This has to have been a special visit for you. I know how passionate you are about historic places. One thing that stood out to me was Germans basically habitually setting their presence in stone, literally. Perhaps it is a cultural thing, considering old Germany had castles and what not. By contrast hearing how much younger home of former president came to disrepair you can see why German structures are still standing strong. I never knew how many germans settled in USA until I started driving about the country finding entire communities of people.... and settlements all with unique stone architecture. Imagine crossing the pond.. traveling on a wagon to the great out west and literally building something permanent. How cool.
That's a terrific analysis, MTL! From the Amish in PA to the Hill Country of TX you can see their hand in so many places. We found the plethora of history in the Fredericksburg area positively fascinating, and ran out of time to see it all during our week there this fall. We'll definitely be returning to finish the job.
Was there two years ago and enjoyed it immensely. You a precisely correct that it take a complete day to the WWII museum. We did it in 2 half days and they will allow that. I helps break it up as Ofer awhile, museums fill me up and I need to take a break. Doing that way, really made the entire tour more meaningful! The German restaurants are not to be missed. Great and authentic food. We took one day to go to San Antonio and one day to go see Austin, which were wonderful. The LBJ ranch was very educational and made me appreciate what Johnson did as President more meaningful. He was a truly advocate for education and equal rights. Could not get in to Enchanted Rock as you definitely need to make reservations ahead of time and be prepared for limited parking. We stayed a the Lady Bird Park and truly enjoyed the facilities. The planes were a bit annoying, but comes with the territory. Highly recommend this as a destination location and your video was EXCELLENT, very well done!
Thank you Ronald! Glad that you enjoyed the video, especially as it sounds like we had very similar itineraries while we were there. It's a wonderful destination, and worthy of a repeat visit so that way we can go back and do all the things that we ran out of time to do.
WE love Fredericksburg. One thing that locals will tell you is to go before daybreak to Enchanted Rock. You can put your $ in an envelope provided and go up before the crowd gets there and enjoy one heck of a sunrise. It is worth getting up early for!
We bet it is, Jason! We have plenty of reason to return to Fredericksburg, for we didn't get to do half of what we wanted to over the course of that week.
kudos on a really thorough job showing all the wonderful things to see and do around Fredericksburg. You are so right, the Museum of the Pacific really needs a full day. We love how you share so much history about the areas you visit and though we've been to this area, we still learned a lot from you. Thanks for sharing!!👍
Thank you so very much! Glad that you enjoyed this one. We definitely need to return to Fredericksburg someday to finish all the things we didn't get to do.
Great video Marc! Watched this video 11 months ago but had to view it again, it is wonderful area. I lived in San Antonio for quite a few years and love the hill country of Texas. thanks!
Really great stuff, had no idea about the LBJ attractions there and the burial of the President. Very good film and we can't wait to visit there ourselves!
I know you come from a pretty spectacular part of the globe, but I hope you enjoyed your time in what we think of as our playground. While we don't live in the Texas Hill Country, we do have a "little slice of heaven" (as we see it) that we visit -- near another German-settled town -- not too far from Fredericksburg -- Boerne, TX. We have a plaque on our wall there, "The stars at night are big and bright -- Deep in the Heart of Texas". We think of our place as being deep in the heart of Texas. We enjoy visiting everyone's deep heart places -- from Oregon to California to Utah to Colorado to New Mexico to North Carolina to Pennsylvania to New York City to the Florida Keys and back to home -- Texas. How great is it that we can do this -- how important is it that more people do this. Travel let's us see that there is more than one way to live a great life. I enjoy all your videos -- but, I really enjoyed this one -- but then, I'm probably a bit biased. 😀
Very well put, Dave. There are wonderful places in every corner of this nation to go explore. We went through Boerne back in 2019, and thought it was absolutely charming. There will come a time in the not too distant future when we will spend a week there.
@@GrandAdventure when you get back, I recommend a visit to The Dodging Duck. They brew their own beer, but if you're not into beer the food is great too. It's housed in an old house across the street from Cibolo Creek -- a big duck "hangout" -- hence, The Dodging Duck!
