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Worth1 · April 11, 2016

Yesterday I went for another ride on the motorcycle to show you guys another favorite place of mine.
The road to get there is covered in potholes washboard and rocks the size of baseball's.
I have never seen another motorcycle on this road.
The bike will jump from side to side and if you fight it you will end up off the road or falling over.
This has never happened to me but I get some crazy looks from people when they see me here.

Worth
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Worth1 · April 11, 2016

I even found some wild poppies in the area.
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wildcat62 · April 11, 2016

Is that people fishing along the waters edge?

Worth1 · April 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by wildcat62

Is that people fishing along the waters edge?

Yes one guy caught a perch.
I want to go night fishing but they close the place after dark some time.
This sucks but the reason the do it is to keep unsavory people from living there.
We call them lake snakes and river rats.

Some time back in the mid 80's a buddy and I stopped to jump in the lake after unloading cabinets to cool of.
The place was inundated with transients and other forms of low life.
This ended the free boat launch and continuous camping.
Many years later I was working with a younger guy in Alaska and we were talking.
At the same time I went to the lake he was there homeless with his sister mother at 10 years old.
The kid literally drug himself out of the gutter took off and as a homeless teenager got an education.

The last time I was at this river a transient was living there and his pit bull came barking and ran at me.
I just stood my ground squatted down and the dog ran up and became my buddy.

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Cole_Robbie · April 11, 2016

Jim Carrey, who is now one of the richest actors in the world, was homeless for a while when he was younger. His family lived in a VW bus.

bower · April 11, 2016

Beautiful place.

Is it really common to see venemous snakes there?

Worth1 · April 11, 2016

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Originally Posted by bower

Beautiful place.

Is it really common to see venemous snakes there?

Yes there is but I have to say snakes do not chase people down and try to kill them.
There is no documented case of anyone being bit to death in a nest of cotton mouth snakes in a lake while water skiing.
The rattlesnake handlers at the rattlesnake round ups wire the jaws shut on the snakes.

At the spot I was at you are not allowed to collect hurt or kill any plant or animal wildlife other than the fishing.

Cole_Robbie · April 11, 2016

I can think of so many fun places to put up that sign, like outside the state legislature buildings, several law firms, all over Washington DC and Wall Street....

TexasTycoon · April 12, 2016

We rode on a steam train that goes from Cedar Park to Burnet for their annual Bluebonnet Festival on Sunday, and I wanted to share this candid shot I took of my 82 year old Gram looking out the window because I love it. This is the woman who made me love plants and gardening.

Kazedwards · April 12, 2016

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Originally Posted by TexasTycoon

We rode on a steam train that goes from Cedar Park to Burnet for their annual Bluebonnet Festival on Sunday, and I wanted to share this candid shot I took of my 82 year old Gram looking out the window because I love it. This is the woman who made me love plants and gardening.

Wow that is a great picture. You could sell it.

How was the festival?

TexasTycoon · April 12, 2016

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Originally Posted by Kazedwards

Wow that is a great picture. You could sell it.

How was the festival?

Thanks! I won't, haha, but I do love it and one of my cousins has already asked for a print.

The festival was boring as it always is, they focus so much on vendors and there is no focus on bluebonnets at all so the name makes no sense. The train ride was the highlight.

Worth1 · April 12, 2016

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Originally Posted by TexasTycoon

Thanks! I won't, haha, but I do love it and one of my cousins has already asked for a print.

The festival was boring as it always is, they focus so much on vendors and there is no focus on bluebonnets at all so the name makes no sense. The train ride was the highlight.

Three words my friend.
Willow City Loop.

Worth

Worth1 · April 12, 2016

Here is my video I made when my wife and I were there 6 years ago.
All my pictures.
Worth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-KN9v9gb9A

Old chef · April 12, 2016

Great Picture
Old Chef

ginger2778 · April 13, 2016

Kelly, your granny is a beautiful lady, and I love that picture too.

April 11, 2016	#1921
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Yesterday I went for another ride on the motorcycle to show you guys another favorite place of mine. The road to get there is covered in potholes washboard and rocks the size of baseball's. I have never seen another motorcycle on this road. The bike will jump from side to side and if you fight it you will end up off the road or falling over. This has never happened to me but I get some crazy looks from people when they see me here. Worth IMG_20160411_46563.jpg IMG_20160411_35358.jpg IMG_20160411_30370.jpg IMG_20160411_15408.jpg IMG_20160411_0599.jpg Last edited by Worth1; April 11, 2016 at 11:06 AM.

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I even found some wild poppies in the area. IMG_20160411_0716.jpg

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wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	Is that people fishing along the waters edge?

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Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Jim Carrey, who is now one of the richest actors in the world, was homeless for a while when he was younger. His family lived in a VW bus.

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bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Beautiful place. Is it really common to see venemous snakes there?

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Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I can think of so many fun places to put up that sign, like outside the state legislature buildings, several law firms, all over Washington DC and Wall Street....

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Here is my video I made when my wife and I were there 6 years ago. All my pictures. Worth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-KN9v9gb9A

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Old chef Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Long island Posts: 456	Great Picture Old Chef

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ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Kelly, your granny is a beautiful lady, and I love that picture too.