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Fly Fisher
03-14-2006, 11:32 PM
Dates edited 3/16.

I've been feeling inspired, so I spent some time tonight looking at my maps. I put together a route from Austin to Junction that takes advantage of a lot of the dirt roads in the area. I'm thinking this would make a great first day of a two day trip. The route could easily be reversed on the return trip with some alternate roads thrown in for a little variety. It is 238 miles one way with 125 miles of dirt. (I'm basing the dirt milage on the newest edition of The Roads of Texas.) That's right, Austin to Junction: over 50% dirt. :rider:

Dinner could be had at Coopers in Junction. :eat: Camping at South Llano River state Park would be ideal, with a nice dip in the river at the end of the day. :mrgreen: If anyone would be interested, I'd like to try to do this April 21-22 or 22-23.

I'd be happy to email the route to anyone who has Garmin Software. It can also be viewed with Google Earth, but not very well. I thought about posting the directions, but hesitated to do so, since there are 116 steps. That would be kind of a long post.

I guess I should also say that I am a relative newbie, so I probably don't have any business leading a ride, but I'd love to collaborate with someone.

Owen

xrrider
03-15-2006, 06:48 AM
hey, owen
my brother and i are planning a long way round ds trip in mid april (no firm date yet)from dallas to big bend. planning to go thru the hill country on the way. could alter the route to include this with you. will be back with our dates. we will be taking at least 9 days. would be great to hook up.
A.C.

Fly Fisher
03-15-2006, 10:53 PM
It would be great to meet up with you guys. I've been on a few DS roads in the hill country. I don't have a ton of experience exploring out there, but I've seen a lot of it by car while driving to fishing spots on the Llano. Let me know what the dates of your trip will be. Maybe we can meet up West of Austin somewhere.

xrrider
03-16-2006, 05:51 AM
great,
i'll firm up the dates after the first of the month.
A.C.

Fly Fisher
03-16-2006, 10:54 PM
Oops! I did not realize that this was Easter weekend. For some reason, I was thinking it was the week before. If I try to do this in April, I will have to go the 21st-22nd or the 22nd-23rd. :oops: It sounds like a different day would work better anyway. I suppose this could be a day trip, but it would be a long one. :brainsnap

Owen