Weekend miles

This past weekend was the TX State HOG Rally, held in San Marcos this year. Both Darlene and I have attended this rally pretty consistently since we have been riding so even though we had second thoughts due to a variety of reasons, we ended up going and did have a very good time. We rode down on Friday, staying east of IH35 for the most part and picking up some ABC points. I like SH77 and the many small towns along the route, like Rosebud and many others. We exited before La Grange, which is too bad as that is an interesting part of the ride. Rode through the pines in Bastrop and the wonderful BBQ capital of Texas, Lockhart.

This year's rally was quite subdued, we met up with several Eagles at the hotel and hung out. Gotta love Embassy Suites, the hospitality hours and great breakfasts that are included in rates. Saturday morning we got on the road at a relaxed pace. I had a route planned out that included the Devil's Backbone and Jim and Gary joined Darlene and I for our route. The Devil's Backbone section was far too short and while we had some great roads with little traffic, by the time we reached Boerne (pronounced bur-ni)we were not ready to head back. So off to Bandera for lunch at the Old Spanish Trail restaurant, based on the recommendation of the Bandera resident doing his laundry at the gas station we filled up in Boerne. Bandera was a hopping little town. We decided to go a bit further, to Medina, but we decided against doing the Three Sisters as it would have added an additional 2-3 hours to our day. On the way to Medina we passed the Rumble on the River rally which helped explain the many, many bikes we saw on the roads.

We popped back to the rally site and caught the Ride like a Pro show and picked up a dvd. Others that we know have the dvd and say its a great educational tool and really improves your driving skills.

Sunday we had a leisurely ride back home, time west of IH35, taking route 12 (very nice ride) from San Marcos all the way up through Dripping Springs then to Bee Cave before heading on 71 through some more great Hill Country vistas, eventually heading due north on US 281 to IH20 then home. Long day..., picked up a few more ABCs.

Total miles for the trip 875 miles....