02-09-2014, 11:32 PM
(02-09-2014, 03:59 PM)road dog_imp Wrote: Thanks for the kind words, everybody. The little Bonnie is a lot of fun to ride and can be a real conversation starter. I've crossed paths with several older gentleman that looked her over and proceeded to tell me about their Triumph back in the day... that's priceless.
(02-09-2014, 10:42 AM)redbirds_imp Wrote: BTW Road Dog, that first shot looks like one of the many beautiful rivers in the Texas Hill Country. My favorite place to ride. Could it be?
Indeed, it is redbirds... good call. It's the Guadalupe River, a little downstream from the true Hill Country. The pic was shot in Gruene, probably less than a 1/4 mile from Gruene Hall, which is about a 20 min ride from my house. So have you spent some time in these here parts?
Indeed, it is redbirds... good call. It's the Guadalupe River, a little downstream from the true Hill Country. The pic was shot in Gruene, probably less than a 1/4 mile from Gruene Hall, which is about a 20 min ride from my house. So have you spent some time in these here parts?
I have indeed. My wife and I enjoy birdwatching and made our first trip to the Hill Country in 2001. We spent nine days at Lost Maples and fell in love with the area. We knew we would have to come back next time with our bikes. In 2009 we towed our bikes to Kerrville, roomed at the Hampton Inn and rode the area every day for nearly two weeks. Our friend Dennis from Harlingen rode his bike to Kerrville and acted as our tour guide for a few of those days. Another friend, Dave whom I met on the Tiger 1050 Forum and lives in Boerne, also guided us on some wonderful scenic roads, including a ride to Lukenbach and a ride along the Guadalupe to Gruene where we had lunch at the Old Mill there. In 2011 we made another birdwatching trip and stayed in Boerne along with our friends from Maine, Kirk and Linda. We did enjoy one day of riding on this trip also. We rented bikes and were joined by Dennis and wife Barbara, and Dave once again acting as tour guide. I LOVE this area and anyone looking for a unique and beautiful place to vacation should give the Hill Country a try.
Kirk is a nature photographer and he put together a story with pics of this trip that can be seen at http://www.kiroastro.com/writings/gtt.html and it of course deals mostly with our birdwatching exploits but does have some motorcycle related stuff.