Thursday
Texas
S'miles = 129
Slide show = 23 photos with music
Friday, November 24, 2017
Friday After Turkey Day Ride
November 24, 2017
Thursday
Texas
I cannot think of a better thing to do than ride with Dad the day after Thanksgiving - no black Friday sales where we were - no crowds and crazy shoppers - no traffic - just blue skies, mostly clear country roads and ice cream. And the lakes are blue!
S'miles = 129
Slide show = 23 photos with music
Thursday
Texas
S'miles = 129
Slide show = 23 photos with music
Monday, November 6, 2017
Keeping it short and simple
November 6, 2017
Monday
Texas
Any ride is a good ride. Today we rode out a few miles to clear our heads. Our world has lost its summer color. We travelled country roads where not much was going on except the sound of jets flying out of SAFB over our heads. Look closely at the cloud pics I caught a couple of them.
Our world has lost its summer color
Hard to catch!
Missed it!
Gotcha!
S'miles = 42
Monday
Texas
Any ride is a good ride. Today we rode out a few miles to clear our heads. Our world has lost its summer color. We travelled country roads where not much was going on except the sound of jets flying out of SAFB over our heads. Look closely at the cloud pics I caught a couple of them.
S'miles = 42
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Lazy Mid-Week Picnic Ride
November 2, 2017
Thursday
Texas
We have a day off and we have decided to be off. There's always something to do you know but today we will not be detained by the mediocre. No today we ride.
We rolled out about 10 am lazy-time. It was a bit chilly and the flags are already standing straight out but skies are clear and the whole day is ahead of us. We roll south on Hwy 281 toward Jacksboro TX. It's not long before we make our first stop at a roadside park where we picnic on packaged grocery store sandwiches and chips and odd and end snacks from the house. You will note in the photos that a Witch is tagging along. She did not get her Hallowe'en ride so we are making it up to her. Ha!
Our picnic spot for today
Our companion finally gets a ride
The historical marker on the site names the area Lost Valley, a 20 square mile section of rolling hills and prairie where in the mid to late 1800s settlers, wagon trains and Texas Rangers met with Indian and white renegade trouble. This is a bit of local Texas history we were unaware of so we learned something new today.
Historical Marker - Lost Valley
The next stop is just a few miles up the road at Dairy Queen in Jacksboro. We were having a cone for you, Dad.
Ice Cream Stop - for Dad you know.
The remainder of the ride found us rolling south and west through assorted small towns including Gibtown (Tim and Dad stood the flag-line at the Gibtown Cemetery a few years back during a Daughters of the Confederacy dedication.), Perrin, Mineral Wells, Weatherford and on through the Possom Kingdom Lake/Reservoir area where I snapped a few photos of the Dam on the Brazos River.
The Dam at Possom Kingdom
Trees are showing autumn colors. Grasses are turning. And the light has an amber hue. Oh the seasons they are a changing, The Ride rolled over 82444 in the PK area today. We took a lazy circuitous route home and rolled in just before dark. We are calling it a good day - a good ride.
S'miles logged today = 230.4
Slide show (about 47 pics)
Thursday
Texas
We rolled out about 10 am lazy-time. It was a bit chilly and the flags are already standing straight out but skies are clear and the whole day is ahead of us. We roll south on Hwy 281 toward Jacksboro TX. It's not long before we make our first stop at a roadside park where we picnic on packaged grocery store sandwiches and chips and odd and end snacks from the house. You will note in the photos that a Witch is tagging along. She did not get her Hallowe'en ride so we are making it up to her. Ha!
The historical marker on the site names the area Lost Valley, a 20 square mile section of rolling hills and prairie where in the mid to late 1800s settlers, wagon trains and Texas Rangers met with Indian and white renegade trouble. This is a bit of local Texas history we were unaware of so we learned something new today.
The next stop is just a few miles up the road at Dairy Queen in Jacksboro. We were having a cone for you, Dad.
The remainder of the ride found us rolling south and west through assorted small towns including Gibtown (Tim and Dad stood the flag-line at the Gibtown Cemetery a few years back during a Daughters of the Confederacy dedication.), Perrin, Mineral Wells, Weatherford and on through the Possom Kingdom Lake/Reservoir area where I snapped a few photos of the Dam on the Brazos River.
Trees are showing autumn colors. Grasses are turning. And the light has an amber hue. Oh the seasons they are a changing, The Ride rolled over 82444 in the PK area today. We took a lazy circuitous route home and rolled in just before dark. We are calling it a good day - a good ride.
S'miles logged today = 230.4
Slide show (about 47 pics)
Sunday, October 29, 2017
The Witch Gets a Ride
October 29, 2017
Sunday
Texas
The Witch gets a ride or actually if my reputation has preceded me you could say two witches get a ride... some do... but I digress.
Every year around Hallowe'en (my favorite season - it is a season at my house) this rubber witch gets a ride on the Harley. Why? Because we can and because we get a kick out of the double take she gets.
So, we rode a few country roads through the small towns in the area, looking for signs of Fall and Hallowe'en. We rode past cotton fields and abandoned buildings and remarked on the tumbleweed crop. They are about ready to cut loose.