Another packed video! I never knew there was a German community in Texas! We really appreciate you exposing us to places that we would have never known. Interesting about the Sunday houses. The Pacific War museum looks like it alone would be worth the trip! I had to look up a new word: “batholith”. 🤓 Definitely a better camp site than the previous video - much more trees. Have you bought yourself a hat or some boots yet? I like the look of your intro and wrap up. Kind of a “portrait” style. Thank Marc, Ram 👍🏼👍🏽
Thanks guys! This was one of our favorite spots in 2021 - soooo much to see and do! There are actually a bunch of German heritage towns in the Texas Hill Country, you'll see another one upcoming in New Braunfels as you work your way through our past episodes. German farmers settled many of these communities. Gruene is another, as is Boerne.
This video was chalked full of interesting information. We enjoyed the South Pacific museum. Very interesting. I am definitely learning alot about Texas. 👆👍
Our pleasure Vince. In that case, be aware that we have a second episode from the greater Hill Country area coming up in a few weeks, from the New Braunfels area.
Thanks Marc. Another really great adventure tour of the area. Loved the fantastic museums, the incredible huge dome rock, the LBJ Ranch, the towns reviewed and all the other traditional sights. Very entertaining and of real interest to me. These are much better and more narrated than you earlier tour of Texas, two years ago. Your really getting good at this. Also, you are blending your pans really nicely from one fading into another almost imperceptibly. Great job buddy. Gord
Glad you enjoyed it Gord, and thank you for such kind words! I've kind of fallen into an editing rhythm, which is both good and bad. Good in that it's consistent and faster to complete, but bad in that my brain gets boxed in and sometimes misses some unique editing opportunities.
@@GrandAdventure Marc, Overall, your episodes are much more entertaining than earlier. I used to watch them more for the visual content you provided. Now I watch them more for the narration adventure... complemented by the visual content. You're at the point where your videography quality could be contracted out turnkey to those wishing to promote an area on the TH-cam platform... imo. There is market for what you do that is less expensive than other production companies but would be well worth your while... to the point of not having to work another job on the road. Just my impressions... Gord
@@gorrdd you're very kind, thank you sir. From where I sit, I think that the difference is that we've gotten better at using narration to weave individual elements filmed in a particular destination into a more cohesive story. Unlike many others I don't go out with my camera with an idea of the story I'd like to tell. Instead, I wander around an area with camera in hand, shooting anything that catches my eye. It's only when our visit to an area is done, and I'm wading through all of the footage that I shot, that I develop the story plan. That's where the narration comes in, for I couldn't do that on camera while I'm filming because at the time of filming I don't yet know the story that I want to tell.
@@GrandAdventure I agree, Marc. The visual content needs to remain spontaneous for creativity without being constrained by a storyline. But it's the storyline that is the cohesion of the presentation. You do the research and take notes. You always narrated but it's gotten much better. Thanks for all your efforts. I do look forward to each Wednesday evening because of this. When you go skiing... it's like it's somewhat over until next spring. Reviewing places you have been to before can be somewhat of a challenge. But every day is different and we see the environment differently with different impressions. I have found that out photographing the same locations multiple times. Gord
Oh hey, I live here! Great video, there is just so much to do in the area it’s hard to fit it all in one visit… heck, I’ve lived here 13 years and still haven’t done some of it!
Thanks Jillian! It's always great to receive a local's take on our videos. We too found that we couldn't fit it all in -- the Pioneer Museum is at the top of our list for a return visit, but there's a whole lot more that we were forced to leave on the table.
Great episode Marc! This was of particular interest to me since I work for the hospital in Fredericksburg as a remote healthcare IT consultant for almost two years now but have never been on site. Very interesting to see the area and I would very much like to visit some day. I worked in San Antonio several years ago but never ventured to far outside the city. Keep up the great work.
The Hill County has been a regular vacation spots for my family including Fredericksburg. Other famous towns close by include Bandera, Wimberly, Utopia, and of course, San Antonio. Other highly visited locales include Garner State Park and Lost Maples State Park. Again, super job, Marc!
The Texas Hill country is a very special place. We just came home from a 10 day stay, with Medina as our home base, but had a chance to take several day trips to many of the locations your video describes. As always, great video and thanks for sharing!
Always enjoy the adventures. Thank you for sharing. I had no idea the WWII museum there was so awesome. If I ever roll by I'd be sure to spend a day. Thanks!! Take care!!
Thank you CP, you take care as well. That museum is most definitely worth a full day of your time. After three hours already I had to tell myself, "Stop reading everything and start hustling, this place is going to close before you get to the end."
