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My cousin Tim (Tshelfer) and I took a couple of days and went down to ride the three sisters this past week. We figured that there would be lots of folks on the roads Saturday, but Friday wouldn't be crowded, so we took off Thursday afternoon for Kerrville. We didn't take any pictures on the way down, but we fought a lot of southerly winds. On one tank I got just under 34 MPG out of my Shadow.
Tim's from Arlington and I live in Haltom City, so we met up at a Jack in the Box in Benbrook and took 377 down to Comanche, and 16 all the way into Kerrville. I had thought about swinging by Enchanted Rock, but Tim was leading, and I didn't tell him in time to make the turn. I wish we had. We would have avoided a pack of cars . . . following a slow motorcycle. Sigh . . .
We stayed at the Americas Best Value on Hwy 16, and it was a nice place. Good beds, quiet, good TV, a microwave and a mini-fridge. Here are our steeds parked out front. Tim was on his Wee-Strom, and I was on my Shadow 1100.
Dinner was Mexican food at the Acapulco Restaurant. Okay, but kind of bland to my taste. And I'm not really into hot, spicy food. Still, I didn't leave anything on my plate.
Friday morning it was breakfast at IHOP before heading out. We made the usual loop, 16 to Medina, 337 to Camp Wood, north on 55/335, east on 41, south on 336 to Leakey for lunch. This was our first time on the Three Sisters, and they're everything we had heard. We had a great time. The surfaces were kind of rough at times, but they were tons of fun. Unfortunately, we didn't see any wildflowers. Too dry, I guess. They are really in the midst of a drought there.
I was watching for critters, but we didn't see any live deer. We did come upon one killed in the road. It was in the middle of the opposing lane, and I pulled into a gravel drive so we could get it out of the road. There I promptly dropped my bike. Oh, well. No harm, just embarrassment. Apparently, that was something of an animal graveyard. In that one spot we could see two dead hogs, and four deer.
Lunch was barbecue sandwiches at the Buck Stop in Leakey. We looked at the Hog Pen, but it was crowded. I had the sausage, and Tim had the chopped brisket. Good stuff. I thought about ordering a stuffed potato, and I was glad I didn't The lady at the next table did, and the thing was the size of a football! I've seen some big baked potatoes, but this thing had Liberian registry. The waitress brought the lady a to-go box before she even got started.
Obligatory 337 sign shot:
Tim took a much better picture there:
Here's the picnic area on 337:
And the "Be Careful" sign:
Somewhere on 41:
After lunch we got back on 337 for a bit, then turned north on 187. We didn't stop at the Motorcycle Museum, saving that for a later date. From 187, we took 39 into Kerrville. There are some gorgeous ranch homes on that road. Here's one of the Guadalupe crossings:
Our bikes at that crossing (we missed the No Parking sign.):
Tim at the crossing:
Me at the crossing:
Here's a couple who were staying at our hotel on their Beemer. Beautiful bike:
Naturally, we passed a lot of other crossings that were more picturesque.
In case you didn't know, Stonehenge II has been moved from Hunt to Ingram, and they're still putting it back together.
Want gum-gum, dumb-dumb!
Obligatory photo with the statue:
Saturday we went to Fredricksburg for breakfast and to visit the Museum of the Pacific. We really didn't have enough time to do the museum justice. That's a great collection of artifacts, with a lot of interesting displays.
3-inch Naval Gun:
Hedgehog Anti-Submarine Weapon:
An Amphtrac:
A Duck (DUKW):
Re-enactment Beach:
They hold re-enactments here 8 times a year. I'd like to come back to see that, especially the flamethrower. It's why that one pillbox is black.
Japanese 75mm Gun. The damage is from combat.
Japanese 25mm Anti-Aircraft Guns:
Japanese Light Tank. The tanks here were battle damaged, then used for target practice on military ranges before ending up here.
Japanese Medium Tank:
Avenger Torpedo Bomber:
B-25:
A rather beat-up Wildcat:
Some 40-mm shells, a 20mm, and a .50 cal:
PT 309:
There were three makes of PT Boats. I forget which make this is. It's made of mahogany planks, whereas the other two makes were make of mahogany plywood.
