Yesterday was such a beautiful day, my son and I went for a little ride on his Triumph Tiger 800 XC and my CB1100 DLX. We lunched at a great Cajun restaurant in Plano and rode to our intended stop.
Our destination was Southfork Ranch; the set and fictional home of the Ewings on the Dallas TV Show. This TV Show was a huge success and was known Worldwide as the show that put Dallas on the map. If you are old enough to remember, Dallas ended one season on a "cliffhanger" entitled "Who Shot J.R.?". The whole country was talking about the fate of the character Larry Hagman played.
The Southfork Ranch is a tourist destination now and you have to pay to visit it. We, being the cheap riders we are, opted to take our photos from across the street.
On the way back, we got "lost" and ended up way north completely out of our way, However, when you are riding and having fun, getting lost is just a little more riding time to have fun.
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(01-20-2015, 01:17 AM)Jeephoto_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Yesterday was such a beautiful day, my son and I went for a little ride on his Triumph Tiger 800 XC and my CB1100 DLX. We lunched at a great Cajun restaurant in Plano and rode to our intended stop.
Our destination was Southfork Ranch; the set and fictional home of the Ewings on the Dallas TV Show. This TV Show was a huge success and was known Worldwide as the show that put Dallas on the map. If you are old enough to remember, Dallas ended one season on a "cliffhanger" entitled "Who Shot J.R.?". The whole country was talking about the fate of the character Larry Hagman played.
The Southfork Ranch is a tourist destination now and you have to pay to visit it. We, being the cheap riders we are, opted to take our photos from across the street.
On the way back, we got "lost" and ended up way north completely out of our way, However, when you are riding and having fun, getting lost is just a little more riding time to have fun.
Nice!! Great photo as well! I'm based in Dallas as well, had my prom at Southfork in fact.
There are some good twisty roads north of town, Farm Road 455 from Preston east, 1827 North from 380, etc. Give me a shout if you'd ever like to go on a ride somewhere locally!
grover
Very cool.
Always wanted to visit Southfork. Wasnt it Sue Ellen's sister that shot JR? I used to watch that show back in the day all of the time.
Anyone else find it interesting that "Larry" visited Southfork?
I'll tell ya, the multitude of subdivisions in that area have GROM written all over em. And the four to six lane both directions double yellow highways are vicious. What are highway planners thinking? Love the looks of things once you get out on the prairie. Must be some nice places to meet for coffee too. My Dad was in Texas in the army before WWII. Guys passing out like flies in the heat. Just give me some white reflective riding gear please and don't forget the vents. In FL I rode with just boxers and riding gear. Stinkin hot and humid. Riding gear cooled me off good between stops though. My full face was like an oven though.
Yep agetting lost is just part of the fun and riding with your son had to have made it special anyway.
Nice pic
(01-20-2015, 04:22 AM)OldF7Guy_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Very cool. Always wanted to visit Southfork. Wasnt it Sue Ellen's sister that shot JR? I used to watch that show back in the day all of the time.
Yes, Kristin (Mary Crosby). Yes, I watched it.
(01-20-2015, 03:22 AM)grover_imp Wrote: [ -> ] (01-20-2015, 01:17 AM)Jeephoto_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Yesterday was such a beautiful day, my son and I went for a little ride on his Triumph Tiger 800 XC and my CB1100 DLX. We lunched at a great Cajun restaurant in Plano and rode to our intended stop.
Our destination was Southfork Ranch; the set and fictional home of the Ewings on the Dallas TV Show. This TV Show was a huge success and was known Worldwide as the show that put Dallas on the map. If you are old enough to remember, Dallas ended one season on a "cliffhanger" entitled "Who Shot J.R.?". The whole country was talking about the fate of the character Larry Hagman played.
The Southfork Ranch is a tourist destination now and you have to pay to visit it. We, being the cheap riders we are, opted to take our photos from across the street.
On the way back, we got "lost" and ended up way north completely out of our way, However, when you are riding and having fun, getting lost is just a little more riding time to have fun.
Nice!! Great photo as well! I'm based in Dallas as well, had my prom at Southfork in fact.
There are some good twisty roads north of town, Farm Road 455 from Preston east, 1827 North from 380, etc. Give me a shout if you'd ever like to go on a ride somewhere locally!
grover
Nice!! Great photo as well! I'm based in Dallas as well, had my prom at Southfork in fact.
There are some good twisty roads north of town, Farm Road 455 from Preston east, 1827 North from 380, etc. Give me a shout if you'd ever like to go on a ride somewhere locally!
grover
Thanks I'll give you a holler next time maybe you can show us around.
Lol I am also from Dallas We should meet up sometime