Yazz
MOgang Member
Want to share with ya'll a great ryde Hubby and I did.
First day we rode from Cypress to Fredricksburg through the hill country on Hwy 290. Beautiful rolling hills along the way.
Day two, we dropped down onto I 10. The speed limit is 80 on this four lane highway and we thought we would be able to make good time. We were doing 90 going up a long incline, no cars in sight, methinks now is a good time to see what 110 mph feels like, get to the crest of the hill, I ready myself for a good burst of speed, when, wham! A hard cross wind knocked me into the other lane. Pucker factor kicks in and I meekly decided 85 - 90 is a good speed for me.
The rest of the day we had 30 - 40 mph cross winds. We slowed down to get better control of the bikes. There were 10-15 mile stretches where I was literally sitting on the side of Spydee, hunched down behind her little Phantom windshield. Got knocked into the other lane again that day but it didn't bother me as bad as the first time. Hubby got knocked into another lane too. It would have been a beautiful ryde winding through hills if not for the wind.
The ryde to Fort Stockton was long and grueling. We found a hotel and called it a day. No pics taken that day.
Day 3 and we are heading down Hwy 67 to Alpine. The winds stop about ten miles after we got off I-10. Its a beautiful, refreshing ryde after the yesterday's conditions.
We get to Alpine around noon, check into a neat, friendly hotel, get a rental car and veg for a while. Why did we get a car? Hubby got tickets for the McDonald Observatory to look through one of their big telescopes. We didn't want to be ryding up and down a mountain in the middle of the night. Don't know what critters run around at night up there.
After supper, we drove on 118 up a canyon to Ft. Davis.
From Ft. Davis we went on 6778 up a steep twisty road to the Observatory.
Looking at planets and nebulas was neat. Reminded me how small a part we play in the big picture. They gave us little red LED flashlight to use so our eyes would stay adjusted to the dark. They came in handy on further adventures we had.
It was about mid-night when we got back from the Observatory and figured it was optimum time for trying to see Marfa Lights. They are lights that dance around in a specific area between Marfa and Alpine. Many theories are out there on what they are, so can't really say why they are there. Anyway, armed with our trusty red flashlights, we waited about an hour in the middle of the desert for these light to appear. It was cold, we ran out of Titos', so we went to the hotel with a fist full of memories.
To be continued...
First day we rode from Cypress to Fredricksburg through the hill country on Hwy 290. Beautiful rolling hills along the way.
Day two, we dropped down onto I 10. The speed limit is 80 on this four lane highway and we thought we would be able to make good time. We were doing 90 going up a long incline, no cars in sight, methinks now is a good time to see what 110 mph feels like, get to the crest of the hill, I ready myself for a good burst of speed, when, wham! A hard cross wind knocked me into the other lane. Pucker factor kicks in and I meekly decided 85 - 90 is a good speed for me.
The rest of the day we had 30 - 40 mph cross winds. We slowed down to get better control of the bikes. There were 10-15 mile stretches where I was literally sitting on the side of Spydee, hunched down behind her little Phantom windshield. Got knocked into the other lane again that day but it didn't bother me as bad as the first time. Hubby got knocked into another lane too. It would have been a beautiful ryde winding through hills if not for the wind.
The ryde to Fort Stockton was long and grueling. We found a hotel and called it a day. No pics taken that day.
Day 3 and we are heading down Hwy 67 to Alpine. The winds stop about ten miles after we got off I-10. Its a beautiful, refreshing ryde after the yesterday's conditions.
We get to Alpine around noon, check into a neat, friendly hotel, get a rental car and veg for a while. Why did we get a car? Hubby got tickets for the McDonald Observatory to look through one of their big telescopes. We didn't want to be ryding up and down a mountain in the middle of the night. Don't know what critters run around at night up there.
After supper, we drove on 118 up a canyon to Ft. Davis.
From Ft. Davis we went on 6778 up a steep twisty road to the Observatory.
Looking at planets and nebulas was neat. Reminded me how small a part we play in the big picture. They gave us little red LED flashlight to use so our eyes would stay adjusted to the dark. They came in handy on further adventures we had.
It was about mid-night when we got back from the Observatory and figured it was optimum time for trying to see Marfa Lights. They are lights that dance around in a specific area between Marfa and Alpine. Many theories are out there on what they are, so can't really say why they are there. Anyway, armed with our trusty red flashlights, we waited about an hour in the middle of the desert for these light to appear. It was cold, we ran out of Titos', so we went to the hotel with a fist full of memories.
To be continued...
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