I was born and grew up in Berlin , Germany , former Capital of Prussia . With this being said ,I did get to visit Fredricksburg, Tx . And these people were just intrigued with me ! But Lord and behold , when the locals talked to me I had no idea what they where saying !!! I guess the “ broke “ changes over the pond ? I.e. years ? Pennsylvania Dutch being included? Just saying ….. 😎🤗🙂❤️👍
Visited the San Antonio/Austin areas a few years ago but sadly missed the opportunity to visit Fredericksburg. Looks like I missed a gem. As always, really enjoy your content, Marc!
@@GrandAdventure liking the pearls of wisdom, for sure! I'm an expatriate living in the Northeast with plans to eventually move back to Texas. The Fredericksburg area will certainly be on the do do list when that glorious time arrives.
Great video as always. Did you by chance get any shots of the flight deck of Air Force One-Half. They have kept that plane up well. My better half love the beach so she is looking forward to seeing your next video.
Marv, that Lockheed JetStar is open in a sense, that you can walk through the entry door and peer into the passenger cabin through plexiglass. However, it was crazy dark in there so I didn't even try to shoot that. And the cabin door into the cockpit was closed.
Marc have you found any area in your travels that you would consider leaving Salt Lake City has your home base? I would also like to add your music choices bring me closer to the story and keeps me captivated. Thank you!
Thank you Joy! Skiing is still a huge part of my life, and to be honest there are few places that can compare to the dependability, quality and quantity of snow that falls in the Wasatch. The terrain is also incredible, and a livable city only 20 minutes away with temperate winter weather is just a bonus.
How are you doing master Marc thank you for sharing your trips with us as foreigners subscribers as overseas students enjoy to explore places unknown to us learn new information improve our English language as well. As always iam gathering main points about places you visited briefly here it’s there are 8 places in America named Fredericksburg and Fredericksburg Texas is seat of Gillespie county in us state of Texas in 1846 named after prince Frederick of Prussia old time German residents often referred to Frederick burg as friztown nickname still used in some business town is also notable as home of Texas German dialect spoken by first generations who refused to learn English there are many. Cultural characteristics with new braunfcls which had been established by prince of Carl of solms brainfels sorry brunfels misspelling Fredericksburg in Texas is famous because it’s birthplace of admiral Chester w Nimitz commander in chief. Of pacific fleet during world war11
Hi Marc, Another very interesting video as always. Off topic a bit, I am wondering if you run LT tires or P tires on your Tundra. (you probably have mentioned this at some point in the past, but my recall powers are not what they once were I suppose). Obviously you are running E tires on the 5th wheel. As always, safe travels.
Actually I don't believe that we ever mentioned it, Shawn. We're running Nitto Grappler 2 LT tires on the Tundra, and used to run Mickey Thompson Baja ATX3's. I'm always looking for an aggressive tire that'll handle both off-road travel in the desert, and the 545" of annual average snowfall in Little Cottonwood Canyon where we spend our winters.
Marc, How was the return trip home? Did you get hit with the snow in Arizona? Wow... November really came in with a bang. We're down in the low 50's here in DFW. Gord
@@GrandAdventure Roger that... So you are now at Palo Duro for the week and then back to Utah after that... No doubt you got the same crappy rain and cold weather yesterday and today. Tomorrow and throughout next week it clears. We will be back in the wonderful 70's all next week. Enjoy! Gord
@@gorrdd yep. We haven't seen a drop of rain but it's still overcast and cold, with a freeze warning tonight. Thankfully after that it looks pretty good.
@@GrandAdventure What's your general elevation? We're in the 40's today which means an increase in elevation could definitely put you into freezing overnight. No biggie... just a little premature for Texa$$... Gord
@@gorrdd yep, we're under a freeze warning for tonight. I haven't checked exactly but I believe we're a little over 3K feet. The heated hose and space heater for the basement are both coming out tonight.
