06-08-2016, 01:17 AM
Speaking of lake levels, it's now above 100% capacity in my city; the dams have opened up to lower the lake level, and now the pendulum's started swinging back towards the negative again. All boating activities have been ordered to be stopped b/c they say the wakes from boating activities will disrupt the high water levels and can flood homes. Times like this, I'm happy I stuck w/ m/c's instead of watercrafts.
So, yesterday, a bright and sunny Tuesday morning, I grouped up w/ my track junkie friends for a street ride. 9AM, the usual meetup.
Tuesdays are becoming more popular for riders who have weekend jobs, and people in sales or home based where they have more flexibility. Also w/ weekday rides, the twisties around here aren't so crowded, the LEOs aren't out in full force.
We had about 10 riders, one's a young woman who's quite a track junkie, riding a '15 GSX750R like it's a minibike! Her talent don't run out as fast as some of us on this spirited ride, let me tell ya!
Around 1pm, we stopped into Boerne, TX, to get us some vittles.
Found a nice sit down restaurant w/ cold AC. IT's a real treat for a bike group to be able to pull into an empty parking lot in small town USA.
on weekends, you can bet that just about every restaurant's taken over by Harley riders. We have a very large Harley presence in Central Texas. HUGE! They're everywhere, esp on weekends.
Over lunch, we all got to know each other a little better, and share stories, mostly track related stuff. Then after the lunch, some split off while others continued on.
I chose to keep riding w/ the group. So we mounted and headed on out of small town USA.
We rode for another 4 hrs, and then, afterwards, about 5 of us headed back to N. Ausin. WHen I finally got home, I took a shower, spent some time w/ fam, and then headed off to bike night. Along the way, I came across an old dead tree that someone sculpted.
Isn't that the coolest thing ever?
I am constantly amazed at the unique things I find in this city.
Now I just wish those crazy city council folks would stop putting restrictions on lake levels and open up all boating activities. Summer time is in full swing.
Until next time....
So, yesterday, a bright and sunny Tuesday morning, I grouped up w/ my track junkie friends for a street ride. 9AM, the usual meetup.
Tuesdays are becoming more popular for riders who have weekend jobs, and people in sales or home based where they have more flexibility. Also w/ weekday rides, the twisties around here aren't so crowded, the LEOs aren't out in full force.
We had about 10 riders, one's a young woman who's quite a track junkie, riding a '15 GSX750R like it's a minibike! Her talent don't run out as fast as some of us on this spirited ride, let me tell ya!
Around 1pm, we stopped into Boerne, TX, to get us some vittles.
Found a nice sit down restaurant w/ cold AC. IT's a real treat for a bike group to be able to pull into an empty parking lot in small town USA.
on weekends, you can bet that just about every restaurant's taken over by Harley riders. We have a very large Harley presence in Central Texas. HUGE! They're everywhere, esp on weekends.
Over lunch, we all got to know each other a little better, and share stories, mostly track related stuff. Then after the lunch, some split off while others continued on.
I chose to keep riding w/ the group. So we mounted and headed on out of small town USA.
We rode for another 4 hrs, and then, afterwards, about 5 of us headed back to N. Ausin. WHen I finally got home, I took a shower, spent some time w/ fam, and then headed off to bike night. Along the way, I came across an old dead tree that someone sculpted.
Isn't that the coolest thing ever?
I am constantly amazed at the unique things I find in this city.
Now I just wish those crazy city council folks would stop putting restrictions on lake levels and open up all boating activities. Summer time is in full swing.
Until next time....