Less Crowded Texas Hill Country Towns, Llano

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  • @secretsoftexas6872
    @secretsoftexas6872  3 роки тому +9

    Sorry for butchering the Town's name. It's probably my biggest mistake in this channel so far. I would probably take the video down, but it's getting a lot of views. Texas has many names with odd pronunciations that will trip up most people not familiar with it. I've been pronouncing the name like this for years ever since I first saw it on a geologic map, but no one ever corrected me on it. Lesson learned.

    • @jason-bu4cy
      @jason-bu4cy 3 роки тому +1

      Can’t be perfect all the time. Still great videos.

    • @patmcdowell1358
      @patmcdowell1358 3 роки тому +1

      Secrets of Texas, Thanks for the nice video on Llano. Don't feel bad about the pronunciation. It is a common mistake. Keep up the good work, and come back to visit Llano when you can!

    • @donttakethemark4085
      @donttakethemark4085 3 роки тому

      Seek JESUS while you can because the end is here! Do not take that vaccine! It is the mark of satan and will take you to Hell.

    • @jason-bu4cy
      @jason-bu4cy 3 роки тому +1

      And there’s that I guess... lmao

    • @bigdogaxis
      @bigdogaxis 3 роки тому

      One of the ranchers let us use their stream which ran over similar rocks. The water was ice cold, but felt great in the summer heat. Llano, San Saba, Kingsland can be a lot of fun if one enjoys simple things.

  • @Nivasi
    @Nivasi 3 роки тому +15

    My home state, I sure miss her magical mysteries

    • @marjtab1530
      @marjtab1530 3 роки тому

      Nivasi Where did you move to? I’ve been trying to leave tx for 20 yrs. I’m done w the coast tho😒

  • @jeffsullivan3101
    @jeffsullivan3101 3 роки тому +5

    My Dad was born here in 1938 and my Grandparents had a pecan orchard in the San Saba area back in the 80s. Sure do miss the Hill Country.

  • @ronniegillaspy
    @ronniegillaspy 3 роки тому +45

    It’s pronounced LAN-O not Lawn-o

    • @Paul-hg3hm
      @Paul-hg3hm 3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for saying something. That really hit my ear the wrong way too.

    • @bashjustbash4475
      @bashjustbash4475 3 роки тому

      same with Dabbs - ugh, terrible pronunciation...

    • @actionsub
      @actionsub 3 роки тому +2

      He did better than I would've. I saw the two "L"'s and thought the Spanish pronunciation "YAN-o".

    • @gloriald444
      @gloriald444 3 роки тому

      Y'all🤦🏽‍♀️ha..Ha..ha... lame🙊

    • @rickallen8126
      @rickallen8126 3 роки тому

      I live here in Llano he must of heard that on his GPS .....I have lol

  • @rosajimenez1337
    @rosajimenez1337 3 роки тому +6

    Love Love LOVE the Hill Country.

  • @wendingourway
    @wendingourway 3 роки тому +8

    Much prefer the smaller and less crowed corners of the states and provinces...less crowded for sure and usually somewhat more laidback and friendly to both people and dogs....great tour!

  • @conniepharr7426
    @conniepharr7426 2 роки тому +1

    You know, since finding your videos this Texas girl has seen more and learned more about my birth state than I ever learned in school. I appreciate being able to go kayaking, hiking and generally tagging along via videos. At my age some of these things are a bit beyond my capabilities so I just wanted to say thank you and I hope you continue to travel and hope you continue to share those travels with us. Thank You

  • @steveg2406
    @steveg2406 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks for Posting This!. At my age visiting Llano is like stepping back in time. Community hasn't become a major "Tourist Resort" like where I grew-up southward of there.

    • @edkeil3320
      @edkeil3320 3 роки тому

      Rhymes with Tedericksburg ? LOL. Yeah, I remember when people took a Sunday drive to pick up some wonderful peaches not walk the crowded main street drunk on wine and buy overpriced crap !

  • @christopherllongoria
    @christopherllongoria 3 роки тому +4

    I grew up in Llano from the mid 70's to mid 80's and stayed in the Dabb's Hotel in the 90's when it was a B&B...I often go to the used book store close to the bridge....I had walked on the river when it froze in the 80's many fun adventures there!!! Even Stayed many times in the ole Llano Motel as a teen! Old timers will know what I mean!!!