Good one Marc!! The south Pacific brings back memories, I was at Guam in the mid 80s SeaBees. Still a few pill boxes left along the coast and the POW airfield runway. All around neat area there at Fredrichberg
Last part of my research there are Nimitz museum and museum of pacific ware Fredericksburg named for Frederick prince of wales eldest son of king George 11 of Great Britain father of king George 111 in 1970 Fredericksburg historic district was added to national register of historic places in Texas it’s located east of center of Gillespie county 110 km north of San Antonio 126 km west of Austin there are points of interest such as enchanted rock is geographical landmark north of Fredericksburg liano county rock is huge pink granite exfoliation dome activities one of largest batholiths underground’s rock formations added to national register of historic places and balanced rock is local landmark who dynamited off base in 1986 cross mountain in 1847 by dr Ferdinand von roemer native Americans used location to signal each other for visitors they can shop drop in Main Street. Rest at marktplatz along to country hits at lucken Bach stop smell state flowers at wild seed farms sample European cuisine in Texas hill country there are many museums absolute charm wine tour explore Texas White House at Lynda on Johnson state park historic site watch bat emergence in old tunnel state park pick their beaches at jenschkee orchards excellence at Fredericksburg theatre company fall under nature spell at enchanted rock Iam awfully sorry actually iam not talkative but reading and writing both are great ways to improve our English as non native speakers stay safe blessed bon voyage good luck to you your family friends
Fredericksburg is no longer a good place for peaches, 90% of peach orchards are now wineries. Just be really, REALLY careful driving 290 between Johnson City and Fredericksburg, I call it Wino Alley and there are a lot of traffic accidents.
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Great video. I always enjoy visiting Fredericksburg ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you Teresa! This was our first visit, but we'll definitely be back.
Thank you Teresa! This was our first visit, but we'll definitely be back.
This has to have been a special visit for you. I know how passionate you are about historic places. One thing that stood out to me was Germans basically habitually setting their presence in stone, literally. Perhaps it is a cultural thing, considering old Germany had castles and what not. By contrast hearing how much younger home of former president came to disrepair you can see why German structures are still standing strong.
I never knew how many germans settled in USA until I started driving about the country finding entire communities of people.... and settlements all with unique stone architecture. Imagine crossing the pond.. traveling on a wagon to the great out west and literally building something permanent. How cool.
That's a terrific analysis, MTL! From the Amish in PA to the Hill Country of TX you can see their hand in so many places. We found the plethora of history in the Fredericksburg area positively fascinating, and ran out of time to see it all during our week there this fall. We'll definitely be returning to finish the job.
Was there two years ago and enjoyed it immensely. You a precisely correct that it take a complete day to the WWII museum. We did it in 2 half days and they will allow that. I helps break it up as Ofer awhile, museums fill me up and I need to take a break. Doing that way, really made the entire tour more meaningful! The German restaurants are not to be missed. Great and authentic food. We took one day to go to San Antonio and one day to go see Austin, which were wonderful. The LBJ ranch was very educational and made me appreciate what Johnson did as President more meaningful. He was a truly advocate for education and equal rights. Could not get in to Enchanted Rock as you definitely need to make reservations ahead of time and be prepared for limited parking. We stayed a the Lady Bird Park and truly enjoyed the facilities. The planes were a bit annoying, but comes with the territory. Highly recommend this as a destination location and your video was EXCELLENT, very well done!
Thank you Ronald! Glad that you enjoyed the video, especially as it sounds like we had very similar itineraries while we were there. It's a wonderful destination, and worthy of a repeat visit so that way we can go back and do all the things that we ran out of time to do.
WE love Fredericksburg. One thing that locals will tell you is to go before daybreak to Enchanted Rock. You can put your $ in an envelope provided and go up before the crowd gets there and enjoy one heck of a sunrise. It is worth getting up early for!
We bet it is, Jason! We have plenty of reason to return to Fredericksburg, for we didn't get to do half of what we wanted to over the course of that week.
kudos on a really thorough job showing all the wonderful things to see and do around Fredericksburg. You are so right, the Museum of the Pacific really needs a full day. We love how you share so much history about the areas you visit and though we've been to this area, we still learned a lot from you. Thanks for sharing!!👍
Thank you so very much! Glad that you enjoyed this one. We definitely need to return to Fredericksburg someday to finish all the things we didn't get to do.
Fredericksburg is a cool place to go to lots to see and do
No doubt about that Jackie. We ran out of time in a full week of what we wanted to see and do.
A peaceful town, a nice video showing the city.
Thank you Mike!
Thank you for another skillfully executed video…💕
So nice of you, thank YOU!
Thanks for the video, Mark. We will be in Fredericksburg in a few days. We didn't have Luckenbach on the to-do list but we do now.
Excellent, Raven. Have fun!
@GrandAdventure Thanks for responding, you're awesome.
@@Raven5763 careful, my head still needs to fit through the camper door. 😆
Great video Marc! Watched this video 11 months ago but had to view it again, it is wonderful area. I lived in San Antonio for quite a few years and love the hill country of Texas. thanks!
Thank you Joyce!
Really great stuff, had no idea about the LBJ attractions there and the burial of the President. Very good film and we can't wait to visit there ourselves!
