Dead Presidents
By Anthony Bergen
E-Mail: bergen.anthony@gmail.com
Here are the graves of Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson in the family cemetery at the LBJ Ranch near Johnson City, Texas. I believe these photos are from my first visit to the LBJ Ranch, which was in May or June of 2010.
And just to bring it all together, here are buffalo grazing on the land surrounding the LBJ Ranch near Johnson City, Texas during my visit there on December 12, 2010. Clearly, LBJ also knew what awesome animals buffalo are (I like calling them “buffalo” instead of “American bison”, so if I’m using that name incorrectly, write down your complaint and submit it through the proper channels.)
American bison grazing on land across the Pedernales River from the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall, Texas (December 2010)
I’m just organizing some of the folders on my computer and finding some LBJ-related photos that you guys might enjoy. By the way, my experience in Texas might have been more pleasant had it been centered around the peace and beauty of the LBJ Ranch in the Hill Country with limited visits from time-to-time into Austin only to hang out at the LBJ Library. And air-conditioning 24/7/365.
LBJ Ranch, Johnson City, Texas
A wagon fixture decorated for Christmas outside of the LBJ Ranch in Johnson City, Texas
Pedernales River, LBJ Ranch, Johnson City, Texas
There are famous photos of LBJ and Lady Bird driving over this road on the Pedernales River to their ranch house:
Pedernales River, LBJ Ranch, Johnson City, Texas
Sunset over the Pedernales River on the LBJ Ranch in Johnson City, Texas
LBJ Ranch, Johnson City, Texas
LBJ Ranch, Johnson City, Texas
Sunset from the rear of the one-room schoolhouse that Lyndon Johnson attended as a boy near the LBJ Ranch in Johnson City, Texas
LBJ Ranch, Johnson City, Texas
The one-room schoolhouse that Lyndon Johnson attended as a boy near the LBJ Ranch in Johnson City, Texas
Ranch Road 1, Johnson City, Texas
Ranch Road 1 is the quiet Hill Country highway that runs along the Pedernales River directly in front of the LBJ Ranch.
LBJ Ranch, Johnson City, Texas
Bison and deer grazing on the land across Ranch Road 1 from the LBJ Ranch
Photo by Erica, Sweet Sunday Photography
(Erica’s Tumblr)
My girlfriend and I visited Johnson City, Texas last weekend to check out the Hill Country Holiday Lighting Spectacular and we made sure to stop by the LBJ Ranch for a quick visit. Since she’s a photographer, she figured my readers would enjoy some photos of the visit and I think she’s right.