  • @MrLuisagarcia
    @MrLuisagarcia 3 роки тому +2

    enjoying your videos. thanks for showing us texas

  • @noraalvarez5707
    @noraalvarez5707 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome video, very informative, I love all you offer in the geology arena and knowledge you have. Texas

  • @haivannguyen6812
    @haivannguyen6812 3 роки тому +1

    Hill Country is so beautiful. Thank you.

  • @garyb4929
    @garyb4929 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the review. Had family all over the Hill county, not so many-now. But still visit when get chance. Was in Llano in 2020, ate at Coopers, camped at Lake Buchanan. Plan to be back this summer to reminisce and camp.

  • @marianfrances4959
    @marianfrances4959 3 роки тому +1

    Great series. Love Texas! 👍😉🇨🇦

  • @boodog4023
    @boodog4023 3 роки тому +3

    Hello from the Carolinas! Really digging your vids. I'd love to see the Texas hill country some day.

    • @secretsoftexas6872
      @secretsoftexas6872  3 роки тому +2

      The hill country has some of the clearest water you'll ever see. There are some sweet spots within that are incredibly beautiful. Just don't expect Smoky Mountain sized hills. I recommend places like Pedernales Falls, Enchanted Rock, Hamilton Pool, Colorado Bend State Park, Lost Maples, and the Frio River for hiking and outdoors. There are several great small towns scattered around, many with German roots like Fredericksburg and New Braunfels. Just remember these places can be crowded during peak season so plan ahead.

    • @boodog4023
      @boodog4023 3 роки тому

      @@secretsoftexas6872 Haha--no, that's what everybody always says! I'm mainly interested in the architecture, German influence and Western vibe.

    • @secretsoftexas6872
      @secretsoftexas6872  3 роки тому +1

      If you really want the western vibe go to Terlingua, Fort Davis, and other towns in that area

  • @emerald5820
    @emerald5820 3 роки тому

    Enjoyed the video and the geological tid bts you shared. Very interesting 👌

  • @cameraman655
    @cameraman655 2 роки тому

    Man, you’re giving away one of my getaway spots.

  • @whatsthedealwithdanny3913
    @whatsthedealwithdanny3913 2 роки тому

    Coopers BBQ is my favorite place to eat on the planet. Thanks for sharing

  • @travelpl66
    @travelpl66 3 роки тому +1

    beautiful video my friend👍

  • @randalfarnsworth1781
    @randalfarnsworth1781 3 роки тому

    Funny how names vary, used to be a list somewhere of all the Weird pronunciations.........Leaky and Refugio come to mind. You had me at Lawn Oh :D

  • @kennethpurscell
    @kennethpurscell 3 роки тому

    Loved working in the hill country for five months years ago. When they assigned "Old Yeller" in school, people could find familiar places. The job wasn't long, but I still have FB friends from there. I even got lost in Llano once!

  • @jimmielong2748
    @jimmielong2748 3 роки тому

    I live in Brady Texas aisle of Central Texas we live in a paradise here thank God

  • @Texan190
    @Texan190 2 роки тому

    Hey, you're a geologist too! Awesome.

  • @jakehall2213
    @jakehall2213 3 роки тому +4

    You should do more hill country videos like this

  • @mjm4ut
    @mjm4ut 3 роки тому

    Great video. Interesting facts about the geology. Plus one on the comments about pronunciation of town name. Coopers is very good and love to go after a day at Enchanted Rock.Thanks for sharing.

  • @maniyan_wanagi
    @maniyan_wanagi 3 роки тому +1

    I'll be visiting soon on your say-so. Thanks!

  • @hereiswisdom2207
    @hereiswisdom2207 2 роки тому +1

    Oh no, just came across your channel please don’t get discouraged on your videos! Who cares if you pronounce it wrong, you spelt it correctly and show location and I’m a Native Texan. This is an educational video that not many have done on little towns of Texas!

  • @thesaturdaymorningcowboy4198
    @thesaturdaymorningcowboy4198 3 роки тому +1

    Good informative video!

