Texas Tag-O-Rama!

[jhansen]

Rules are easy...

#1 - Find the tag and reproduce the photo (as best as possible). The first person to post a found tag gets to place the next tag. If you get a tag, but somebody else posts their picture first, you lose.

#2 - Take the tag to a new location, get the photo and post it here. Give a few hints so the next person can figure out where the tag is located. Try to place the tags in interesting locations, maybe a bit of history that can be found down some nice twisties.

#3 - Tag must be a) findable and b) not placed on a dirt road. Maintained gravel is OK, but make sure to let folks know that gravel is required to get to your tag. We don't want to exclude those who don't like to get dirty.

#4 - File photos are NOT permitted. You gotta ride to play this game.

#5 - The motorcycle in the picture must get to the tag location under its own power.

Now that the rules are taken care of, here is the first tag.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x245/twthansen/twt%20stuff/LCVM2.jpg

Let's have some fun!:rider:

[Kit_McConnico]

Great idea! In. :clap:

[Beemer Steve]

where are the hints

[jhansen]

where are the hints

opps....forgot those.

hint #1...Texas courthouse tour.
hint #2...oil bidness

[jhansen]

hint #3--Ledbetter, Lincoln, Paige, Warda.

[Gilk51]

This picture doesn't count - Pretty sure I know which one it is...

From a different angle:

http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/jhansen_courthouse_4436q.JPG

The trick is getting down there to get another picture... ;-)

[DFW_Warrior]

So per the rules it doesn't have to be in TX?;-)

[Gilk51]

So per the rules it doesn't have to be in TX?;-)

read the title, troublemaker! :-P

[Fred D]

Irrelevant new B question - what's the policy for tagging previous tags?

[jhansen]

As prosecutor, judge, and jury (I guess), tagging a previous tag shouldn't really happen but if you get a different view of said tag...well why not. The "Where am I (in Texas) has had that happen so.....

All that said, the idea is to get as close to the original picture as you can get. Once you have that, post it and you now have "the tag" for your location.

Make sense? On with the game.

[Fred D]

Irrelevant new B question - what's the policy for tagging previous tags?

As prosecutor, judge, and jury (I guess), tagging a previous tag shouldn't really happen but if you get a different view of said tag...well why not. The "Where am I (in Texas) has had that happen so.....

All that said, the idea is to get as close to the original picture as you can get. Once you have that, post it and you now have "the tag" for your location.

Make sense? On with the game.

Thanks Jeff, if I see - and recognize - a tag near the Red River, I'll try to join in!

[jhansen]

Thanks Jeff, if I see - and recognize - a tag near the Red River, I'll try to join in!

Please have your Passport :trust: ready at the river. :rofl:

[jhansen]

Just so everyone knows...I've got this running on ADVRider too.

[M38A1]

The trick is getting down there to get another picture... ;-)

I'm closer than you are. :trust:

And what an EXCELLENT idea for a thread.

[lonestarrider]

Gotta keep an eye on this game.

[M38A1]

All-rightie.... Let's get this one rolling.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/Tag001.jpg

And TAG, your it: (the pic has all you'll need to find it ;-) )
For those that don't know, Bergstrom Air Force base was a fairly large installation, home to the mighty F4's.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/Tag008.jpg

[Gilk51]

All-rightie.... Let's get this one rolling.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/Tag001.jpg

And where did you find this one? ;-)

[lonestarrider]

Hmm, I wonder where M38A1 went for that photo :ponder:

The first one is in Gibbings, Tx at the Lee County Courthouse.

[M38A1]

And where did you find this one? ;-)

Yep, I made the trek out to Giddings today for this shot. Quick little 140 mile round-trip for another picture and snagged Lee county and Bastrop county courthouses in the process. Two more down and , oh..... 202 to go. See what you and Janet have started? :doh:

Hmm, I wonder where M38A1 went for that photo :ponder:

The first one is in Gibbings, Tx at the Lee County Courthouse.

Yep. And the next picture that is on the floor for "TAG" recreation is a tough one to figure out, huh? :lol2:

[jhansen]

Yep. And the next picture that is on the floor for "TAG" recreation is a tough one to figure out, huh? :lol2:


Yeah! Got the game started! And there are no rules about having names in the photo "tag". You gotta ride to get the tag! :clap::rider:

and Chuch and Janet....14 down and 240 to go....:eek2:

[Gilk51]

See what you and Janet have started? :doh:

and Chuch and Janet....14 down and 240 to go....:eek2:

It's all Janet's fault! :nana:

[Janet]

See what you and Janet have started? :doh:


Chuch and Janet....14 down and 240 to go....:eek2:

It's all Janet's fault! :nana:

:clap::clap::clap:
:rofl:

[BeemerBob]

Great new game. I'm in. Can't ride today tho, but I'll follow this thread for an opportunity to play soonly.

[stingray]

Found this one:

http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/S5005235B.jpg

Here's the next one:

http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/S5005236C.jpg

Hints:
The subject of a very popular song written by one of the Highwayman (http://www.amazon.com/Highwayman-Highwaymen/dp/B00000264I).
Was a 78 mile trip (by road) between the two pictures.

[M38A1]

Hmmmm....... Specs is having free beer tasting night or a run to this place? Hmmmmm..... Thinking....... and tomorrow I'm busy all day. This one should go fast.

EDIT:
For those wondering, you can't pull out a file photo of your bike on the current tag location. I've got a few I could post up previously taken of this same shot, but from what I understand from Jeff and the rules, the matching tag must be visisted AFTER the initial tag is posted., ie: no file photos previously taken. And then the new tag has to be done and not from a file photo. Is that how you understand it?

[BeemerBob]

Yes, M38A1 – that is how I understand the rules as well. I would, however, like to ask Jhansen to modify the rules a bit. I too have a picture of my bike in from of this fine establishment and if I rode out there to take another one it would look EXACTLY like the one I already have and since a lot of us also play the “where am I”, we have seen a lot of each other’s file pictures. The next potential problem is that with the current rules, we may get stuck in a geographical area.

What makes this game unique as opposed to the “Where am I” is that it is not a mater of figuring it out or demonstrating our skill with google. My proposal Mr. Jhansen is that we simply have to prove we have been there by posting a picture of the “tag” with our bike. That would allow, for instance, M38A1 to post his picture and then he could post a picture for the next tag in east Texas and let those folks an opportunity to run with it. (I’m pretty confident that M38A1 has pictures in east Texas … south Texas, west Texas, etc.

It’s just a thought for your consideration. What da ya think Mr. JHensen? Your call.

[jhansen]

:ponder: I be thinking about it.

[Kit_McConnico]

Yes, M38A1 – that is how I understand the rules as well. I would, however, like to ask Jhansen to modify the rules a bit. I too have a picture of my bike in from of this fine establishment and if I rode out there to take another one it would look EXACTLY like the one I already have and since a lot of us also play the “where am I”, we have seen a lot of each other’s file pictures. The next potential problem is that with the current rules, we may get stuck in a geographical area.

