Thanks to the ever-alert Glynda Turner, we learned that the Pennybacker Bridge in Austin has a Huntsville connection! Anna Pennybacker graduated from SHSU in the early 1880s (then Sam Houston Normal School) and in 1884 married Percy Pennbacker, for whom the Pennybacker Bridge in Austin is named.
The Pennybacker Bridge is known for its interesting architecture and for spanning a particularly attractive area. In honor of its Huntsville connection and its attractiveness, the LEAP Ambassadors decided to celebrate Anna Pennybacker’s 156th birthday by visiting the site at sunset.
With its hills and waterways, Austin is something of the sunset capital of Texas, but even so, the Pennybacker vistas are impressive.
Indeed, the aesthetic qualities of the area encouraged us to linger and engage….
…although Alex soon went off to a corner of the cliff for solitude…
…perhaps because his fiancee was playing pattycakes at sunset with one of the other interns…
We also had a little fun with the photography, creating ghostly images…
All in all, it was a fun way to celebrate Anna Pennybacker’s birthday, and to have some fun and enjoy Austin and nature at the same time!
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