  • @paullabeard4601
    @paullabeard4601 3 роки тому +8

    Always love how people there pronounce it Lano with the "a" sound from the name Ann. But realistically it should be "Yahno" since it's really Spanish. LOL. Loved the video. And in the spring that is a great drive from Llano to Fredricksburg on Texas 16 for the great wildflowers along the way.

  • @daviddavis5689
    @daviddavis5689 3 роки тому

    I hunted the hill country for years. Lan-o was pretty much a small ranch town . Others like Fredericksburg had many more historic buildings keep well maintained . In 70's it mostly boarded up but very clean .The Nimitz hotel was very nice even then. Old well maintained buildings pretty much in seems key to future tourist towns. Many in Texas.

  • @tomcaldwell5750
    @tomcaldwell5750 3 роки тому

    Thanks.

  • @cynthiabustamante2884
    @cynthiabustamante2884 3 роки тому

    I miss the Leaf Festival they have there. Such a beautiful town.

  • @dscottfr
    @dscottfr 3 роки тому +4

    The earth is almost 6000 yrs old. The whole world will see that truth very soon. I love rocks. When I look at rocks it makes me think of how they were here at creation.

    • @NLINE7
      @NLINE7 2 роки тому +1

      People commenting on geology need understand it's all aged theory. They can't say oh well this rock or formation of rocks is millions or billons years old, they have no clue. A good example is Mt St.Helens in Washington state when it blew it's top in 1980. The shear force of that volcano carved out a canyon in as little as 90 minutes that anyone no knowing how that canyon was formed would say oh this canyon is millions of years old.

  • @AmericanWanderers
    @AmericanWanderers 3 роки тому +3

    I recall stopping at a road cut outside Llano and looking for agates in the rock. They were kind of an ugly brown tho. Interesting how those rocks are 1.3 Gya because the rocks at Trail Ridge in Rocky Mountain NP at the top of the pass are the same age and so are some other rocks in the west. It must has been an exciting time back then. An orogeny in progress?

    • @secretsoftexas6872
      @secretsoftexas6872  3 роки тому

      As far I understand, no. The Ouachita fold belt is just to the east. I'm not sure the extent to which that may have influenced the central Texas "uplift."

  • @vernonsanders371
    @vernonsanders371 3 роки тому

    Lived in Houston in late 90s such a large an beautiful state

  • @tracybrown512
    @tracybrown512 2 роки тому

    Been to Llano many times and knew the history. But not all the geology you pointed out. Thank you. Next time I go, I’ll be looking more towards the geology. Have you done Mason yet? And don’t worry about the pronunciation. You ask 5 Texans and you’ll get 5 different versions.

  • @valerierogers9609
    @valerierogers9609 3 роки тому +2

    Interesting geology, history, and less people. What's not to like 👍

  • @gilbertsalians6463
    @gilbertsalians6463 3 роки тому +3

    It's pronounced Yan-no. It was named by the Spanish. Folks had a hard time rolling their tongues to pronounce it. So they just started say lan-o. But to each their own.

    • @actionsub
      @actionsub 3 роки тому

      That's what I would have thought.

  • @Michael-cs3uj
    @Michael-cs3uj 3 роки тому

    Nice clouds

  • @danielgc1970
    @danielgc1970 5 місяців тому

    I don't understand the Spanish pronunciation for Llano. It is a Spanish name, but we don't speak Spanish, haha
    Appreciate the video, I spent many days fishing the river in the 80s and 90s.

  • @FATHERKNOSEBEST
    @FATHERKNOSEBEST Рік тому

    Wow

  • @BuceriasRodHardy
    @BuceriasRodHardy 3 роки тому +11

    You need to ask the Locals how they pronounce the town's name, your way off 🤣🤣🤣

  • @frankhall7005
    @frankhall7005 3 роки тому +9

    If you didn't already know this is the real Texas. Not Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio. Austin's pretty close though.

    • @jimgordon6629
      @jimgordon6629 3 роки тому +1

      Austin used to be. Now it’s a traffic nightmare

    • @dronetrucker
      @dronetrucker 3 роки тому +1

      Very true, the big cities are not a representation of TX, I like Amarillo

    • @NoName-eu2xw
      @NoName-eu2xw 3 роки тому +1

      I've been to Austin. I found it to be overrated but the biggest disappointment was that I didn't meet anybody from Texas there.