What makes this game unique as opposed to the “Where am I” is that it is not a mater of figuring it out or demonstrating our skill with google. My proposal Mr. Jhansen is that we simply have to prove we have been there by posting a picture of the “tag” with our bike. That would allow, for instance, M38A1 to post his picture and then he could post a picture for the next tag in east Texas and let those folks an opportunity to run with it. (I’m pretty confident that M38A1 has pictures in east Texas … south Texas, west Texas, etc.

It’s just a thought for your consideration. What da ya think Mr. JHensen? Your call.


I like the 'no file photos' rule. This way, the game keeps the wheels turning and us riding to far off places just because. Bob's idea is good, but wouldn't really be a "tag" game. More of a "hey, I've been there too" game. It would be fun but I think it would be better in a separate thread.

[jhansen]

Yeah, I am going to keep the "no file photo" rule. Just to keep the tourism industry moving with in Texas. On a side note, while taking a picture of Rusk County Courthouse, I got to explain The Sheriff exactly what I was doing. He had the "Aha Moment" once the light bulb came on. Got some good references for good food too.

[ed29]

Never mind, my input is irrelevant now.

[Kit_McConnico]

Yeah, I am going to keep the "no file photo" rule. Just to keep the tourism industry moving with in Texas. On a side note, while taking a picture of Rusk County Courthouse, I got to explain The Sheriff exactly what I was doing. He had the "Aha Moment" once the light bulb came on. Got some good references for good food too.

:clap:

Did he look at you like you were crazy? Wait until it's of an FM road sign 800 miles from home.

[jhansen]

:clap:

Did he look at you like you were crazy? Wait until it's of an FM road sign 800 miles from home.

No but he sure wondered why I was taking pictures of all four sides of the courthouse, any interesting architechture stuff, and any veterans memorials. And he had a large caliber wheel gun on his belt (44 mag Dirty Harry type) and I said "yes sir" and "no sir" alot. :lol2:

[lonestarrider]

I like the "No File Photo" rule. I just got to be able to get a post up after riding 800 miles to retrieve the first tag before a someone closer gets it and posts. :wary:

I bet I would still enjoy the ride anyway:rider:

[stingray]

It would be cool to figure out a way to have multiple locations to tag so there is more than one possible target. It might get confusing but would add to it.

[russ189]

Wow, seeing this thread is making me homesick. 2 weeks to go and then I can play!
Great idea!

[BeemerBob]

Yeah, I am going to keep the "no file photo" rule. Just to keep the tourism industry moving with in Texas. .

Thats cool - thanks for considering my idea. I going to be out of town for the next week or two, but I plan to participate with this as soon as I can. Sounds like fun.

[Kit_McConnico]

Thats cool - thanks for considering my idea. I going to be out of town for the next week or two, but I plan to participate with this as soon as I can. Sounds like fun.


I agree. I'm up for any excuse to ride! :rider:

[M38A1]

I cant' believe this one has made it two days.......

[Kit_McConnico]

I cant' believe this one has made it two days.......


It's the middle of the week. Who has time to run all the way out there? Ugh, I wish I didn't have to work on Sunday. I'd be there tomorrow.

[M38A1]

Alrightieeee..... A quick trip out to Luckenbach today yielded this tag. And we've gone from Giddings to Austin to Luckenbach to ????? so we're moving West!
Current:
http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/S5005236C.jpg

Tag:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/09LiquidMotion001-1.jpg

TAG - You're it!:
The museum was named for a Fleet Admiral who commanded the Pacific fleet in World War II.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/09LiquidMotion006.jpg

[Kit_McConnico]

:clap::clap::clap:

Nice job Scott!

[M38A1]

This place is about 12 miles from "Willie, Waylon & the Boys"

Anybody up for "Tagging" it?

[stingray]

I just might have to tag this one again and bring it closer to town. We may be taking it too far out for some of the local "adventure riders"... he he :rofl: he he

[stingray]

Ok, we'll bring this game closer to metropolis to entice more people to play.

Here's the old tag:

http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Old_Destination_5_21_09.JPG

It's the Nimitz Museum (http://www.nimitz-museum.org/) in Fredericksburg.

Here's the new tag:

http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/New_Destination_5_21_09.jpg

The clue is:

This building is near the location where the son of the snake river jumper will leap his way out of retirement......

[M38A1]

Bravo! Is that the bldg on the SW corner you mention in the generic location? Getting a daytime parking spot was pure luck, eh?

[stingray]

Yes it was pure luck. I actually didn't know exactly where the next tag would be, just the general location. Drove around and found the empty parking spot and what luck, a historic building right there. ;-) Guess the exact angle shouldn't be required with the next tag, it might take awhile to for the parking spot to become available.

[M38A1]

How are we going to find the same girl in the green shirt do "tag" it? :lol2:

[stingray]

Darn it, if I would have thought about it that would have been a great excuse to ask for her number :mrgreen:

[M38A1]

Is it fair game to "TAG" a shot and post the next one in a day or so? Or does the new TAG have to be posted at the same time?

[stingray]

Is it fair game to "TAG" a shot and post the next one in a day or so? Or does the new TAG have to be posted at the same time?

Guess that's for jhansen to decide since he's the creator. My "vote" would be that they need to be posted at the same time keeping the game open and not allowing anyone to hold the game up. Both times I was riding out to the tag it was kind of neat to wonder if the other bikes I saw out that day were heading to get the tag as well.

[M38A1]

Old tag:
http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/New_Destination_5_21_09.jpg

My tag of it:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/Red009_sm-1.jpg

And the new tag:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/Red009_sm.jpg

The clue is:
A quaint little town, named in the sign and close to some really good bbq





Guess that's for jhansen to decide since he's the creator. My "vote" would be that they need to be posted at the same time keeping the game open and not allowing anyone to hold the game up. Both times I was riding out to the tag it was kind of neat to wonder if the other bikes I saw out that day were heading to get the tag as well.

Well, that's why I posted up the new one. A consideration regarding this is, seems like it'll be difficult to get it out of a geographic area unless someone is grabbing the current one, then makes a trip out of the area. Still fun chasing you Mr. Stingray.... :rider:

[stingray]

[QUOTE Seems like it'll be difficult to get it out of a geographic area unless someone is grabbing the current one, then makes a trip out of the area. Still fun chasing you Mr. Stingray.... :rider:[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I didn't think of it that way..... We'll see if some other players join in, if not I'll tag this one next week, this is fun! Heading to Arkansas with the KTM in the morning :rider:

[fredric]

I really enjoy following along. It would add to the game if, when the tag was matched, the location and the clue were explained.

[M38A1]

I really enjoy following along. It would add to the game if, when the tag was matched, the location and the clue were explained.

