Bike Nights and a moonlight ride

Tonight was somewhat of an impromtu get together with a few members of the Hill Country Motorcycle Riders(HCMR) Club. Led by Katie Lones, we met at Rudy's in Selma, TX.
Our first stop was Texas Pride BBQ for their weekly bike night.
Had some great ribs for dinner then off we went to our next stop, Conroy's Irish Pub in the Stone Oak area of San Antonio.
Katie led us on some great backroads both to Texas Pride and Conroy's.

Met a bunch of great people(with similar interests, of course) and even one of our Comal River Riders Club members joined us as well.


Here are some pics and video from the rides...

 

A moonlight ride

 Due to the ongoing Texas summer heat, the road spyder has been taking a break, however tonight, the temperature cooled off to a comfortable level and I was able to get out on a short "Moonlight Ride" near my new home town of Schertz, TX.

West on FM3009 to FM2252, A few pics and video of the full moon, and back home via FM482.

Once the temperatures return to a more comfortable level, The Road Spyder will return more frequently... Stay Tuned...

Hello Oklahoma, goodbye hackberry tree

With a bit of a break from work I decided to take a road trip north to Plano, TX to spend the July 4th weekend with my brother.

On Saturday morning, July 2nd I took off on a 300+ mile ride to Plano. Yes, it was hotter than heck, but I made it.

While there he mentioned that Lake Texoma, OK was less than 2 hours away.
That was all he had to say for me to get on the bike and take my first "out of state" adventure.
Headed North on TX-289(Preston Road) ,west for a bit on US-82 to US-377, then US-377 over lake texoma and you are in Oklahoma!



We woke up that morning to find one of the trees in my brothers backyard had crashed into his pool. Out came the chainsaws and about 2 hours later, the yard and pool were all cleaned up. Fortunately there was no damage to the house or other structures.

A short ride in the sizzling summer heat

Even though today's temperature climbed to the high 80's(felt like mid-90's with the humidity) I felt the need to get out and ride for a bit.

I started out from my new home, in Schertz, TX and took a short ride west on FM 3009, to FM1863, a nice scenic ride on Krueger Canyon Road to FM 482 and back to Schertz.

While traveling south on the IH 35 access road, I could not believe the amount of traffic heading south on IH-35. It was worse than my normal commute, and no accidents to be seen.

Total Miles: 24

Quest for the best BBQ - Texas Pride BBQ

The Comal River Riders Club is on a quest to find the best BBQ in South Texas.
Today I led a group of 11 other bikes to Texas Pride BBQ in Adkins, TX. Texas Pride has been featured on the Food Network show "Diners, Drive-ins & Dives".





 Our route included some great view of the South Texas country, which included the normal sightings of roadkill and even a live turtle crossing the road, yes, a live turtle. It was already about 3/4 of the way across when we approached but it was still a cool sight to see.

This was the 5th stop in this quest and based on the initial feedback, it seemed to be a hit. There will still be some stiff competition with other spots, but Texas Pride will still be one of my favorites no matter what.
Total Miles: 134