FWRex
05-31-2004, 04:10 PM
My wife and I just got back from a run down to the Hill Country from D/FW. Here's the breakdown.
Day 1
Hwy 377 from Fort Worth to Granbury
Hwy 144 Granbury to Glenrose
Hwy 67 to Hwy 220
Hwy 220 to Hwy 281 at Hico
Hwy 281 to Hamilton
FM 2005 out of Hamilton to Goldwaite
Hwy 16 south to San Saba
East on Hwy 190 to RR 580
RR 580 to RR 501 back to Hwy 16
Hwy 16 on down to Kerrville
Day 2
Hwy 16 south to Bandera for breakfast at the OST
North on Hwy 16 to Medina, then west on FM 337
North on FM 335 out of Camp Wood
East on Hwy 41, then south on FM 336 to Leakey
Stopped in Leakey to have a soda at the Motorcycle Stop, then had lunch at Mama Chole's.
Back east on FM 337 to Vanderpool (would have looped down and caught RR 1050, but we were running low on time)
North on RR 187, then east on Hwy 39 back into Kerrville
Day 3
East out of town on FM 1341
East on FM 473
North on FM 1376
East on RR 1888
East on FM 1623
East on FM 165
East on FM 2325
North on FM 12 out of Wimberly
East on FM 3238
East on Hwy 71
East on FM 2244
North on Hwy 1 (Had to visit some friends and their new baby.)
Northwest on 2222
West on 2769
North on Lime Creek Rd.
West on FM 1431
North on Hwy 281 and followed the same route from Hamilton back home.
All in all, three days of great riding. Just wanted to post and say thanks for all of the great advice members of this board gave me while I was planning this little trip. Scott, we stayed at the Y.O. Ranch while in Kerrville and it was really nice. Thanks for the tip.
Road updates? The construction is still going on on FM 337 between Leakey and Camp Wood. This consists of several bridges that are being worked on. You basically have to go across some single-lane, gravelled sections that aren't any longer than about a quarter-mile each. Also, FM 336 has some construction going on. They're replacing a low water crossing. Unfortunately, we showed up right as they were spraying some packed dirt with the water truck. If anyone's ever contemplated going mudding on a 700 pound Victory Sportcruiser...don't. But she did what all great bikes do. Got me through way more than she was ever designed to do and did it without killing me while making me look like I'm a better rider than I am.
The food? Mama Chole's and the OST were excellent. If I lived down there I'd weigh three hundred pounds.
And a word on safety. On FM 335, I had a deer run across the road right in front of me. Applied the brakes and started downshifting and it wouldn't have been a problem except the little ******* decided to change course in the middle of the lane and started running right in front of me. Got a forty mile per hour look at a deer's *** that won't go away when I close my eyes. Also had another one cross right in front of me up by Blanco. So when people tell you to watch for deer in this area, they're not kidding.
Speed limits. Some of you may know from another post that I wouldn't shed a tear if they raised the speed limits on major highways in rural areas. However, that in no way applies to this area. Any motorcyclist who speeds along any of the roads in this area is a *******. For one thing, there are homes and small towns all over the place. We saw many kids playing, and as far as I'm concerned kids and speed don't mix. The speed limits in that area are very realistic. I'm a competent rider and I like to go fast. But at no time did I feel like exceeding the posted limit and I still had a fun and challenging ride. I realize that opinions will vary on this, but that's my opinion and it ought to be yours. :-D
Equipment. We tested the Collett communicators for the first time on this ride. The voice activation is great, the speakers are loud and clear, even with earplugs in. The range is good out to about 3/4 of a mile without loss of signal strength. All in all, a great product.
Okay, I'm finally done talking. Thanks again for all of the advice, it made for a great trip.
Kelly
Day 1
Hwy 377 from Fort Worth to Granbury
Hwy 144 Granbury to Glenrose
Hwy 67 to Hwy 220
Hwy 220 to Hwy 281 at Hico
Hwy 281 to Hamilton
FM 2005 out of Hamilton to Goldwaite
Hwy 16 south to San Saba
East on Hwy 190 to RR 580
RR 580 to RR 501 back to Hwy 16
Hwy 16 on down to Kerrville
Day 2
Hwy 16 south to Bandera for breakfast at the OST
North on Hwy 16 to Medina, then west on FM 337
North on FM 335 out of Camp Wood
East on Hwy 41, then south on FM 336 to Leakey
Stopped in Leakey to have a soda at the Motorcycle Stop, then had lunch at Mama Chole's.
Back east on FM 337 to Vanderpool (would have looped down and caught RR 1050, but we were running low on time)
North on RR 187, then east on Hwy 39 back into Kerrville
Day 3
East out of town on FM 1341
East on FM 473
North on FM 1376
East on RR 1888
East on FM 1623
East on FM 165
East on FM 2325
North on FM 12 out of Wimberly
East on FM 3238
East on Hwy 71
East on FM 2244
North on Hwy 1 (Had to visit some friends and their new baby.)
Northwest on 2222
West on 2769
North on Lime Creek Rd.
West on FM 1431
North on Hwy 281 and followed the same route from Hamilton back home.
All in all, three days of great riding. Just wanted to post and say thanks for all of the great advice members of this board gave me while I was planning this little trip. Scott, we stayed at the Y.O. Ranch while in Kerrville and it was really nice. Thanks for the tip.
Road updates? The construction is still going on on FM 337 between Leakey and Camp Wood. This consists of several bridges that are being worked on. You basically have to go across some single-lane, gravelled sections that aren't any longer than about a quarter-mile each. Also, FM 336 has some construction going on. They're replacing a low water crossing. Unfortunately, we showed up right as they were spraying some packed dirt with the water truck. If anyone's ever contemplated going mudding on a 700 pound Victory Sportcruiser...don't. But she did what all great bikes do. Got me through way more than she was ever designed to do and did it without killing me while making me look like I'm a better rider than I am.
The food? Mama Chole's and the OST were excellent. If I lived down there I'd weigh three hundred pounds.
And a word on safety. On FM 335, I had a deer run across the road right in front of me. Applied the brakes and started downshifting and it wouldn't have been a problem except the little ******* decided to change course in the middle of the lane and started running right in front of me. Got a forty mile per hour look at a deer's *** that won't go away when I close my eyes. Also had another one cross right in front of me up by Blanco. So when people tell you to watch for deer in this area, they're not kidding.
Speed limits. Some of you may know from another post that I wouldn't shed a tear if they raised the speed limits on major highways in rural areas. However, that in no way applies to this area. Any motorcyclist who speeds along any of the roads in this area is a *******. For one thing, there are homes and small towns all over the place. We saw many kids playing, and as far as I'm concerned kids and speed don't mix. The speed limits in that area are very realistic. I'm a competent rider and I like to go fast. But at no time did I feel like exceeding the posted limit and I still had a fun and challenging ride. I realize that opinions will vary on this, but that's my opinion and it ought to be yours. :-D
Equipment. We tested the Collett communicators for the first time on this ride. The voice activation is great, the speakers are loud and clear, even with earplugs in. The range is good out to about 3/4 of a mile without loss of signal strength. All in all, a great product.
Okay, I'm finally done talking. Thanks again for all of the advice, it made for a great trip.
Kelly