DRIFTWOOD, TEXAS. Driftwood, seventeen miles northwest of San Marcos in central Hays County, grew up in the 1880s as a supply center for neighboring ranches and farms. Pioneers settled in the area, then known as Liberty Hill, as early as 1850, but most settlers arrived in the early 1880s. The community grew rapidly in that decade, perhaps as a result of its access to the new rail terminals at Kyle and Buda. By 1890 Driftwood had a post office, a school, churches, a cotton gin, and a general store. From a low of ten in 1925, the population grew to nearly 100 during the middle years of the twentieth century, then dwindled to fewer than twenty-five by the 1970s. In 1945 Driftwood became part of the Buda school district. A century after its founding, the community remained a quiet Hill Country crossroads served by a general store and post office. In 1990 the population was twenty-one.

Approximately five miles back down FM1826 is the Salt Lick BBQ, recognized as one of the hill country's better eating establishments.

[Hemibee]

My "vote" would be that they need to be posted at the same time keeping the game open and not allowing anyone to hold the game up.

That might work if it was a "local" game but this one is set up as a Texas game. If both have to be posted at the same time you will limit the number of riders and locations available to post a tag. Just mho, like you said we will have to let Jeff decide.

[M38A1]

Well, RTL and I rode by here today. The building is still there!

Anyone planning on tagging this one so I can sleep at night now? :mrgreen:

[jhansen]

Like General MacAuthur..I have returned. Yes, please post your tag photo with your "captured" tag photo. No sense holding up the game.

Just in case anybody wonders....RT XXII was a blast. 3277 fun filled miles.

[Gilk51]

Just in case anybody wonders....RT XXII was a blast. 3277 fun filled miles.

I assume that there will be a report... :zen:

[jhansen]

I haven't decided yet. Pretty much a repeat of two years ago. At least on the way up, I road the Natchez Trace north to south so I think I might be able to put something together once the home PC is fixed. BSOD.

[stingray]

:clap::clap::clap:

Nice job Scott!

Wonder which Scott he was talking about..... I think there are a few of us :trust:

[M38A1]

Wonder which Scott he was talking about..... I think there are a few of us :trust:

Jeez..... another one? :lol2:

Go hit Driftwood and then a new tag that I can get. I'll run that one out of Austin. How's that? (what did i just get myself in to?) lol....

[stingray]

I taged Driftwood today, got that pict uploaded but am having trouble uploading the pict of my new mark. I'm trying to figure it out......

[M38A1]

I taged Driftwood today, got that pict uploaded but am having trouble uploading the pict of my new mark. I'm trying to figure it out......

Cant' wait to see it, er.... tag it. :rider:

[stingray]

Ahh, just figured it out. Forgot I changed modes on the camera and the new pict was 5meg.... Here it comes....

[stingray]

Alright, finally had some free time to continue the game. Here's the tag:

http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/596/medium/IMG_52111.JPG

It was the old Texaco in Driftwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driftwood,_Texas), Tx.


Here's the new mark:

http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/596/medium/New_Mark.jpg

The clue: A spot on Lucifers back in which to rest....

[M38A1]

You devil you.....
:thumb: :rider:

[stingray]

You devil you.....
:thumb: :rider:

It was in the hood' :lol2:

Looking forward to the next tag!

[Kit_McConnico]

:clap:
I guess if one has to ride out to a remote fence/hill destination this is an ok road to do it on...
Good work.

[stingray]

:clap:
I guess if one has to ride out to a remote fence/hill destination this is an ok road to do it on...
Good work.

Yeah, this one's more about the ride. I had a good feeling that Scott would know exactly where this one is at. Probably didn't even need a hint.

[M38A1]

Yours:

http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/596/medium/New_Mark.jpg

Mine:

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/DSC_0001A.jpg


And TAG, your it:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/DSC_0018A.jpg

Whew..... Now back to Austin!

[stingray]

Good tag, took me a minute to figure out where that one was at. I like how you can post while out on the road, I need to get that capability.
Think I'll let some of our eastern brotherin' snag this tag. :giveup:

[M38A1]

I like how you can post while out on the road, I need to get that capability.

Well, I couldn't have done it without Brian (SparkyPhotog).

Thanks Brian for the tour and use of your computer today! ;-)

.

[BeemerBob]

I'm soon to be back in the game, but in the meantime. I gotta know. How are you posting on the road. What are you using? Are you actually carrying a computer or just a good pda? Do you then go find a wifi hot spot?

[M38A1]

I like how you can post while out on the road, I need to get that capability.

How are you posting on the road. What are you using? Are you actually carrying a computer or just a good pda? Do you then go find a wifi hot spot?

No secret..... I've got on-line friends wherever I go!

Seriously, I shot the two pictures and called Brian when I got to Imperial Sugar. His office was only five minutes away so he gave me directions and the "Grand Tour" while I dumped the two images off the camera, resized, uploaded to photobucket and linked in the thread. Nothing crazy like carrying a laptop although that's in the works now. :trust:

Those that travel and post typically have their notebook type computer (read: small) with a wi-fi card or air-card that works off cell towers. As they travel they write trip reports in a word processor (spell-check) during the evening, dump the images off the camera to the notebook then start the same upload/link process. Presto! on-line current trip report

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[focus frenzy]

come on!! someone get this! don't make me ride all the way down there, the SV seat is murder.

[M38A1]

come on!! someone get this! don't make me ride all the way down there, the SV seat is murder.

You could pull my trick and ride down to tag it, ride home and tag a local one to keep it in your neck of the woods. :trust:

[DaveC]

You would think that someone on the West side of Houston could just shoot on over to the sweet land and get this tag!

[focus frenzy]

You could pull my trick and ride down to tag it, ride home and tag a local one to keep it in your neck of the woods. :trust:

thats what I did with the DFW tag, I had to ride from Cleburne to St. Paul to get it, and all before work.
I am stuck this week end but the next one is open, if no one has grabbed it by then I will be on my way down.

[pb641]

Is this just gonna stay in the hill country?

[BeemerBob]

Is this just gonna stay in the hill country?
Not if you tag it then do a new one in the Pan Handle. Hurry Focus, hurry!

[M38A1]

Is this just gonna stay in the hill country?

I didn't know Sugarland was considered "hill country". :mrgreen:

[BeemerBob]

If you are from the panhandle, everyplace else is the Hill country.

[M38A1]

If you are from the panhandle, everyplace else is the Hill country.

:rofl: True. So true.

[jar675]

So did Scott stump everybody? I know some members live very near it.

If I can break free I will get it this weekend

[poser]

If I leave really early for bike night I get get this one, maybe tomorrow though.

[focus frenzy]

hmmmmm 260 miles, 4 hours 40 minutes. (one way) hmmm I am gonna need a new can of anti-monkey but. and a seat pillow. I could take the GS but the last time I took it down that way it spit the rotor off the end of the crank.

oh well, sugar land here I come.

any DFW brothers or sisters want to make it a group grab?

[pb641]

If you are from the panhandle, everyplace else is the Hill country.



lol, this is absolutely true.

[focus frenzy]

heading out the door on my way down, if you see me wave all five fingers please. LOL

[focus frenzy]

About 45 miles to go, almost there!