Thank you! The whole Fredericksburg area has so much to see and do, we still had to leave some stuff on the table for next time.
Absolutely beautiful place, we love visiting throughout the year!
We can understand why, Jazmin. And there's so much to see and do.
I know you come from a pretty spectacular part of the globe, but I hope you enjoyed your time in what we think of as our playground. While we don't
live in the Texas Hill Country, we do have a "little slice of heaven" (as we see it) that we visit -- near another German-settled town -- not too far from Fredericksburg -- Boerne, TX. We have a plaque on our wall there, "The stars at night are big and bright -- Deep in the Heart of Texas". We think of our place as being deep in the heart of Texas. We enjoy visiting everyone's deep heart places -- from Oregon to California to Utah to Colorado to New Mexico to North Carolina to Pennsylvania to New York City to the Florida Keys and back to home -- Texas. How great is it that we can do this -- how important is it that more people do this. Travel let's us see that there is more than one way to live a great life.
I enjoy all your videos -- but, I really enjoyed this one -- but then, I'm probably a bit biased. 😀
Very well put, Dave. There are wonderful places in every corner of this nation to go explore. We went through Boerne back in 2019, and thought it was absolutely charming. There will come a time in the not too distant future when we will spend a week there.
@@GrandAdventure when you get back, I recommend a visit to The Dodging Duck. They brew their own beer, but if you're not into beer the food is great too. It's housed in an old house across the street from Cibolo Creek -- a big duck "hangout" -- hence, The Dodging Duck!
@@dfberry thanks for the wonderful tip! That's added to the list.
Been to Fredericksburg twice, I can see that I still missed a lot.
And we still missed a bunch, Keith! We would've needed another week to see and do all that we wanted.
Yes, we owe ourselves more time in the Hill Country. Great vid and looking forward to your Gulf Coast adventures! 👍😎🇨🇦🐾🪶🌲
You definitely do, Marian! Thank you very much!
Another one to add to the list. Thank you.
Thank you as always, Lori!
Awesome episode love watching you channel and look forward to the episodes every Wednesday
We're very grateful for that Maria, thank you very much!
Excellent! Thanks for sharing
Thank YOU for watching, John!
Great video. Definitely want to go to Fredericksburg and LBJ ranch
Thank you Joyce! We highly recommend the area.
You did a wonderful showing off the hill country we all love around here. Thank you and Safe travels
Thank you very much Kirby! Same from us to you and yours.
Another packed video!
I never knew there was a German community in Texas! We really appreciate you exposing us to places that we would have never known.
Interesting about the Sunday houses.
The Pacific War museum looks like it alone would be worth the trip!
I had to look up a new word: “batholith”. 🤓
Definitely a better camp site than the previous video - much more trees.
Have you bought yourself a hat or some boots yet?
I like the look of your intro and wrap up. Kind of a “portrait” style.
Thank Marc,
Ram
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Thanks guys! This was one of our favorite spots in 2021 - soooo much to see and do! There are actually a bunch of German heritage towns in the Texas Hill Country, you'll see another one upcoming in New Braunfels as you work your way through our past episodes. German farmers settled many of these communities. Gruene is another, as is Boerne.
Great part of Texas. Great episode
It is Stevie, and thank you!
Very informative video with great editing. Thanks
Thank you Chuck! We're so thrilled to hear that you enjoyed it.
We are just down the road in Boerne. Wish we’d known when you were in Fr’burg. A great place. Great video!!
Thank you Mary Lou! FYI we'll be back in the Hill Country with next week's episode from New Braunfels.
Thank you for this wonderful video. My hubby and I are headed to TX on our own grand adventure and this information will greatly inform my research!
That's fantastic, Beth! The Fredericksburg area is some of the best of Texas, in our opinion.
অনেক অনেক ধন্যবাদ, সুন্দর ভিডিও র জন্যে
You lost me on that one. 😁
This video was chalked full of interesting information. We enjoyed the South Pacific museum. Very interesting. I am definitely learning alot about Texas. 👆👍
Our pleasure Pamela! Glad that you enjoyed this one, and thanks so much for watching.
Enjoy the video we plan to visit hill next year, thanks for information.
Our pleasure Vince. In that case, be aware that we have a second episode from the greater Hill Country area coming up in a few weeks, from the New Braunfels area.
Thanks Marc, great video. Can't wait to be able to travel and see our Country.
Thank you David! We promise you will never look back.