  • @texaswader
    @texaswader 3 роки тому

    It's Llano with the a sounding as in land or it is to Texans :) Good video by the way.

  • @Lora-Lynn
    @Lora-Lynn 3 роки тому

    I love rocks.

    • @secretsoftexas6872
      @secretsoftexas6872  3 роки тому +1

      Geologist? Or just a hobby?

    • @Lora-Lynn
      @Lora-Lynn 3 роки тому

      @@secretsoftexas6872 Hobby. It's always fun finding an interesting random rock, which sometimes are fossils.

  • @anitatamez8837
    @anitatamez8837 3 роки тому +1

    Llano is a spanish name meaning plains or flat. The double Ll has the y sound in spanish. It's Hill country and where land was flat, they established little towns. Of course when the Germans arrived and established in these areas, new names were given, like Gruene, Fredericksburg, etc. There is a mixture of architecture both German and Mexican. Anyway, they are very popular towns with lots of tourism and weekends very crowded. Not my idea of a nice peaceful outing away from the big city. The architecture was my interest to visit on a weekday without the crowds.

    • @venscott3142
      @venscott3142 3 роки тому

      the hill country is hilly, not flat. plains in texas are north and west.

  • @karenatha7890
    @karenatha7890 3 роки тому

    Been in every room of that hotel. It was up for sale. This was over 30 years ago. There wasn't even a place to use the restroom in Llano thenon a Sunday. Pretty river. Like I said, it's been a while. It might be haunted. Ooo.

  • @codyjarvis3426
    @codyjarvis3426 3 роки тому

    Coopers bbq os the best in llano , mason tx has one too . thats wher i live small town mason tx. Llano is 22miles from mason👍🏼🇺🇸Masons less crowded than Llano

  • @jimgordon6629
    @jimgordon6629 3 роки тому +2

    Very interesting video on one of my favorite towns, even if the narrator doesn’t seem to acknowledge the existence of Fort Worth, the closest large city north of Llano. The geology is truly unique, and the fascinating Enchanted Rock, America’s version of Ayers Rock, is not far to the south. Last time I was there the old movie theater was still functioning, a la “Last Picture Show.” There are a number of really good barbecue places there-I highly recommend it!

    • @robthetraveler1099
      @robthetraveler1099 3 роки тому +5

      He probably doesn't mention Fort Worth because it's 190 miles away and has nothing to do with Llano. By far the closest large city to Llano is Austin, only 75 miles away.

  • @cajacaja4238
    @cajacaja4238 3 роки тому

    The place is very amazing ang ganda po - happiestMe

  • @luperamos7307
    @luperamos7307 2 роки тому

    How far is Dallas from Hill country? Or how far does it stretch north?

    • @secretsoftexas6872
      @secretsoftexas6872  2 роки тому

      The northern boundary of the Hill Country is not sharply defined, but I personally think the Glen Rose area is the northernmost town that has that Hill Country flavor. It's a nice little town with some interesting things to see and do in the area. Meridian is often defined as the northern edge. Marble Falls-Llano-Fredericksburg-Blanco is the heart of it.

  • @monicawilson896
    @monicawilson896 3 роки тому +3

    Coopers bbq is excellent and has a great variety of meats. I like Llano.

    • @texaswader
      @texaswader 3 роки тому

      Yup Llano Coopers is the best of them.

    • @taunaengus4978
      @taunaengus4978 3 роки тому +1

      Cooper's BBQ is WAY way way too salty.

  • @Prorex1911
    @Prorex1911 3 роки тому +1

    You should watch some other UA-cam videos. Ones like “Is Genesis History”, at explains how the rock and landscape actually came to be. 😁

  • @davidcantwell2489
    @davidcantwell2489 3 роки тому +1

    If your thinking about going there I would advise you watch some videos about their police department and the Llano county's sheriff's department. They are not nice people.

  • @jason-bu4cy
    @jason-bu4cy 3 роки тому +1

    So you can pronounce the rock but not the Town... So it’s not Lawn-ite? Still a great video...

