Duke
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DAY ONE – FRIDAY JULY 7, 2006 – The Woodlands, TX to Childress, TX.
I was able to leave the office around noon on Friday and get started on my little trip to Keystone, CO. By the time that I got back to the house, gathered those last minute almost-forgot-em’s, I am finally away at around 2:15 pm.
It has officially begun, I leave her place and get on 45N and am in instant grid lock that makes the ride from 45N @ 1488 to 45N @ 105 take over 45 min. I can’t believe that I was worried about rain earlier in the week, for I was wishing for it today in the traffic crawl… 90 degrees & 110% Humidity makes for a long trip.
Once I got through Conroe my ride turned decidedly better! I rode up 45 to HWY 7 in Centerville and then went west. Absolutely ZERO traffic on this leg.. for that matter traffic has been pretty much non existent all the way so far. Anyway, Nice, NICE Texas roads and quaint little towns with sign posts that either have no population posted or the population is less than 2000. In fact I did not go through a town where I had to stop at more than 1 blinking red light or stop sign all the way to Abilene. To top it off I have not even seen a cloud since I left Huntsville, and there were not too many there.
My goal was only to get about 350 or so miles behind me today as I was only going to drive a half day, but ended up making it a 500+ mile day! I called it a day in Childress, TX.
I should also say that about a month ago that I bought a Corbin seat for my new GS, and after trying it out for a ride to Nacogdoches a couple of weeks ago, I realized that I HATED IT! So Thursday morning I called a couple of places and located a AirHawk seat cushion, and I AM IN LOVE! My rump is extremely mad at me for not buying one years ago. I am serious this thing is OUTSTANDING and for less than 200 bucks it is not cheap but it is a lot cheaper than that off the shelf Corbin and 25% of the cost of a custom saddle.
So being a little ahead of schedule I am thinking that I may run over to Taos and see the Rio Grand gorge bridge and the pueblo. But it will depend on what time I get a move on tomorrow.
I am thinking that I will not be as lucky with the weather for the rest of my trip, but oh well, I will only be disappointed if it starts raining and KEEPS raining the entire ride tomorrow. I don’t mind getting wet, I just don’t like STAYING wet.
Pictures to come later, been taking a few on my ride so far as I have read too many times that threads are worthless with out pics!
Duke
I was able to leave the office around noon on Friday and get started on my little trip to Keystone, CO. By the time that I got back to the house, gathered those last minute almost-forgot-em’s, I am finally away at around 2:15 pm.
It has officially begun, I leave her place and get on 45N and am in instant grid lock that makes the ride from 45N @ 1488 to 45N @ 105 take over 45 min. I can’t believe that I was worried about rain earlier in the week, for I was wishing for it today in the traffic crawl… 90 degrees & 110% Humidity makes for a long trip.
Once I got through Conroe my ride turned decidedly better! I rode up 45 to HWY 7 in Centerville and then went west. Absolutely ZERO traffic on this leg.. for that matter traffic has been pretty much non existent all the way so far. Anyway, Nice, NICE Texas roads and quaint little towns with sign posts that either have no population posted or the population is less than 2000. In fact I did not go through a town where I had to stop at more than 1 blinking red light or stop sign all the way to Abilene. To top it off I have not even seen a cloud since I left Huntsville, and there were not too many there.
My goal was only to get about 350 or so miles behind me today as I was only going to drive a half day, but ended up making it a 500+ mile day! I called it a day in Childress, TX.
I should also say that about a month ago that I bought a Corbin seat for my new GS, and after trying it out for a ride to Nacogdoches a couple of weeks ago, I realized that I HATED IT! So Thursday morning I called a couple of places and located a AirHawk seat cushion, and I AM IN LOVE! My rump is extremely mad at me for not buying one years ago. I am serious this thing is OUTSTANDING and for less than 200 bucks it is not cheap but it is a lot cheaper than that off the shelf Corbin and 25% of the cost of a custom saddle.
So being a little ahead of schedule I am thinking that I may run over to Taos and see the Rio Grand gorge bridge and the pueblo. But it will depend on what time I get a move on tomorrow.
I am thinking that I will not be as lucky with the weather for the rest of my trip, but oh well, I will only be disappointed if it starts raining and KEEPS raining the entire ride tomorrow. I don’t mind getting wet, I just don’t like STAYING wet.
Pictures to come later, been taking a few on my ride so far as I have read too many times that threads are worthless with out pics!
Duke