500 Mile Tour from League City TX
03-27-09, 05:07 PM
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500 Mile Tour from League City TX
March 19, 2009
We line up at Dave's House for pics.
The Fog delayed the start.
First Camp Site Brazos Bend State Park
Overflow Tent Camp Site
300 miles of Chip Seal riding
Second Camp at Rock Island
Showers and restrooms here.
Third Camp Site Lakewood Park, Gonzales TX
Arrived at Goliad State Park, 75 miles of chip seal, hills, 25 mph headwinds
Goliad Camp Shelter
Trip Stats:
1 road race bike
2 touring bikes
1 recumbent
2 trikes
8 Days on the road
7,000 tire miles, 3 flats
502 total miles for my part.
We line up at Dave's House for pics.
The Fog delayed the start.
First Camp Site Brazos Bend State Park
Overflow Tent Camp Site
300 miles of Chip Seal riding
Second Camp at Rock Island
Showers and restrooms here.
Third Camp Site Lakewood Park, Gonzales TX
Arrived at Goliad State Park, 75 miles of chip seal, hills, 25 mph headwinds
Goliad Camp Shelter
Trip Stats:
1 road race bike
2 touring bikes
1 recumbent
2 trikes
8 Days on the road
7,000 tire miles, 3 flats
502 total miles for my part.
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03-28-09, 10:56 AM
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It was a Great Adventure and Challenge for me.
More Pics:
Brazos Bend Park
North to 90A
[Sharon first to flat.
West on FM 1462
Rock Island Church Camp Site
Goliad Mission
183 South
239 East
Meeting to decide how far can we ride in the High Winds
More Pics:
Brazos Bend Park
North to 90A
[Sharon first to flat.
West on FM 1462
Rock Island Church Camp Site
Goliad Mission
183 South
239 East
Meeting to decide how far can we ride in the High Winds
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03-28-09, 12:27 PM
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You can tell the way the palm trees are bent, how hard the wind is blowing!
To my mind, a meeting to decide how far to ride in the wind should be held outside...
Great photos, great story, looks like lots of fun. See any alligators?
To my mind, a meeting to decide how far to ride in the wind should be held outside...
Great photos, great story, looks like lots of fun. See any alligators?
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Sweet pictures, and it does look like fun... A good ol' squad of almost everything two and three wheeled suited for touring. Very cool
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Four riders had just come in from Cuero, that is where they gave up the day before.
They had stronger winds 28 to 41 mph Headwinds for 34 miles.
Dave said it was the most difficult ride he had made in 20 years.
Police Escort behind us here.
Dave and Roy; Dave's Rear Tire has 11,500 miles on it.
Motel Camping in Port Lavaca and in Bay City:
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Loved the pictures
March 19, 2009
We line up at Dave's House for pics.
The Fog delayed the start.
First Camp Site Brazos Bend State Park
Overflow Tent Camp Site
300 miles of Chip Seal riding
Second Camp at Rock Island
Showers and restrooms here.
Third Camp Site Lakewood Park, Gonzales TX
Tire Problems on the way To Goliad TX
Arrived at Goliad State Park, 75 miles of chip seal, hills, 25 mph headwinds
Goliad Camp Shelter
Trip Stats:
1 road race bike
2 touring bikes
1 recumbent
2 trikes
8 Days on the road
7,000 tire miles, 3 flats
502 total miles for my part.
We line up at Dave's House for pics.
The Fog delayed the start.
First Camp Site Brazos Bend State Park
Overflow Tent Camp Site
300 miles of Chip Seal riding
Second Camp at Rock Island
Showers and restrooms here.
Third Camp Site Lakewood Park, Gonzales TX
Tire Problems on the way To Goliad TX
Arrived at Goliad State Park, 75 miles of chip seal, hills, 25 mph headwinds
Goliad Camp Shelter
Trip Stats:
1 road race bike
2 touring bikes
1 recumbent
2 trikes
8 Days on the road
7,000 tire miles, 3 flats
502 total miles for my part.
Loved the pictures, especially the one of Goliad, where my late wife's great uncle is commemorated on the Battleground memorial. I must ride the bike down there one day. Sounds like you had a terrific ride. Chip seal isn't the greatest, but I'd rather have it than broken concrete!
John, in Austin.
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Great Job, I rode with you guys on FM517 early one day and you invited me back to your place in League City for some after-ride coffee and drinks...way to go and glad to hear you all are still riding....Great Group of People
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Great ride, fantastic pictures. My late first wife's uncle lies somewhere on the Goliad "battle" field - George M. Gilland, listed on the monument to Fannin's brigade. The place holds a special poignance for me and I really loved the pictures.
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I have a bunch more pics. Guess I need to add them to Photobucket.
Here is our 600 Mile ride to The Birth Place of Texas.
11 days and 10 nights.
https://s256.photobucket.com/albums/h...view=slideshow
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