@ djb, I have rode in some freezing rain before, and it definitely was not fun. This past summer we had a tropical storm, Hermine, blow through where I live. That was not fun riding through it, 30+ mph winds, rain that stung when it hit you, but I was hungry and I didnt feel like starting my truck (diesel that doesnt like to start after it sits for a week, or if its cold out).
@ truman I had a friend that did the rail-trail up there and he said it was nice, but there was a part that had a bunch of the burrs that ate up their tires and tubes. It sounded like a cool trip to take. I will have to keep Copper Breaks in mind when I make it up to north Texas.