[focus frenzy]

Got it! 259 miles one way, but it was worth it.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/?action=view&current=photo-3.jpg

[JustJ]

Alrightieeee..... A quick trip out to Luckenbach today yielded this tag. And we've gone from Giddings to Austin to Luckenbach to ????? so we're moving West!
Current:
http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/S5005236C.jpg

Tag:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/09LiquidMotion001-1.jpg

TAG - You're it!:
The museum was named for a Fleet Admiral who commanded the Pacific fleet in World War II.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/09LiquidMotion006.jpg

Ooooh ... I know exactly where that is. Just doubt I'd be able to get there before someone else does. :miffed:

Edit:oops. Missed the date. :doh: Nevermind. Move along. Nothing to see here.

And there is (or was when I was last there) a REALLY good German restaurant right down the street. :drool:

[jar675]

Got it! 259 miles one way, but it was worth it.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/?action=view&current=photo-3.jpg

So what do we need to search for??

[focus frenzy]

So what do we need to search for??

well you did need to search for a old abandoned sugar plant. but it is a little late for that now! LOL Chuck had a good idea and I will probably go take a pic there as soon as I get up. it will give the Burleson mafia a chance to play if they are willing to come out of their nice cool homes. :lol2:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/photo-3.jpg

the picture is of the old Imperial Sugar plant in Sugar land west/ southwest of Houston.

imperial sugar traces it roots back to 1843 making it one of the oldest companies in Texas. unfortunately production of sugar at the sugarland plant ended May 2003 closing the book on 160 years of sugar refining in Texas.

the plant is largely abandoned and in dis-repair despite the company corporate offices still being there. I "borrowed" their wifi to upload the picture.

I will have the new tag up tomorrow afternoon.

[focus frenzy]

now for the new one, Gilk had suggested I place it at pate but the stupid place is closed till the 7th of july!
so I had to go wondering aimlessly looking for something interesting or historic.
I had forgot how un-interesting and un-historic it was southwest of Fort Worth!

found a mutant giant cow dressed up in bunting and flags and such but that one has been done. finally found this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/001-6.jpg

and the nice easy clue.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/003-16.jpg

[focus frenzy]

Is this just gonna stay in the hill country?

hey I brought it half way out to you, come and get it!

[pb641]

hey I brought it half way out to you, come and get it!



Oh wow, I don't know. Wouldn't I need a KLR and some hiking gear? I like to be prepared when leaving the tabletop. lol

Besides, it's crazy hot now, and I'm a heat weenie. :mrgreen:

[focus frenzy]

thats why you load the bike on the trailer and tow down in ac comfort, unload in parking lot and stage pic and load back up for return trip.

not that I am that smart I actualy baked sitting in Houston traffic on 6.

[Warhammer]

I went out this morning and got the DFW (http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37963&page=35), Tarrant County (http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?p=637579#post637579) and Texas (http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39164&page=5) tags! It was really nice weather and it felt good to spend a few hours on the bike without being drenched in sweat!

Old tag:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/rlkeely/IMGP2398.jpg

New tag (several clues in the pic):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/rlkeely/IMGP2407.jpg

[Beemer Steve]

old tag
http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/SANY0043_2_.JPG

new tag How about another church (clue is in the picture but unlegable so let me think ,Ok this town has a gas station that is known for its BBQ but its not a large town,@one time it had a FM that went thru it but now it is bypassed by the same FM)
http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/SANY0299.JPG

I went out and got the DFW, Tarrant County and Texas tags!

[Warhammer]

Hmmm... It's a First Baptist Church, that much I can tell.

[Beemer Steve]

I think I gave some pretty good clues

[ItchyBob]

I know what you're talking about Steve.

[ItchyBob]

I took a "Gish" and came up with Lillian Baptist Church in Lillian, TX
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc40/skizofunkiform/P1020730.jpg

Hey Zeus. He's near a "dry creek" and he was meticulously "peasted" together. "Parking" isn't a problem.
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc40/skizofunkiform/P1020727.jpg

His closeup
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc40/skizofunkiform/P1020729.jpg

[White Wing]

Hey Steve and Wendy. Yall need to go get this one. I told you where it is remember?

[poser]

ok I need more hints

[Beemer Steve]

yes just haven't really done much trying to recoupe and all

[White Wing]

I am still tired too. Had a great time.

[Gilk51]

I am still tired too. Had a great time.

I am glad I am not the only one. The heat wore me out...
(but had a great time, too)

[focus frenzy]

I am glad I am not the only one. The heat wore me out...
(but had a great time, too)

I am ready to go back! :rider:

[ItchyBob]

ok I need more hints

Peaster, TX in Parker county.

[poser]

Peaster, TX in Parker county.

I wish I had the time to ride up there and bring it back this way

[Gilk51]

I wish I had the time to ride up there and bring it back this way

Hire Leon (focus frenzy) - he's the one that was crazy enough to go to Sugarland to get it! :trust:

[focus frenzy]

Hire Leon (focus frenzy) - he's the one that was crazy enough to go to Sugarland to get it! :trust:

I'm cheep!:rider:

[M38A1]

I am glad I am not the only one. The heat wore me out...
(but had a great time, too)

+1



Hmmm.... 224 miles one-way. Thinking :trust:

[Beemer Steve]

Hey Zeus. He's near a "dry creek" and he was meticulously "peasted" together. "Parking" isn't a problem.
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc40/skizofunkiform/P1020727.jpg
Old tag at s.creek rhd and fm 920 near Peaster Tx.
http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/SANY0342.JPG

I will have new tag tomarrow ran out of time today.ok here it is, not where i wanted to post but it puts it south.

http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/fake_lighthouse.JPG

[M38A1]

I will have new tag tomarrow ran out of time today.

:clap: I wonder where it will be next? Knowing you, anywhere. ;-)

[Beemer Steve]

I have a file photo of a place that I went last week but it says we can't use them so I might head your way . Don't know yet but I will have it posted tomarrow.

[White Wing]

Good riding with you Steve. Glad you got that tag in Peaster. I got to see my old friend in Poolville after we split up. Sure was good to see him.

[focus frenzy]

its tomorrow! wheres the new tag!!! :deal:

[Beemer Steve]

ok here it is, not where I wanted to post but it puts it south.

http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/500/medium/fake_lighthouse.JPG[/QUOTE]


If nobody figures it out I'll give clues
1. it is not on a beach
2. it is at the front of a housing addition near bluffdale

[M38A1]

I think Chuck or Anna posted this one up last year sometime for a thread. The thing sure does stand out.

[Beemer Steve]

I think Chuck or Anna posted this one up last year sometime for a thread. The thing sure does stand out.

so when are you coming to get it.

[Gilk51]

I think Chuck or Anna posted this one up last year sometime for a thread. The thing sure does stand out.

I seem to recall it was Squeaky in the "Where am I" thread... :scratch:

[M38A1]

I seem to recall it was Squeaky in the "Where am I" thread... :scratch:

Good. You remember it somewhere too!