Thanks Marc. Another really great adventure tour of the area. Loved the fantastic museums, the incredible huge dome rock, the LBJ Ranch, the towns reviewed and all the other traditional sights. Very entertaining and of real interest to me.
These are much better and more narrated than you earlier tour of Texas, two years ago. Your really getting good at this. Also, you are blending your pans really nicely from one fading into another almost imperceptibly. Great job buddy.
Gord
Glad you enjoyed it Gord, and thank you for such kind words! I've kind of fallen into an editing rhythm, which is both good and bad. Good in that it's consistent and faster to complete, but bad in that my brain gets boxed in and sometimes misses some unique editing opportunities.
@@GrandAdventure Marc,
Overall, your episodes are much more entertaining than earlier. I used to watch them more for the visual content you provided. Now I watch them more for the narration adventure... complemented by the visual content.
You're at the point where your videography quality could be contracted out turnkey to those wishing to promote an area on the TH-cam platform... imo.
There is market for what you do that is less expensive than other production companies but would be well worth your while... to the point of not having to work another job on the road.
Just my impressions...
Gord
@@gorrdd you're very kind, thank you sir. From where I sit, I think that the difference is that we've gotten better at using narration to weave individual elements filmed in a particular destination into a more cohesive story. Unlike many others I don't go out with my camera with an idea of the story I'd like to tell. Instead, I wander around an area with camera in hand, shooting anything that catches my eye. It's only when our visit to an area is done, and I'm wading through all of the footage that I shot, that I develop the story plan. That's where the narration comes in, for I couldn't do that on camera while I'm filming because at the time of filming I don't yet know the story that I want to tell.
@@GrandAdventure I agree, Marc. The visual content needs to remain spontaneous for creativity without being constrained by a storyline. But it's the storyline that is the cohesion of the presentation. You do the research and take notes. You always narrated but it's gotten much better.
Thanks for all your efforts. I do look forward to each Wednesday evening because of this. When you go skiing... it's like it's somewhat over until next spring.
Reviewing places you have been to before can be somewhat of a challenge. But every day is different and we see the environment differently with different impressions. I have found that out photographing the same locations multiple times.
Gord
Will stop there on my way west. Thanks!
You'll love the area. Thanks for watching!
Oh hey, I live here! Great video, there is just so much to do in the area it’s hard to fit it all in one visit… heck, I’ve lived here 13 years and still haven’t done some of it!
Thanks Jillian! It's always great to receive a local's take on our videos. We too found that we couldn't fit it all in -- the Pioneer Museum is at the top of our list for a return visit, but there's a whole lot more that we were forced to leave on the table.
Heading to Fredericksburg next week and enjoyed ur video!
Thank you, have a safe and wonderful trip!
Excellent video as always! Thank you very much!
Thank YOU as always, Michael!
Your videos are excellent! 👍🏻
Thank you so much!
Great episode Marc! This was of particular interest to me since I work for the hospital in Fredericksburg as a remote healthcare IT consultant for almost two years now but have never been on site. Very interesting to see the area and I would very much like to visit some day. I worked in San Antonio several years ago but never ventured to far outside the city. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Scott! That's a first, and very cool that we could show you the area that you're handling.
Another great video Mark. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it Dennis, thank you for watching!
Enjoy your videos. Ty
Thank you Marie!
The Hill County has been a regular vacation spots for my family including Fredericksburg. Other famous towns close by include Bandera, Wimberly, Utopia, and of course, San Antonio. Other highly visited locales include Garner State Park and Lost Maples State Park. Again, super job, Marc!
Thank you JK!
Awesome video Marc.
Thank you Melody!
Definitely need to check that place out, especially since I was born and have most of my relatives still in Germany. Thanks again Marc.
Don
You'd love it there, Don. Thank you!
The Texas Hill country is a very special place. We just came home from a 10 day stay, with Medina as our home base, but had a chance to take several day trips to many of the locations your video describes. As always, great video and thanks for sharing!
Thank you Renee! Yes, a very special place indeed. Sounds like you had a wonderful 10 days, happy to hear that.
Always enjoy the adventures. Thank you for sharing. I had no idea the WWII museum there was so awesome. If I ever roll by I'd be sure to spend a day. Thanks!! Take care!!
Thank you CP, you take care as well. That museum is most definitely worth a full day of your time. After three hours already I had to tell myself, "Stop reading everything and start hustling, this place is going to close before you get to the end."
Your videos are excellent!
Thank you so much!
Marc, great review of that area, history and photography! On my list of places to visit now!
