JT and I left my place this morning headed out to ride Hackberry and Bullhead roads. I was excited to find out how Makenzie and I would do on the unpaved sections.
We enjoyed the cool morning air and very light traffic as we wound along hwy 39 thru Hunt. At one point we switched bikes. I think John was surprised and pleased by the little bike’s performance.
We began Hackberry from hwy 41.
The road was dry and the water levels were low, making for a fun, stress- free ride. Wildlife encountered, 2 large glossy green snakes, one baby cottontail, 3 wild turkeys, assorted white tails and a lone male blackbuck. We also saw lots of smiling and waving campers as we passed thru Camp Eagle.
Popping out onto RR335, we rode into Barksdale and on to Camp Wood for lunch at Casa Falcon.
Retracing north on 335 back to Barksdale to pick up 2631. I always love how this state hwy suddenly dwindles down to an unpaved ranch road. Classic “pavement ends” moment every time.
Bullhead didn’t disappoint. Makenzie and I successfully pushed the first bump gate. John and his big Strom got the 2nd one.
A couple of the water crossings on this road were slick and gave John on his heavier bike some pucker moments but no one took a bath.
We were starting to feel the heat as we zipped down 336 and into Leakey but we pressed on, looking forward to cutting thru the hills to Vanderpool. About 10 miles or so from Leakey, we were dismayed to find the highway closed and no way to detour.
Here we are in what little shade there was so John could study the GPS, looking for a detour.
We backtracked to Leakey, taking an ice cream break and sucking up the air conditioning in the big c store.
From there we took 1120 to 1050, riding thru Utopia, taking 187 north to get on 337 toward Medina, then cut thru the canyons on hwy 16 to home.
Roughly 220 miles for the day. I continue to be very pleased with Makenzie’s performance, on paved and unpaved. He got a bath and now, clean and dry, is tucked under a blankie, awaiting our next little adventure.