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f-Stop
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Driftwood, Texas
« on: February 03, 2013, 06:42:08 PM »
Had a wonderful day riding the Hill Country today.  Made some stops that may be familiar to some of y'all who frequent this site.

After a visit with Liz at Liz's on the Square in Blanco I headed out west to enjoy the roads and maybe find some lunch.  Found myself at the Alamo Springs Cafe.  Didn't get a picture of my food because by the time it got to my table I was starving!  The long wait was worth it because it was delicious!  (Note to self:  Don't be in a hurry when you go to Alamo Springs Cafe.)


Fully sated, I headed back towards Luckenbach and saw an opportunity for a "money shot"...


This is the Grape Town School built in 1884 and it served the community until 1949.  One teacher - seven grades.  Most definitely Old School!


I had thought about heading over to Albert Hall for a cold, locally brewed draft beer, but for some reason I ended up here...


...and yes...I did score!


The roads were absolutely beautiful today, but I thought this was beautiful, too...


I stopped by this little church that I have been riding past for some time.  It sits on one of my favorite Hill Country roads -- FM 473 between Hwy 281 and RR 32.  There really is nothing nearby, so this little place stands out...


Built in 1889 the St. Mary's Help of Christians Catholic Church has served the community of Twin Sisters for 124 years!  The stone in the foundation is from a local quarry and the wood was brought in by horse drawn wagons from thirty miles away.  In 2013 some guy took an awesome picture of this awesome Valkyrie named Hildr.  Now everyone knows of this cool little church...


Great day...good roads, good food, good weather and I soaked up a little Hill Country History!  All on what might be the greatest cruiser ever made...the Honda Valkyrie!

 Smiley
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Had my blinker on across three states!
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2013, 07:50:55 PM »
Glad you got to ride, Charlie.  Thanks for the usual excellent ride report.  Great pics.
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2013, 07:57:20 PM »
Great scenery and report.
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2013, 08:05:45 PM »
Good job Charlie!!!!!!  We thought of you as we watched the HEB commercials.... did you have a part in them this year?
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2013, 08:38:40 PM »
 cooldude cooldude cooldude
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« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2013, 04:53:05 AM »
Great pics Charlie.
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f-Stop
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« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2013, 07:48:05 AM »
Quote from: hotglue #43 on February 03, 2013, 08:05:45 PM
Good job Charlie!!!!!!  We thought of you as we watched the HEB commercials.... did you have a part in them this year?


Yep!  We shot for three days.  You can't tell, but the belt buckle scene was shot in the rain, the downtown scene with the horses and the tour bus was shot in front of the Bob Bullock Museum and the cowboy boots scene was shot at the Texas School for the Deaf.

This iPhone shot is from the picnic scene.  The funny thing is that I have an 18,000 Watt light behind everything giving the look of the evening sun and a 6,000 Watt light hitting the back ground.  I also have a bunch of smaller lights inside the house.  We controlled the sun in the picnic area and ended up lighting the foreground with this single battery operated LED light...


Here's an iPhone shot of the stuntman busting through the fence.  The carpenters removed the existing section of fence and replaced it with one made of balsa wood.  The stuntman simply ran down a raised platform and busted through the balsa wood...


Here's your's truly in front of the Bob Bullock Museum.  Check out what shirt I'm wearing...
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« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2013, 03:20:01 PM »
Nice ride Charlie.That Valk sure s shinny, if I didn t know you any better I d say
- Show us the trailer! Grin
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« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2013, 08:04:23 AM »
another grand post ! the old school pics were definatly $$$$ !!! Hildr ( being the ham she is ! ) is always up for the part and as modelesque as any Valk Ive seen !!! I take it u rode alone ???
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