Thank you Tim! Being smack dab in the middle of Texas it's on the way to many things in the state, and worthy of a visit.
Another great & informative video.♥️
Thank you Eula!
I had my first experience with chiggers after walking the creek at Enchanted Rock…. Cept’ for that, it’s a cool place. Another good video, Marc!
Thanks OC! And ooh, that sounds like a joy walking that creek.
Great job!
Thank you Kevin!
Loved seeing the area and especially the military museums' by that might be a little prodigious being retired USAF. Thanks for the trip.
You bet Norm, loved having you at the Premiere. You'd be blown away by that museum, I know that we were.
@@GrandAdventure will put it on my barrel list since my bucket list over flows
@@normgibson6565 😄
I was born and grew up in Berlin , Germany , former Capital of Prussia . With this being said ,I did get to visit Fredricksburg, Tx .
And these people were just intrigued with me ! But Lord and behold , when the locals talked to me I had no idea what they where saying !!!
I guess the “ broke “ changes over the pond ?
I.e. years ? Pennsylvania Dutch being included?
Just saying ….. 😎🤗🙂❤️👍
😄 Yep, kind of like Cajun French in Louisiana, it morphs so much over time that I'm sure there's limited similarity between the two dialects anymore.
Hondos and Crossroads steak house are nice. Try the French dip at Crossroads.
We will definitely make a note to check them out the next time we're in Fredericksburg, thank you very much for the tips, Mike!
Knocked another one out of the park, Marc! Thanks, G
Thanks so much as always, Greg!
Texas the state of the great Dale Brisby, O'l Son !!!
C'est vrai, Dany!
Visited the San Antonio/Austin areas a few years ago but sadly missed the opportunity to visit Fredericksburg. Looks like I missed a gem. As always, really enjoy your content, Marc!
Thank you! When we miss something, we just chalk it up as an opportunity to return. I think that Fredericksburg fits that role for you, too.
@@GrandAdventure liking the pearls of wisdom, for sure! I'm an expatriate living in the Northeast with plans to eventually move back to Texas. The Fredericksburg area will certainly be on the do do list when that glorious time arrives.
Recently visited these same areas. Very nice area! Hope to return! 👍
Sounds like you enjoyed yourself as much as we did. We ran out of time in a week to see and do everything that we wanted to.
Great video as always. Did you by chance get any shots of the flight deck of Air Force One-Half. They have kept that plane up well. My better half love the beach so she is looking forward to seeing your next video.
Marv, that Lockheed JetStar is open in a sense, that you can walk through the entry door and peer into the passenger cabin through plexiglass. However, it was crazy dark in there so I didn't even try to shoot that. And the cabin door into the cockpit was closed.
Hi Marc!
Hiya Eula! It was great to have you at the Premiere tonight, thanks for coming.
Marc have you found any area in your travels that you would consider leaving Salt Lake City has your home base? I would also like to add your music choices bring me closer to the story and keeps me captivated. Thank you!
Thank you Joy! Skiing is still a huge part of my life, and to be honest there are few places that can compare to the dependability, quality and quantity of snow that falls in the Wasatch. The terrain is also incredible, and a livable city only 20 minutes away with temperate winter weather is just a bonus.
Really close to us as we pack up and sell the sticks and bricks.
If you make it over to New Braunfels, let us show you around.
@@RhondaD68 we would've loved that! We just left there on Saturday. It'll be our Nov. 24 episode.
Tim and I met you and your wife in Bridger MT. I told Tim you probably are on a delay due to editing. Hope you liked the Hill Country.
@@RhondaD68 we recall very well! It was our pleasure to meet you that day, and we look forward to the next opportunity.
My home town!
That's a very cool home town you've got there, Briar.
How are you doing master Marc thank you for sharing your trips with us as foreigners subscribers as overseas students enjoy to explore places unknown to us learn new information improve our English language as well. As always iam gathering main points about places you visited briefly here it’s there are 8 places in America named Fredericksburg and Fredericksburg Texas is seat of Gillespie county in us state of Texas in 1846 named after prince Frederick of Prussia old time German residents often referred to Frederick burg as friztown nickname still used in some business town is also notable as home of Texas German dialect spoken by first generations who refused to learn English there are many. Cultural characteristics with new braunfcls which had been established by prince of Carl of solms brainfels sorry brunfels misspelling Fredericksburg in Texas is famous because it’s birthplace of admiral Chester w Nimitz commander in chief. Of pacific fleet during world war11
It's great to hear from you as always, Khatoon! It's always fun to see what you find in your research.
