next door is the Trinity County Jail. Janet, you win.

Duke, you were close, but not as fast as Janet. Check out my new avatar.

[sparkyphotog]

Can't wait to try again - got some new pics this weekend. :rider:

[Janet]

Can't wait to try again - got some new pics this weekend. :rider:

I will pass my turn to you. Lets see what you have.

[sparkyphotog]

I will pass my turn to you. Lets see what you have.

Are you sure? I can wait until I win one if you want to post up.

[Janet]

Are you sure? I can wait until I win one if you want to post up.

Please. Go ahead.
I don't do a lot of stopping and picture taking. I only have a few pictures in Texas with my bike in them besides courthouse pictures.