Monday, April 03, 2006

 

Sunday Ride

Remember when you were a kid and your family would go for a leisurely ride through the countryside after Church? Well, a few friends and I decided that we needed to see the wild flowers before the summer heat erased all traces of them. Uncle Fester, Troy and I met up in Katy and rode to Tomball, where Terry and Joan joined our parade. We headed through Navasota and on towards Brenham. At one time we had about eight or nine bikes in our group as others fell in behind.

Our plan was to turn south just before Brenham in a little town named Earlywine. The little country road we took out of Earlywine looked promising. The huge oak trees lining the road had grown together to form a green leafed tunnel, and the fields on either side were full of bluebonnets and other vividly colored flowers. We were really enjoying this part of our trip until all of the sudden the well paved road gave way to gravel. If your a Harley rider you will appreciate the significance of this change in road surface. Harleys are not really designed for off road service and most owners take better care of their Harley than their spouse (not saying much for Harley owners). Needless to say, I got a few raise eyebrows from my companions when we finally came to stop at the intersection where the gravel road met with the paved road that I was supposed to have taken them down. Those GPS are nice to have but they really don't show where asphalt ends and gravel begins. Not all of the riders were concerned though. Troy was riding a Honda (a borrowed one at that) and we all know that Honda riders are not as particular about their babies.

Above is the route we took. I'd recommend staying to the west of the Tomball area as there are too many moving road hazards on the weekend.

Comments:
I think it just has a sense of humor...
 
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