Wichita Falls Toy Run 2008

November 22, 2008
Wichita Falls, TX

We began our Thanksgiving vacation by leaving Fort Collins Thursday night (the 20th) and drove all night to Wichita Falls, Texas. The roads were clear but the winds howled out of the west the whole trip and it was bitter cold. In Amarillo, we stopped for breakfast at the Cracker Barrel. Before leaving town we made a quick stop at Tripp's Harley-Davidson where we purchased a couple of t-shirts. We arrived in Wichita Falls in the early afternoon. It was good to see the folks. Mom had a great stew simmering on the stove. We had stew and cornbread for supper and brownies for dessert. YUM!

Today we celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary by riding with Dad for the first time ever in our first organized ride. TedJr rode with us, too so that was another first. We gathered at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls to register for the ride. Upon arrival, I had the pleasure of meeting John Bailey aka Snapshot. I've been reading John's excellent Blog for months now and nabbing pics of Dad when he posts them. We posed for pics with a Biker Santa, met lots of friendly people and generally had a great time.

John's Blog: http://www.jjskewlstuffii.blogspot.com/

The ride was from the stadium to downtown Wichita Falls where we donated our toys and socialized some more. I met a good many of Dad's friends, including Bob who rode his scooter all that way. Afterwards, we met at P3 for Famous Enchiladas of course! (TedJr and Lamesa's treat). We dined with other bikers who had ridden in the Toy Run today as well.

Of course, the day wouldn't be complete without a stop by Red River Harley-Davidson for our free T-Shirts and some shopping.

Here are some pics of our great day. Some pics are courtesy of John Bailey - thanks John.