    • @secretsoftexas6872
      @secretsoftexas6872  3 роки тому +1

      Yep I butchered it as so many have pointed out

    • @jason-bu4cy
      @jason-bu4cy 3 роки тому

      @@secretsoftexas6872 just giving you a hard time. Great videos, keep it up...

    • @jason-bu4cy
      @jason-bu4cy 3 роки тому

      My great aunt lived on a 800 acre ranch along the Llano river until 2015 when she passed at 106 yrs of age. Her husband’s family were giving the land after the Texas Indian wars. The 1st house had been burned down by Indians and the brick chimney is the only thing left and still standing.

    • @secretsoftexas6872
      @secretsoftexas6872  3 роки тому +2

      Wow that's pretty interesting. I'd like to see that.

  • @thomaschippie9057
    @thomaschippie9057 3 роки тому +1

    He don't lie, Coopers BBQ is OUTSTANDING!

  • @FallenRaider22
    @FallenRaider22 2 роки тому

    Bro 2 Ford GT's sitting there and you never even panned over to look, bummer

  • @Rattlecanjeff
    @Rattlecanjeff 3 роки тому +1

    Lan-oh not lawn-oh.

  • @RavenousRaven86
    @RavenousRaven86 3 роки тому

    anybody else notice the two ford GT

    • @paulsmith2508
      @paulsmith2508 3 роки тому

      Thank you, I was hoping someone else saw those. Good eye.

  • @stevemelancon6207
    @stevemelancon6207 9 місяців тому

    Pronounced Lano, not Lono. The Spsnish pronunciation of Llano is Yano. Llsno is Spanish for Plain.

  • @wendygizmorazzmatazz8899
    @wendygizmorazzmatazz8899 3 роки тому +1

    All I want to know is if people can breathe free in Llano and not be forced to wear a mask to work, live, play, and go to school? Is there anywhere in Texas like that?

  • @karenatha7890
    @karenatha7890 3 роки тому

    There's used to be a cool place in Mexico that only Austin Americans knew about. Then they had to ruin it by making a movie there. Because it's sacred.

  • @haroldharwell7078
    @haroldharwell7078 2 роки тому

    That is pronounced
    LAN-O... Pilgrim.

  • @isabelkelly7717
    @isabelkelly7717 3 роки тому

    DABBS not Dobbs

  • @jimmielong2748
    @jimmielong2748 3 роки тому

    I love your vlog but it's pronounced llano. Not lawno

  • @joannparker1977
    @joannparker1977 Рік тому

    It’s pronounced like “land”.

  • @BlueBoyMarine
    @BlueBoyMarine 3 роки тому

    You pronounced the name of the town. It’s “Lanno”

  • @Sal-kr1ie
    @Sal-kr1ie 3 роки тому

    I thought it was yano

  • @marktweet7395
    @marktweet7395 Рік тому +1

    If you are from California stay home

  • @robertcalzadillas8224
    @robertcalzadillas8224 3 роки тому +4

    Your saying the name wrough it not lano its mexican llano sound like yano means grassy area so say it right yano-llano

    • @secretsoftexas6872
      @secretsoftexas6872  3 роки тому +4

      The correct pronunciation is the way the locals pronounce it. Both you and I are wrong on this one.

    • @livehealthyfinishstrong
      @livehealthyfinishstrong 3 роки тому +2

      @@secretsoftexas6872 right, the locals pronounce it like “land” with the “d”changed to “o”. Or the “a” as in apple and the double “Ll” as one “L”.

    • @robertcalzadillas8224
      @robertcalzadillas8224 3 роки тому

      @@secretsoftexas6872 wrong again then that town is full of dummies and the schools suck

    • @kathleenkirchoff9223
      @kathleenkirchoff9223 3 роки тому +3

      Nope, in Texas it's the Spanish pronunciation like "yano" for the Llano Estacado area near Lubbock where we get great wines from Llano winery. Llano in the hill country is pronounced with an L like in land. Real Texans know the difference.