It was a long, lazy Sunday afternoon ride in the Fall. We rounded the day out with a burger at Heff's.
We're calling it a day well done.
We found Cousin IT hanging out with the locals.
Cotton fields
Tumbleweeds
Heff's - a most excellent local burger joint.
152.9 s'miles
Sunday
Texas
Every year around Hallowe'en (my favorite season - it is a season at my house) this rubber witch gets a ride on the Harley. Why? Because we can and because we get a kick out of the double take she gets.
So, we rode a few country roads through the small towns in the area, looking for signs of Fall and Hallowe'en. We rode past cotton fields and abandoned buildings and remarked on the tumbleweed crop. They are about ready to cut loose.
It was a long, lazy Sunday afternoon ride in the Fall. We rounded the day out with a burger at Heff's.
We're calling it a day well done.
152.9 s'miles
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Bike stuff, breakfast and pumpkins
October 19, 2017
Thursday
Texas
Go ahead. Say something snarky like if you can read this - the witch fell off... I dare you!
Today's ride was about bike stuff meaning we stopped at Red River Harley-Davidson for a part. Then we rode to Iowa Park for breakfast at the Hwy Grill. Tim had been here once before while out scooting around with Dad. He said was as good today as it was before... just a straight up country breakfast with some tasty pancakes. No complaints here.
Before we rolled out of the parking lot (such as it is - mostly gravel) an elderly woman stopped her car and commented oh what a lovely bike and said she used to ride with her husband a long time ago. She said she loved our Hallowe'en decoration. Ha! And told us to ride safe!
Waiting patiently at RRHD
Country breakfast at Hwy Grill - Iowa Park
The Hwy Grill - Iowa Park
Quaint Harvest Decorations
Pumpkin Sighting!
More pumpkins!
Mural - Archer City
Nother mural
The rest of the time we spent on The Ride today was running up and down country roads through little farm towns decorated in quaint Harvest themes and past cotton fields and impromptu pumpkin stands.
We're getting a bit ahead of ourselves but calling it a good Fall ride.
123.2 s'miles
Thursday
Texas
Today's ride was about bike stuff meaning we stopped at Red River Harley-Davidson for a part. Then we rode to Iowa Park for breakfast at the Hwy Grill. Tim had been here once before while out scooting around with Dad. He said was as good today as it was before... just a straight up country breakfast with some tasty pancakes. No complaints here.
Before we rolled out of the parking lot (such as it is - mostly gravel) an elderly woman stopped her car and commented oh what a lovely bike and said she used to ride with her husband a long time ago. She said she loved our Hallowe'en decoration. Ha! And told us to ride safe!
The rest of the time we spent on The Ride today was running up and down country roads through little farm towns decorated in quaint Harvest themes and past cotton fields and impromptu pumpkin stands.
We're getting a bit ahead of ourselves but calling it a good Fall ride.
123.2 s'miles
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Wichita Mountain Picnic Ride
October 1, 2017
Sunday
Texas
Wow! It was cool enough for a picnic ride so we rolled out north this morning. Oklahoma was the destination. We planned to ride Mount Scott and wander around the Wildlife Refuge and just generally goof off a day.
We made this ride earlier in the year with Dad but did not travel up Mount Scott on that ride (it was early, breakfast was waiting at Ann's and the gates were not open yet). This area was a favorite Sunday drive for the Folks when I was a child. They hung out in the mountains as teens and newlyweds. Nearby Medicine Park was a bustling little city with a huge lodge where family reunions were held. There was an amusement park and skating rink among other things. There are many side attractions to visit in the wildlife refuge like the Holy City which is the site of an Easter service each year. We will explore all that another day.
Mount Scott is a prominent mountain just to the northwest of Lawton, Oklahoma rising to a height of 2,464 feet. It is located in the Wichita Mountains near Fort Sill Military Reservation and lies in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge. The road to the top is three miles and it is paved and well-maintained. The peak was named in honor of General Winfield Scott (1786-1866). Old 'fuss and feathers" is ranked as one of the best commanders of his time. In the 1830s, Scott was placed in charge of removing Cherokees to the Indian Territory (Oklahoma) among other duties.
We rode by Meers and Anns (both excellent places [actually, little dives] to eat) but we found a picnic spot at the base of the mountain and munched on grocery store deli sandwiches, chips and snacks before rolling west out of the refuge for a quick visit with friends Nancy and Don who live in Mountain Park OK.
We rolled in late in the day, happy to have logged a couple hundred miles on a great Sunday afternoon. Word is our friends Ann and Larry from Bowie were riding the Wichita Mountains today but we missed them all the way around. Too bad but we'll hook up soon and do it again together.
We agreed riding Mount Scott was fun. We also agreed if we rode up and down it about twenty times it would be almost like a foothills ride in Colorado. Ha!
Today's Wichita Mountain Ride = 248.9 s'miles
Slide show of today's ride with music. Enjoy!
