Regency
When I travel around Texas I use an atlas called the Roads of Texas; it’s got highly detailed maps that are marked with churches and cemeteries and the tiniest of towns. I used it often on my recent trip to Central Texas.
But the way I found this place didn’t really have anything to do with the Big Book o’ Maps, other than to give me a general idea that if I went north from San Saba for a few miles, there’d be a farm road where I could make a left turn. And sure enough, there was the road…but even better, there was a sign that said “Regency Bridge” with an arrow pointing the way I was thinking of turning.
Which is what led me to learn that Regency Bridge, which dates from the 1930s, is one of the last remaining suspension bridges in the state. The pertinent items from the bridge’s Wikipedia page are:
Regency Bridge
near Regency,Texas
photographed 2.16.2020
Posted on March 1, 2020, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, Colorado River, learning to see, Leica, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, Regency Bridge, road trip, suspension bridge, take time to look, texas, thoughtful seeing, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 14 Comments.
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Hey, you damn kids…stay offa my bridge. Got a nice look at the bridge on Google maps and hey, that’s the Colorado River. Roaming around following the river I came across the Ignorant Hill R.V. Ranch. Interesting name for a place.
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Damn kids. If they’re not on your yard, they’re on a bridge.
I suspect the Ignorant Hill R.V. Ranch stays booked up.
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Why not. It’s bliss, is it not?
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Absolutely.
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The things you find! And chiming on to what Steve said, Texas certainly has some interesting place names.
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Indeed we do! There’s Uncertain, Bug Tussle, Muleshoe. And many more.
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AH…Muleshoe! That’s just up the road from me. And my cousin who grew up in Earth now lives there. She’s spent her whole life in towns that sound hilarious.
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And Needmore.
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I like it during storm season when the TV weathermen (yeah – they are all men) give storm locations by citing names of tiny towns around here. Like Needmore. Or Dougherty (pronounced “Darty” for some reason). And so on. I guess that’s the only shot for some of these places to be on TV.
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I guess when there are this many places, you’ve got to get creative with naming all of them. My cousins used to live in Earth, Texas, which was very hilarious when we were kids.
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They were Earthlings. When you visited, you probably said, “Take me to your leader.”
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A missed opportunity: I don’t think I ever said that.
But here’s this: https://miscandsoforth.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/going-to-earth/
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And where does one get this Roads of Texas atlas? Sounds like something I need.
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You DO need it. I am sure. Here’s the one I have: https://bit.ly/2VF1zrE
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