May 5, 2018
Saturday
Texas
As usual this Saturday started out at RRHD for donuts only I was busy elsewhere for the morning so after donuts Tim and Dad logged 103.3 s'miles. I can tell you though as soon as I was free I changed and met Tim at the door with my boots on. We pointed the Ride out of the drive and rolled out and all thoughts of doing anything other than enjoying warm temps and sunshine were set aside.
The ride got a bit longer than we thought and we're blaming it on Dad. Yep, it's all Dad's fault that we rode right on through Graham (our tentative destination) and on to Mineral Wells in search of The Mesquite Pit. Dad had talked about the grill so we went in search of it. Found it! Yep. the food was worth talking about.
The ride through Mineral Wells ride took us by the grand old Baker Hotel (world famous at one time). It once served Hollywood elite and other notorious celebrities who came to take the healing waters in the 1930s. The Baker closed in the 1970s. It is said to be haunted. There is talk of foreign investors resurrecting the Hotel to its former glory and it isn't the first time. It will be a daunting task - one that is yet to be set in stone (no pun intended).
The Baker Hotel
The National Vietnam War Museum is in Mineral Wells, not far from the Mesquite Pit. I did not get good pics as we rode by. Dad and friends helped dedicate the helicopter that is on static display at the museum.
After BBQ sandwiches and banana pudding at The Mesquite Grill we reluctantly pointed the ride toward home travelling torugh Weatherford where the historic Parker County Courthouse is undergoing renovation. This courthouse was built in 1886 and is the fourth courthouse for the are. Previous courthouses and a good many records were destroyed in fires.
Aside from assorted historical buildings of interest the ride took us along highways with an abundance of wildflowers blooming by the roadsides, fields greening and trees in full leaf, lakes like glass and best of all the skies were clear and the temps were warm. It's the first lengthy ride of the season and we are happy to get on with it.
Total s'miles = 353.7 (Vickie's s'miles = 250.4)
Slide show of today's ride (about 37 pics)
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