ETA:
And YOU guessed it correctly.

(.......frantically searches googlemaps for the town of BD)

[Gilk51]

(.......frantically searches googlemaps for the town of BD)

Psssst - Stephenville, 2481...


Assuming, of course, that is the same lighthouse... :shrug:

[Beemer Steve]

fm 3106 so. of bluff dale on the east side

[focus frenzy]

ok this has sat long enough, time to go get it.

[M38A1]

ok this has sat long enough, time to go get it.

RUN FORREST RUN.................. :rider:

I'm tied up this weekend so I can't. Bummer.

.

[focus frenzy]

RUN FORREST RUN.................. :rider:

I'm tied up this weekend so I can't. Bummer.

.

Got it!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/018-3.jpg

it is pretty much in the middle of no where at a housing development for people who like long commutes. :rider: the road is listed as one number on maps and another number in person for some realy odd reason.

I decided to move it south closer to you so you won't have to go so far to get it back. :lol2:

you won't have to go to Australia to find this one.
some of the best riding roads in Texas north of Austin, are found around this tag.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/021-1.jpg

[focus frenzy]

had to post this picture, I was trying to compose the new tag pic and fumbled the phone and it took this picture.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/019-2.jpg

[NitroRoo]

Weird pic. So... the next tagger will be... finding Nemo? :lol2:

[Gilk51]

Weird pic. So... the next tagger will be... finding Nemo? :lol2:

It was a while back but - look here (http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8283)... :yawn:

:sun:

[NitroRoo]

It was a while back but - look here (http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8283)... :yawn:

:sun:

hah. Figures someone had beat me to it. It's about 320 miles from me... bit of a a long day but... :ponder: If only my bike didn't have a new chain and sprockets that need to be installed tomorrow. Hopefully there's a tag out west sometime. I just moved here and need to explore! :)

[focus frenzy]

thing I like about the post office is it holds four people tops yet has a blast shelter out back (just to the right in the pic) and a satellite link (just to the left) parking lot holds two vehicles and one of those is/was dissabled only spot.

I was going to do a caboose one but remembered that was the current theme for the DFW tag so am saving it for that.

[Kit_McConnico]

I had a pic of my bike in that very spot! It's part of my 'crappy post offices' campaign, and it is truly a crappy post office. You're on FM 199/200 for that pic.

[focus frenzy]

I had a pic of my bike in that very spot! It's part of my 'crappy post offices' campaign, and it is truly a crappy post office. You're on FM 199/200 for that pic.

like the one in Mertens or brandon??

[BeemerBob]

Finding Nemo... NEMO FOUND!!
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww90/BikerBob_photo/tag/OldTag.jpg

Next tag
- Nice "Biker Friendly" Bar and Grill in small town.
- As part of a promotion, all residences of this small town were sent to Las Vegas for an all expense paid vacation.
- Special is a "*****witch"
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww90/BikerBob_photo/tag/NewTag.jpg
When you go after this one, give me a call or PM and if possible I will meet you there and treat you to a delicious “*****witch”. Bring your own tums.

[M38A1]

Owen sez 'order the DanWich with a patty..... Stay tuned.:eat:

[focus frenzy]

Owen sez 'order the DanWich with a patty..... Stay tuned.:eat:

go for it! but you better hurry :pirate:

[BeemerBob]

Owen sez 'order the DanWich with a patty..... Stay tuned.:eat:

Yummm. Sounds good. What's it called?

[M38A1]

go for it! but you better hurry :pirate:

Yep, they close at 2pm!


Yummm. Sounds good. What's it called?

You know what it is.... ;-)


OK, Here's BeemerBob's TAG
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww90/BikerBob_photo/tag/NewTag.jpg

My TAG of his AND THE RIDE REPORT TO GET IT (http://twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42501)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3504/3859967245_e65304f9d5.jpg

And the NEW TAG. A well known place known for boot scooting and cold beer.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/3859967319_59f3fa38c4.jpg


Trip Report to follow later..... A 392 mile day for a burger! :eat:

.

[BeemerBob]

BTW: I got a kick out of the picture of you sitting on your bike in front of the Horney Toad Bar. It looks, however, that the heat was getting to you cuz you were looking a little limp.

[DogBunny]

http://www.handspiral.com/images/Diamond_Die/xlforum/2009/spoke1.jpg
http://www.handspiral.com/images/Diamond_Die/xlforum/2009/spoke2.jpg
M38A1, do these pics count? Let me know if I'm "it", I have a New Tag ready to post.

[BeemerBob]

Interesting picture, DogBunny. Even more interesting bike. Is that a flashlight as your tail light?

Anyway, review post #1 for the 'rules'. You need to recreate M38A1's pic (somewhat), then in the same post, do a new tag. Post 1 should clarify this for you.

Welcome to the game even if you are not "it" yet.

[DogBunny]

Yes, my tail/brake lights are dual flashlights.

Okay, I read the rules. Those WERE "file photos"...
Question: I have multiple bikes. Do I need the same bike in both the Tag and the Your It photos?

[BeemerBob]

Gosh, I don't know. Not my game so I don't make the rules. I'm thinking that the thought was that you ride to get the tag and then immediately ride somewhere else to do a new tag.

[jhansen]

Question: I have multiple bikes. Do I need the same bike in both the Tag and the Your It photos?

Just recreate the "tag" shot then post your photo of the next "tag". Bikes the same, naw.

[DogBunny]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/3859967319_59f3fa38c4.jpg
http://www.handspiral.com/images/Diamond_Die/xlforum/2009/spoke3.jpg
The world-famous Broken Spoke in Austin. This time I got it fair and square.

This was an easy tag for me. Tomorrow I will go on a half-decent ride and photograph the New Tag.

About the Broken Spoke: If you live in Austin, and have young out-of state visitors, you have to take them to the Spoke. I wrote the following in a different thread:

I've lived in Austin for 36 years, but I can't dance, so I've only been to the Spoke twice. Both times to show clueless out-of-state guests what a real Texas honky tonk is like. Here's how one visit worked:

Go to the Spoke. An old biddy at the door is checking I.D.s. Show her mine, and I pass.
First friend gives her his I.D. The biddy looks at his I.D., then looks at him with a pained expression on her face, and bellows in a Texas drawl loud enough so that everyone nearby can hear, "Pennsylvania???!!!" Exact same thing happens with second friend, only this time she bellows "New Jersey???!!!"
I'm sure this is standard operating procedure with "foreigners" at the Spoke, and it was pretty funny.
Might add that this happened at least 20 years ago, at a time when Texas, and particularly Austin was quite xenophobic. It was common to see bumper stickers with slogans like "Keep Texas Beautiful. Put a Yankee on a Bus," or "Welcome To Texas. Now, Go Home."