Hi Marc, Another very interesting video as always. Off topic a bit, I am wondering if you run LT tires or P tires on your Tundra. (you probably have mentioned this at some point in the past, but my recall powers are not what they once were I suppose). Obviously you are running E tires on the 5th wheel. As always, safe travels.
Actually I don't believe that we ever mentioned it, Shawn. We're running Nitto Grappler 2 LT tires on the Tundra, and used to run Mickey Thompson Baja ATX3's. I'm always looking for an aggressive tire that'll handle both off-road travel in the desert, and the 545" of annual average snowfall in Little Cottonwood Canyon where we spend our winters.
Marc great video. Are you going to Quartzsite this year?
The plan is to be there for Big Tent Week, subject to winter driving conditions coming down from Utah.
been there a time or two
Hey Carl! Hope that you enjoyed yourself there as much as we did.
Nice video
Thank you!
Great video I’m a local in Fredericksburg if you are ever back this way give me a shout
Thank you Randy, glad that you enjoyed it and we sure will.
Marc,
How was the return trip home? Did you get hit with the snow in Arizona? Wow... November really came in with a bang. We're down in the low 50's here in DFW.
Gord
We're still in the Texas Panhandle, Gord...and yup it's mighty chilly!
@@GrandAdventure Roger that... So you are now at Palo Duro for the week and then back to Utah after that...
No doubt you got the same crappy rain and cold weather yesterday and today. Tomorrow and throughout next week it clears. We will be back in the wonderful 70's all next week. Enjoy!
Gord
@@gorrdd yep. We haven't seen a drop of rain but it's still overcast and cold, with a freeze warning tonight. Thankfully after that it looks pretty good.
@@GrandAdventure What's your general elevation? We're in the 40's today which means an increase in elevation could definitely put you into freezing overnight.
No biggie... just a little premature for Texa$$...
Gord
@@gorrdd yep, we're under a freeze warning for tonight. I haven't checked exactly but I believe we're a little over 3K feet. The heated hose and space heater for the basement are both coming out tonight.
Just wondering about your driver's license photo that is stamped on your thumbnails. Have you found that it increases engagement?
Good one Marc!! The south Pacific brings back memories, I was at Guam in the mid 80s SeaBees. Still a few pill boxes left along the coast and the POW airfield runway.
All around neat area there at Fredrichberg
It's a wonderful area, Greg, and well worth any RV travelers visit. Thank you very much for your service!!
Happy Diwali 🪔 love from India 🇮🇳❤️
We'd love to see Diwali in person some day, Happy Diwali to you as well!
@@GrandAdventure sure sir after this pandemic ends visit India during festive season 🧡 you will have time of your life
Last part of my research there are Nimitz museum and museum of pacific ware Fredericksburg named for Frederick prince of wales eldest son of king George 11 of Great Britain father of king George 111 in 1970 Fredericksburg historic district was added to national register of historic places in Texas it’s located east of center of Gillespie county 110 km north of San Antonio 126 km west of Austin there are points of interest such as enchanted rock is geographical landmark north of Fredericksburg liano county rock is huge pink granite exfoliation dome activities one of largest batholiths underground’s rock formations added to national register of historic places and balanced rock is local landmark who dynamited off base in 1986 cross mountain in 1847 by dr Ferdinand von roemer native Americans used location to signal each other for visitors they can shop drop in Main Street. Rest at marktplatz along to country hits at lucken Bach stop smell state flowers at wild seed farms sample European cuisine in Texas hill country there are many museums absolute charm wine tour explore Texas White House at Lynda on Johnson state park historic site watch bat emergence in old tunnel state park pick their beaches at jenschkee orchards excellence at Fredericksburg theatre company fall under nature spell at enchanted rock Iam awfully sorry actually iam not talkative but reading and writing both are great ways to improve our English as non native speakers stay safe blessed bon voyage good luck to you your family friends
We wish you the same for you and your family, Khatoon!
Frederick is my brothers middle name
I'm still looking for a "Guidoburg". 😄
Fredericksburg is no longer a good place for peaches, 90% of peach orchards are now wineries. Just be really, REALLY careful driving 290 between Johnson City and Fredericksburg, I call it Wino Alley and there are a lot of traffic accidents.
Honestly, it's a nasty road even without DUI drivers. No shoulders, high speed traffic, and 4 lanes.