Showing posts with label Deception Pass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Deception Pass. Show all posts
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Remembering Archer City, Deception Pass & Skinny-Dipping With Cybil Shepherd
I had not, of late, made note of the daily Microsoft OneDrive memories which show up in my email.
Today I learned the reason I had not, of late, made note of the daily Microsoft OneDrive memories, was because those memory emails have been going into the Promotions folder, which I tend to ignore, instead of the Primary folder, which is the folder where the email I pay attention to goes.
Today's OneDrive memories from today are of Archer City, here in Texas, and Deception Pass, in my old home zone of Washington.
It may have been in June that I drove from my old former location, in Fort Worth, to Archer City, during the period of time I was making my Eyes on Texas website.
It was a long drive from Fort Worth. From my current Wichita Falls location Archer City is about 20 miles to the south.
Archer City was where The Last Picture Show was filmed. The Last Picture Show was based on a book with the same title, by Larry McMurtry.
Archer City was Larry McMurtry's hometown. Eventually he opened a Booked Up bookstore in Archer City which became a destination tourist attraction.
I made the Archer City webpage in Black and White because The Last Picture Show was a rare, at that point in time, black and white movie.
There is a scene in The Last Picture Show which takes place at a pool party, an indoor pool party.
This scene was filmed in a Wichita Falls house which is in the area slightly to the north of my location, which I refer to as the Wichita Falls Beverly Hills.
I have never learned which of the Wichita Falls Beverly Hills mansions is the one in which Cybil Shepherd did her famous skinny-dipping scene.
As for this June memory of Deception Pass. I have zero recollection of being in Washington, in June, since I moved to Texas. So, a June memory of Deception Pass would have to be from some point in time in the previous century...
Thursday, May 11, 2023
The Most Terrifying Attractions In Washington & Texas
I saw that which you see here in Microsoft Edge gallery titled The Most Terrifying Attraction In Every State.
I have seen the Tower of the Americas, but I have never been in it or on it. It does not look too terrifying..
Deception Pass is the most terrifying attraction in my old home state of Washington? Well, it is a bit scary, depending on how you cross the bridge. Years ago it was a common thing for daredevil types to climb out on the arch that supports the bridge. Eventually barriers were installed to put a stop to that. Walking across the bridge on its narrow sidewalk can be bit terrifying as cars and big trucks whiz by.
The description of this terrifying Washington attraction which accompanied the photo...
The description of this terrifying Washington attraction which accompanied the photo...
This sky-high bridge, dating back to 1935, has its home in Washington's most visited state park. It arches 180 feet (55m) above the waters of both Deception Pass and Canoe Pass strait, and is made even more unnerving when fog curls around its expanse. There are two options for taking it all in: gazing up at the bridge from a boat, or taking to its (very narrow) pedestrian pathway to look down at the rushing waters below.
So, what was the most terrifying attraction in the state in which I currently reside?
Texas: Flags Over Texas Observation Deck, Tower of the Americas, San Antonio
One of the tallest observation towers in America, this 750-foot (229m) viewing platform can be found in the Tower of the Americas building, alongside its bar, restaurant and 4D ride. A glass-fronted elevator allows visitors to take in vistas of downtown before they even reach the top. In the viewing area, historical displays help make sense of the pocket-sized buildings below.
I have seen the Tower of the Americas, but I have never been in it or on it. It does not look too terrifying..
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