[focus frenzy]

Might add that this happened at least 20 years ago, at a time when Texas, and particularly Austin was quite xenophobic. It was common to see bumper stickers with slogans like "Keep Texas Beautiful. Put a Yankee on a Bus," or "Welcome To Texas. Now, Go Home."

ah!!!! the good old days. I miss they days when I could understand what people were saying.

most of the people where I work are from outside the red river. dam yankees!!

[DogBunny]

http://www.handspiral.com/images/Diamond_Die/xlforum/2009/CityMarket/CM1.jpg
The New Tag. The sign is the only clue needed. This place consistently makes Texas Monthly's Top Five BBQ.

http://www.handspiral.com/images/Diamond_Die/xlforum/2009/CityMarket/CM2.jpg
Inside. There were five cutters hovering over this chopping block. When I asked to take a pic, everyone scattered except for this poor guy who had nowhere to go. Actually, I think he is their designated photographee. I've seen him in pictures before.

http://www.handspiral.com/images/Diamond_Die/xlforum/2009/CityMarket/CM3.jpg
My meal. For some reason, all I had eaten all day was an apple and a bowl of black beans and rice, plus, I had run 6 miles around Lady Bird Lake in Austin, so by the time I got there just before closing at six, I was ready to faint, and could barely taste the food.
However, the brisket was good. The sauce was the sweetest I've ever had, but also very spicy and good. This place is particularly famous for its sausage. I never buy sausage at BBQ joints because I can just buy Elgin sausage at the local grocery. But, I gave this sausage a try to see what all the hoopla was about. It was very distinctive -- I think that I could identify it blindfolded -- and soft, moist and very good. I would never pass up the chance to get this sausage again.

BTW, my ride can't compare to M38A1's who wrote a great ride report of the Previous Tag here:
http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42501

[focus frenzy]

Hmmmmm 220 miles to Luling, 246 miles over to Eldorado, then 244 miles back up to Cleburne. Gonna be a long day tomorrow.

[M38A1]

Hmmmmm 220 miles to Luling, 246 miles over to Eldorado, then 244 miles back up to Cleburne. Gonna be a long day tomorrow.

That's a bunch-o-miles so I won't step on your toes. (i thought about doing it monday too) It's not far from me but in the gentleman's way, I'll yield to my neighbor to the North.... Ride safe!

[DogBunny]

That is way past my daily limit... But it might be worth it for the sausage.
If it was me, I'd call ahead to make sure City Market will be open Labor Day. It would be a shame to ride that far and find them closed.

[focus frenzy]

That's a bunch-o-miles so I won't step on your toes. (i thought about doing it Monday too) It's not far from me but in the gentleman's way, I'll yield to my neighbor to the North.... Ride safe!

thank you, but complications have cropped up (family, can't live with them, can't bury them deep enough) and I will be unable to make it any time soon.

[razorhorn]

Here is DogBunny's Tag:

12111

My Tag of his:

The City Market in Luling, TX, one of the top 5 BBQ joints in Texas according to Texas Monthly (2008). This was my first time there. The brisket and sausage were awesome. Putting sauce on BBQ in Central Texas is sacrilege. But I made an exception here. Their tangy, mustard-based sauce was great.

12112

The picture is not an exact match of DogBunny's, but I guess it is close enough. Parking was at a premium. I had to double park my bike and stand in the street to get the picture.

And the new Tag:

12113

You may have seen this sign before on TV, magazines, or other media. But do you know where it is? Hint: It is painted on the side of a local business in South Austin.

Todd
'98 R1100GS

[jhansen]

err...Todd. no pictures.

[razorhorn]

I am not sure what could be going on. When I view my post at the end of the thread, the pictures are there.

But this is my first time posting pics and I could have screwed something up.

Can anybody else see the pics?

[CBAT]

I am not sure what could be going on. When I view my post at the end of the thread, the pictures are there.

But this is my first time posting pics and I could have screwed something up.

Can anybody else see the pics?

nope

[razorhorn]

Let's try this again. I edited the post and included actual JPEG files in the post.

Before I included links to an album I had created on TWT. The pictures showed up in the post when I was logged in. But the pics were gone when I viewed the post when not logged in.

Are the pics there now?

[CBAT]

Pics are there now.

[DogBunny]

http://www.twtex.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=12113&d=1253908611
razorhorn's tag

http://www.handspiral.com/images/Diamond_Die/xlforum/2009/postcard.jpg
My version.
Although I've passed by this hundreds of times, I couldn't remember where it was. I was sure it was on The Drag, so I tried there first. Then, I thought it was on the side of Cheapo Discs on North Lamar, and tried it. Next, I tried Sixth Street, Fifth Street, Fourth Street and South Congress. I finally gave up, and had to come home and Google it.

It's at Roadhouse Relics on South First at Annie Street.

I will post the new tag later today.

[DogBunny]

http://www.handspiral.com/images/Diamond_Die/xlforum/2009/tag/taylor2.jpg
The new tag. This is my number 1 favorite BBQ place. Don't let the outside of the 100-year old building fool you -- the inside is worse! It made the top 50 in Texas Monthly's last BBQ round up, but honestly, it deserves better than that. It gets much better treatment from the SFA Southern BBQ Trail -- Google it.

http://www.handspiral.com/images/Diamond_Die/xlforum/2009/tag/taylor3.jpg
I would have loved to have left things with just that first picture, but no one would ever have found it, so here's a bonus tag. Again, I like the BBQ here WAY better than Taylor's more famous place.

http://www.handspiral.com/images/Diamond_Die/xlforum/2009/tag/taylor1.jpg
My order. This cost all of $3.30, and that included a half pitcher of tea. This is one of those rare BBQ places with waitress service, so with tip, I spent $5, still an amazing bargain. The people there are super friendly, and 85-year old Vencil Mare is still overseeing everything!

[focus frenzy]

ok this has sat way to long, looks like I am gonna have to come get it again.

316 miles round trip and sunny with a high of 72*f. sounds like a nice riding day tomorrow.

[Beemer Steve]

ok this has sat way to long, looks like I am gonna have to come get it again.

316 miles round trip and sunny with a high of 72*f. sounds like a nice riding day tomorrow.
If your going to do that you may as well come on down to the harvest

[focus frenzy]

If your going to do that you may as well come on down to the harvest

I would but all you guys will be over there and I will be at the burger box with all the women!!!!:lol2:

[M38A1]

A friend of mine was supposed to grab this on this past Saturday. Guess she didn't do it..... GO FOR IT!

[bigjnsa]

Dog, I know where that place is. I may try it tonight.

[DogBunny]

ok this has sat way to long, looks like I am gonna have to come get it again.

316 miles round trip and sunny with a high of 72*f. sounds like a nice riding day tomorrow.
Yeah, I thought I had jinxed the thread. Please move the tag away from Austin so that I don't pick it up again and select another place that no one wants to go to...
Dog, I know where that place is. I may try it tonight.
So, you've discovered this forum too. Good to see you here.
This is the place we were supposed to eat at during the Flyrite open house trip -- that was the real point of that trip for me...