    • @robertcalzadillas8224
      @robertcalzadillas8224 3 роки тому +1

      @@kathleenkirchoff9223 real texans lol I am a real texan even better I am a TEXICAN SO PLEASE HOLD YOUR SMOKE AND MIRRORS you incorrect this spanish named town a have been around in some form before TX was here so peaple are saying it incorrectly and that gos for waco tx its weaco meaning whole in something also the Indian named this area two and they spoke spanish
      Just like the immigrant white man wanna change every thing for there benefit lol

  • @lincolnguy1483
    @lincolnguy1483 3 роки тому

    The hill country is a real unique area and surprisingly attractive. Considering that just west of there (West Texas) is hideously ugly. To the north (the rest of central and North Texas) is drab and to the south and coastal region is ridiculously ugly as sin too.

    • @timothykeith1367
      @timothykeith1367 3 роки тому

      From the Llano area to Abilene is pretty territory.

  • @ThePapawhisky
    @ThePapawhisky 3 роки тому +3

    Staying out of Texas. Don’t want COVID.

    • @truss6282
      @truss6282 3 роки тому

      Stay safe my friend, stay safe!

    • @4JTH
      @4JTH 3 роки тому +3

      How interesting the people of Orange, Texas haven't been wearing the mask or social distancing, and their Covid rate is no worse than the rest of Texas.

    • @timothykeith1367
      @timothykeith1367 3 роки тому +2

      Reports have been coming out that the biggest risk factor for COVID-19 is obesity. If you're not chubby, or don't have any of the associated risk factors to obesity like heart disease or diabetes, then you're not likely to die from COVID. You might be miserable for a few days if you're skinny and otherwise healthy.

  • @Sal-kr1ie
    @Sal-kr1ie 3 роки тому +1

    Remember it was mexico

  • @taunaengus4978
    @taunaengus4978 3 роки тому +1

    I lived in Llano from 2004-2010. I left as soon as I could sell my house. I wanted to leave after a year or so but it took several years to sell a good house. It's a town that is slowly going away. I'm not sure how it has survived as long as it has. (Probably just because of the deer hunting season). 99.9 % of the people there are very conservative and closed-minded to any sort of change. No places to get healthy food, you have to drive 70 mile round trip to go to a decent grocery store. The public library is very poor. Llano tries to be a 'tourist town' but there are only antique shops that sell junk of poor quality, a couple of low quality BBQ places, a couple of pizza places, a low quality coffee hangout spot, and a couple of "art galleries." There are a couple of BBQ and chili cook-offs a year which are about as much fun as can be had there. If you're looking for rocks, some wild flowers for awhile in the spring and lots of different kinds of snakes it's a great place. Bring your Harley, your pickup and your meth and you'll be happy there.

    • @409novaman
      @409novaman 3 роки тому +1

      Sounds like LA or NYC is your place to live and enjoy the benefits of a fascist state.

    • @taunaengus4978
      @taunaengus4978 3 роки тому

      @@409novaman Yeah, now I live in Marfa.

    • @johnchaney7550
      @johnchaney7550 3 роки тому

      So this place just wasn't for you was it sweety.😂😄

    • @409novaman
      @409novaman 3 роки тому

      @@taunaengus4978 So a question pops into my head. Do you mean that you couldn’t see any of these shortcomings before you purchased a house? You didn’t drive around town/research the area? Wow, just wow...

    • @JB-uv4hm
      @JB-uv4hm 2 роки тому

      Small town ‘friendly’ you hear about all the time.

  • @TrustedBySeniors
    @TrustedBySeniors 3 роки тому

    It's pronounced with a y as in Yano. Cool rocks! Dont go too deep on explanations. Were not geologist. Sorry!

    • @secretsoftexas6872
      @secretsoftexas6872  3 роки тому +1

      Everyone seems to have their own idea on how the town should be pronounced. Though the word is technically Spanish, the town was founded by Anglo and German settlers and they decided to call it Lan-o. I was taught in Geography class that the correct pronunciation of any town is how the locals pronounce it regardless of origin of the word. I usually don't talk about geology but it's very significant to this part of Texas, the core of the famous Texas Hill Country.

  • @hectorraigosa7149
    @hectorraigosa7149 3 роки тому +1

    Llano in English.. in Spanish is pronounced yano..unfortunately even though my ancestors go back along with native Americans way before Europeans arrived to an inhabited country we're still discriminated against. One reason I balk moving to a state that's rooted in racism.

  • @Sal-kr1ie
    @Sal-kr1ie 3 роки тому

    Llumpo or trumpo