20mm Mount:
40mm Mount:
And at the other end of the naval gun spectrum, some 16-inch shells:
We had a great trip back, without that bad headwind, althoug there was a stiff wind from the west.
A great trip. We'll do it again.
Tim's from Arlington and I live in Haltom City, so we met up at a Jack in the Box in Benbrook and took 377 down to Comanche, and 16 all the way into Kerrville. I had thought about swinging by Enchanted Rock, but Tim was leading, and I didn't tell him in time to make the turn. I wish we had. We would have avoided a pack of cars . . . following a slow motorcycle. Sigh . . .
We stayed at the Americas Best Value on Hwy 16, and it was a nice place. Good beds, quiet, good TV, a microwave and a mini-fridge. Here are our steeds parked out front. Tim was on his Wee-Strom, and I was on my Shadow 1100.
Dinner was Mexican food at the Acapulco Restaurant. Okay, but kind of bland to my taste. And I'm not really into hot, spicy food. Still, I didn't leave anything on my plate.
Friday morning it was breakfast at IHOP before heading out. We made the usual loop, 16 to Medina, 337 to Camp Wood, north on 55/335, east on 41, south on 336 to Leakey for lunch. This was our first time on the Three Sisters, and they're everything we had heard. We had a great time. The surfaces were kind of rough at times, but they were tons of fun. Unfortunately, we didn't see any wildflowers. Too dry, I guess. They are really in the midst of a drought there.
I was watching for critters, but we didn't see any live deer. We did come upon one killed in the road. It was in the middle of the opposing lane, and I pulled into a gravel drive so we could get it out of the road. There I promptly dropped my bike. Oh, well. No harm, just embarrassment. Apparently, that was something of an animal graveyard. In that one spot we could see two dead hogs, and four deer.
Lunch was barbecue sandwiches at the Buck Stop in Leakey. We looked at the Hog Pen, but it was crowded. I had the sausage, and Tim had the chopped brisket. Good stuff. I thought about ordering a stuffed potato, and I was glad I didn't The lady at the next table did, and the thing was the size of a football! I've seen some big baked potatoes, but this thing had Liberian registry. The waitress brought the lady a to-go box before she even got started.
Obligatory 337 sign shot:
Tim took a much better picture there:
Here's the picnic area on 337:
And the "Be Careful" sign:
Somewhere on 41:
After lunch we got back on 337 for a bit, then turned north on 187. We didn't stop at the Motorcycle Museum, saving that for a later date. From 187, we took 39 into Kerrville. There are some gorgeous ranch homes on that road. Here's one of the Guadalupe crossings:
Our bikes at that crossing (we missed the No Parking sign.):
Tim at the crossing:
Me at the crossing:
Here's a couple who were staying at our hotel on their Beemer. Beautiful bike:
Naturally, we passed a lot of other crossings that were more picturesque.
In case you didn't know, Stonehenge II has been moved from Hunt to Ingram, and they're still putting it back together.
Want gum-gum, dumb-dumb!
Obligatory photo with the statue:
Saturday we went to Fredricksburg for breakfast and to visit the Museum of the Pacific. We really didn't have enough time to do the museum justice. That's a great collection of artifacts, with a lot of interesting displays.
3-inch Naval Gun:
Hedgehog Anti-Submarine Weapon:
An Amphtrac:
A Duck (DUKW):
Re-enactment Beach:
They hold re-enactments here 8 times a year. I'd like to come back to see that, especially the flamethrower. It's why that one pillbox is black.
Japanese 75mm Gun. The damage is from combat.
Japanese 25mm Anti-Aircraft Guns:
Japanese Light Tank. The tanks here were battle damaged, then used for target practice on military ranges before ending up here.
Japanese Medium Tank:
Avenger Torpedo Bomber:
B-25:
A rather beat-up Wildcat:
Some 40-mm shells, a 20mm, and a .50 cal:
PT 309:
There were three makes of PT Boats. I forget which make this is. It's made of mahogany planks, whereas the other two makes were make of mahogany plywood.
20mm Mount:
40mm Mount:
And at the other end of the naval gun spectrum, some 16-inch shells:
We had a great trip back, without that bad headwind, althoug there was a stiff wind from the west.
A great trip. We'll do it again.