I love this place. Yes it's a bar, and a little scary-looking, but everyone inside is Texas-friendly. There was a Suburban-load of little kids that came in for a post- Pee-Wee League meal the last time I was there.

[bigjnsa]

So, you've discovered this forum too. Good to see you here.
This is the place we were supposed to eat at during the Flyrite open house trip -- that was the real point of that trip for me...


I'm not on here nearly as often as I am on XLF. If I can't get to it tonight (200 mile round trip with Austin traffic, I dunno) it will be Sunday.

[DogBunny]

I'm not on here nearly as often as I am on XLF. If I can't get to it tonight (200 mile round trip with Austin traffic, I dunno) it will be Sunday.
Take a look at angling over to Toll Road 130 in San Marcos. Looks like a jump-over of about 25 miles. I know that area, the roads are fast and it's kind of interesting scenery. You'll pay a toll, but you'll completely avoid Austin and Round Rock traffic.

[bigjnsa]

Take a look at angling over to Toll Road 130 in San Marcos. Looks like a jump-over of about 25 miles. I know that area, the roads are fast and it's kind of interesting scenery. You'll pay a toll, but you'll completely avoid Austin and Round Rock traffic.

130 goes all the way to San Marcos??? Google Maps says it doesn't start until just south of Austin near Bergstrom.

[DogBunny]

130 goes all the way to San Marcos??? Google Maps says it doesn't start until just south of Austin near Bergstrom.
This will be too late for today, but you're right. I meant that you could start angling over towards it in San Marcos, and after what looks like 25 miles of fairly good back roads you'd be at 130. I don't know, maybe not a great plan, just an idea.

[bigjnsa]

This will be too late for today, but you're right. I meant that you could start angling over towards it in San Marcos, and after what looks like 25 miles of fairly good back roads you'd be at 130. I don't know, maybe not a great plan, just an idea.

I'm planning on hitting it today after work. I got my clear visor packed so I can ride at night. Plan is to hit 21 out of San Marcos to 183, then to the toll road. Along the way there's a few Farm to Market roads so I can participate in the other riding game ;)

[focus frenzy]

ah! but I will be there in a bout three hours!!:rider:

[focus frenzy]

Got it!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/photo-10.jpg

I tried to post the picture but this I-phone is in I-*** mode and won't cooperate.

Now to go set the new one.

[bigjnsa]

Oh snap you beat me to it! Well there goes my trip this evening ;(

[focus frenzy]

Oh snap you beat me to it! Well there goes my trip this evening ;(

you can always come get the new one.

now I am home I can get the pictures to work right.

OLD one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/photo-10.jpg

you failed to mention it was UNDER a bridge!! I went past it four times before I gave up and stopped and fought with my phone (ATT data network problems at that tower) till I got the map up and figured out it was under main street.

it is the Taylor Cafe located at 101 N. main street in Taylor Texas (under the bridge)
Vencil Mares was born on November 10, 1923. A native Texan, Mr. Mares returned home from WWII and went right into the barbecue business. He began in Elgin, Texas, at the Southside Market in 1948. It was there, working in the smoke pit, that Mares learned the secrets of the barbecue trade, including how to make his much acclaimed sausage. A year later, he purchased what is now Taylor Café in nearby Taylor, Texas, and has been the owner and operator of the establishment ever since. Taylor Café's hundred-year-old building is as distinctive as Vencil's ketchup-based barbecue sauce, complete with jukebox, mismatched bar stools, and an antique cash register. Though the Taylor Café has been housed in the same building since it opened, there have been a few changes. Some years ago, for example, Mr. Mares added turkey sausage to his menu. But Taylor Café is still, at its heart, the same barbecue joint that it was in 1948.

[focus frenzy]

and now for the new one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/002-11.jpg

the target is the fenced in area around the tall monument behind the bike, this is as close as you can get on bike without running over someone and that would not be nice.

here is close up of monument and the only clue you should need.
note, she is looking at the bike.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/003-17.jpg

this is the smallest state park in Texas and after searching apears to be the smallest state park in America.

[mikethetexan]

Here's Focus's Shot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/002-11.jpg

And here's mine:
http://mikethetexan.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/People-Places-and-Things/Acton-State-Park/698261399_VTGwr-M.jpg (http://mikethetexan.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/People-Places-and-Things/10147627_drVxv/1/#698261399_VTGwr-A-LB)

Here's the new tag. In the middle of farm and ranch land, this is all you can see of what would have been a major technological coup for the US during the cold war. However, over budget and behind time, the project was cancelled. Now it's for rent as office space, with no takers yet. It's pretty easy to get to, and it's really quiet out here.
http://mikethetexan.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/People-Places-and-Things/New-Tag/698318568_358mB-M.jpg (http://mikethetexan.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/People-Places-and-Things/10147627_drVxv/1/#698318568_358mB-A-LB)

[Gilk51]

http://mikethetexan.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/People-Places-and-Things/Acton-State-Park/698261399_VTGwr-M.jpg

Great lookin' bike, Mike! :thumb:

[mikethetexan]

Thanks Gilk. I have it farkled enough, and it's always done what I needed it to do. /hijack I just have to sort out some fuel or air issue that cropped up after the second photo that limited me to about 3/8 throttle for the return trip to Killeen. :argh: \hijack

[Hemibee]

Great lookin' bike, Mike! :thumb:

:ponder: I wonder why you would think that.... :ponder: j/k

Like Chuck said, nice bike. Hope you figure out the fuel/air issue real soon.

[focus frenzy]

Here's the new tag. In the middle of farm and ranch land, this is all you can see of what would have been a major technological coup for the US during the cold war. However, over budget and behind time, the project was canceled. Now it's for rent as office space, with no takers yet. It's pretty easy to get to, and it's really quiet out here.
http://mikethetexan.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/People-Places-and-Things/New-Tag/698318568_358mB-M.jpg (http://mikethetexan.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/People-Places-and-Things/10147627_drVxv/1/#698318568_358mB-A-LB)

kinda vague clue but my first guess nailed it.

The system was first envisioned in the December 1983 National Reference Designs Study, which examined the technical and economic feasibility of a machine with the design capacity of 20 TeV per beam. After an extensive Department of Energy review during the mid-1980s, a site selection process began in 1987. The project was awarded to Texas in November 1988 and major construction began in 1991. Seventeen shafts were sunk and 23.5 km (14.6 mi) of tunnel were bored by late 1993.

ISS or SSC. ISS won.

I wonder if they keep the pumps on or have let the 14.6 miles of tunnel flood?

[BeemerBob]

Yea, its that Superconducting Super Collider thingy near Waxahachie.

[focus frenzy]

Yea, its that Superconducting Super Collider thingy near Waxahachie.

the tricky part was figuring out where in that huge ring they had built the main control complex.

tempting to just go out there and see if there is a way in.