Sunday
Texas
We made this ride earlier in the year with Dad but did not travel up Mount Scott on that ride (it was early, breakfast was waiting at Ann's and the gates were not open yet). This area was a favorite Sunday drive for the Folks when I was a child. They hung out in the mountains as teens and newlyweds. Nearby Medicine Park was a bustling little city with a huge lodge where family reunions were held. There was an amusement park and skating rink among other things. There are many side attractions to visit in the wildlife refuge like the Holy City which is the site of an Easter service each year. We will explore all that another day.
We rode by Meers and Anns (both excellent places [actually, little dives] to eat) but we found a picnic spot at the base of the mountain and munched on grocery store deli sandwiches, chips and snacks before rolling west out of the refuge for a quick visit with friends Nancy and Don who live in Mountain Park OK.
We agreed riding Mount Scott was fun. We also agreed if we rode up and down it about twenty times it would be almost like a foothills ride in Colorado. Ha!
Today's Wichita Mountain Ride = 248.9 s'miles
Slide show of today's ride with music. Enjoy!
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Burger Run - YUM!
September 30, 2017
Saturday
Texas
This pic says it all... we need to ride. Ha! It has been rainy and muddy and the City has the street in front of our drive torn up and nearly impassable with mud and barriers but Tim managed to get The Ride out. We left the house around 2:30, rolled out by Lake Arrowhead and found ourselves rolling toward Jacksboro.
As we rolled into town, we considered the Dairy Queen - nah! And The Green Frog - nah! Let's see if Herd's is open. Yay! We have heard about the place but never caught it open when we were hungry. The old-fashioned no frills burger is great. The atmosphere is old burger shack - no dining area - eat outside. No problem. We loved it.
Old-Fashion Burger - Herd's Burgers
The Ride at Her's Burgers - Jacksboro TX
We met a couple who rolled in on a Harley Trike. We sat at the same table and munched on our burgers. They were from Lake Worth (near Fort Worth). As it turns out, Tim and the man we met were stationed at Carswell AFB at the same time. Small world.
Rode in just after 6 pm
We took the long way home logging 161.9 s'miles
Saturday
Texas
As we rolled into town, we considered the Dairy Queen - nah! And The Green Frog - nah! Let's see if Herd's is open. Yay! We have heard about the place but never caught it open when we were hungry. The old-fashioned no frills burger is great. The atmosphere is old burger shack - no dining area - eat outside. No problem. We loved it.
We met a couple who rolled in on a Harley Trike. We sat at the same table and munched on our burgers. They were from Lake Worth (near Fort Worth). As it turns out, Tim and the man we met were stationed at Carswell AFB at the same time. Small world.
We took the long way home logging 161.9 s'miles
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Burger Burn
September 23, 2017
Saturday
Texas
Red River Harley-Davidson
No ride to report today. The man is working. However, the American Legion Post 202 Honor Guard was having a burger burn. And there was a good turnout.
RRHD has a cookout every Saturday during the summer months. They lend their cooker and tables and chairs and furnish meat and condiments for local non-profit organization fund raisers.
One rider had an interesting date and an interesting ride
Saturday
Texas
Red River Harley-Davidson
RRHD has a cookout every Saturday during the summer months. They lend their cooker and tables and chairs and furnish meat and condiments for local non-profit organization fund raisers.
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Lazy Sunday DQ n' more ride
September 17, 2017
Sunday
Texas
It was a Sunday off. We had storms due in but we looked to the skies and agreed they are not here yet. We rolled east on familiar farm roads and roamed around the Nocona and Spanish Fort (mostly a ghost town) area, stopping for lunch and ice cream at the DQ in Nocona. We eventually headed home through Bowie and around Lake Arrowhead where the skies started to look like they meant business. By the time we rode up in the drive it was spitting.
River is up a bit
Odometer reads 81081 says my numbers guy
Abandoned school - Spanish Fort
Windmill farm (that's what I'm calling it) Montague County TX Hwy 59
Odometer reads 81200
Skies to the north looking like they mean business
Today's ride = 193 s'miles
Sunday
Texas
Today's ride = 193 s'miles
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Donuts and cool rides
September 16, 2018
Saturday
Texas
We have a Saturday off and nothing much on the agenda but to ride. But first, we gather at the Highway Café (Jacksboro Hwy - Wichita Falls) for the monthly Biker Breakfast with friends and family. This gathering is several years old and always fun. Now that we live here instead of Colorado, we rarely miss one.
After breakfast, most of us relocate to Red River Harley-Davidson for coffee and donuts and a little more conversation (okay -BS).
We rolled out of RRHD under cloudy skies, with moderate winds and warm temps. after roaming the farm roads west of town we rolled up on a classic car show in Archer City. We stopped and strolled the square admiring quite a few cool rides.
The Ride at the Highway Cafe
The Ride at RRHD
A few of the cool Rides from the classic car show in Archer City follow
Today's s'miles = 107.5
Saturday
Texas
After breakfast, most of us relocate to Red River Harley-Davidson for coffee and donuts and a little more conversation (okay -BS).
We rolled out of RRHD under cloudy skies, with moderate winds and warm temps. after roaming the farm roads west of town we rolled up on a classic car show in Archer City. We stopped and strolled the square admiring quite a few cool rides.
A few of the cool Rides from the classic car show in Archer City follow
Today's s'miles = 107.5
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