PS: clue 32"21N x 96"56W

[mikethetexan]

Yep, that's it. Not exactly photogenic, but a piece of geeky history. The pic's from the northwest side of the main building. There are a couple of boarded up windows on the east side, and some of the outbuildings have busted hasps on the doors. According to This site (http://www.damninteresting.com/americas-discarded-superconducting-supercollider), the tunnels are filling with water. One thing I noticed was that there are no wheelchair ramps on the sidewalks, which I suppose is because the Americans with Disabilities Act wasn't passed when the construction was cancelled. I also saw some empty BX cable, which means people have been stealing the copper inside.

[focus frenzy]

well turns out I was on the wrong side.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/SSC%20trip/369.jpg

I no sooner took my helmet off and the sheriff pulled up wanting to know what I was up to. I explained the game and that I was only taking pictures (camera in hand) and after checking my ID and writing down my info he said have nice day and was off. after he left a assortment of un marked vehicles would take turns watching me from a safe distance.

this tag was at the main office and research/ manufacturing complex for the SSC (Superconducting Super Collider) it is pretty much the same thing as the LHC they just finished in Europe except the SSC if it had been finished would have been much much bigger and way more powerful.

some say if it had been finished and turned on it would have left a smoking hole where the earth had been and the one in Europe will do the job.

wiki link for data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_Super_Collider

link to my album of pictures from my visit including three from the linear accelerator site south of the main complex http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/SSC%20trip/?start=0

the linear accelerator is where it all gets started, they shoot the particle into a small ring where it is sped up and transfered to a bigger ring where it picks up more speed before being injected into the main huge ring.

the tunnel at the LAS is currently flooded, they had pumped it out and brought in a electrician to estimate cost of fixing pump but they had alot of rain and the tunnel leaks live a sieve and it quickly filled back in.

they did explore it before it filled back in and said everything that was down there during construction is still down there. still on its shipping pallets.

[focus frenzy]

now for the new tag
I had planned on moving it here.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/004-16.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado_Air_Force_Station

but it turns out that my research failed to mention a locked gate.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/002-13.jpg

so due to time constraints I had ridden a total of 562 miles, including going 30 miles in the wrong dirrection for nothing.
I will return with more time and hike all the way in past the gate. (no "no trespassing" signs!!!)

[focus frenzy]

so here is what I decided to use instead.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/001-11.jpg

all totaled I put 600 miles on a SV1K so this is the only clue you get!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/leonhogan/002-12.jpg

[NitroRoo]

Oooh I might actually be able to grab this one this weekend! :mrgreen:

[focus frenzy]

if you are going to ride 630 miles round trip for a tag might as well pop over to Dallas for the big motorcycle show!!

[On-Off]

if you are going to ride 630 miles round trip for a tag might as well pop over to Dallas for the big motorcycle show!!

and he might even be on a 250

[NitroRoo]

Got it!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/cf45afa5.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/0deb78a1.jpg

Initiated my new bike w/ a tag, a riding video, and 492 miles of bliss (except for the last bit in the dark - but I'll save that for the ride report).

Only stopped for a few minutes, but it was a pretty cool little town, cool courthouse too :thumb:

I'll post up the new tag later tonight!

[NitroRoo]

Alright guys, moved the tag quite a ways.. maybe the West Texas guys will be able to play for a bit :)

110 Tons of Steel:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/IMG_8390.jpg

[focus frenzy]

how about a clue??

[M38A1]

how about a clue??

Google is your friend. "110 tons of steel house"
http://io9.com/343155/a-house-made-from-110-tons-of-steel

My bet is someone will pick this up in the next day or so.

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[NitroRoo]

Google is your friend. "110 tons of steel house"
http://io9.com/343155/a-house-made-from-110-tons-of-steel

My bet is someone will pick this up in the next day or so.

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That's it, figured that would get a result... plus my location under my screen name is a bit of a giveaway :sun:

I actually live right around the corner from here so if someone wants to meet up and I'm free I wouldn't mind meeting another TWTer. :sun:

[focus frenzy]

Google is your friend. "110 tons of steel house"
http://io9.com/343155/a-house-made-from-110-tons-of-steel

My bet is someone will pick this up in the next day or so.

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found it but I used google earth, I want to check out the war planes at the Slaton international airport!

[NitroRoo]

They are pretty cool. Rangerscott and I swung by there after the tag:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/swimybug/IMG_8391.jpg

[lonestarrider]

It was nice day to ride:

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k237/lonestarrider/TWTFMGame008.jpg

So now I'm it, I guess.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k237/lonestarrider/TWTFMGame012.jpg

This particular building is a little farther north in Texas and was used by a big outfit back in the day. Here is another clue where it is located. http://jasonjonas.org/spot/tripViewer.do?id=3438

[focus frenzy]

oh jeez I got a XIT coming in!!! :lol2:

[focus frenzy]

I need to thank you for coming over here to get the tag Reuben. unknown to me at the time they were fixing to move that caboose!!
It was moved monday to its new location next to the intermodal station. I had almost killed the game!!

[atitalongtime]

:clap::clap:

[On-Off]

So the way I figure it is some where south of Dalhart , well I guess I'll have to wait till winter thaw for this one .

[lonestarrider]

So the way I figure it is some where south of Dalhart , well I guess I'll have to wait till winter thaw for this one .

Hopefully the winter up here will be as mild as it has been for the last few years. Right now it has been pretty dang cool, but I bet there will a couple good riding weekends :sun: show up before the end of the year. Right you are though about this location being south of Dalhart about 30 miles :trust: .

[M38A1]

OK, so with a little poking around, this appears to be the old XIT ranch building that is/was in Channing, South of Dalhart.

However, after that poking around, I found an article that said it was moving to Lubbock. But the date of the story is way before the picture was taken, so the real question is, is this still in Channing or has it been moved to Lubbock.

Details of the possible move here:
http://www.amarillo.com/stories/041308/new_9920278.shtml

Anyone??????


BTW - The "tag" is still up for grabs where ever it may be!
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[lonestarrider]

OK, so with a little poking around, this appears to be the old XIT ranch building that is/was in Channing, South of Dalhart.

However, after that poking around, I found an article that said it was moving to Lubbock. But the date of the story is way before the picture was taken, so the real question is, is this still in Channing or has it been moved to Lubbock.

Details of the possible move here:
http://www.amarillo.com/stories/041308/new_9920278.shtml

Anyone??????


BTW - The "tag" is still up for grabs where ever it may be!
.

It is still in Channing and the plan to move the old building have been put on the backburner. Some of the locals doubt it will ever be moved, but that's just gossip at the Cowgirl Cafe there in Channing. This article (http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/092308/loc_335573401.shtml) was posted in Lubbock five months later.
So if anyone is planning to ride on up here in the spring or this summer I'm pretty sure that the building will still be at that spot on the corner of the street. If for some reason it does change locations I'll re-tag it before it moves and change the tag to another locale:thumb:

[On-Off]

If no one gets it before june 26 I will be in adrian eating pie , may as well get it when i'm there.

[NitroRoo]

Well if the weather cooperates, and I get all my bike maintenance done, and nobody beats me to it, I'll scoop it up (but that's a lot of ifs) :rider: