What a great bike weekend. Started yesterday with a motorcycle show here in San Angelo and then I rode to the lake where the guys/gals were fishing and boating.
Today was the even better day...is that bad english? Ah, WHO CARES!! We started off with brunch at Golden Coral and then headed down Knickerbocker to the lake and took S. Concho Drive (you'll find the word "concho" all over this city) which turns into S Country Club Road. From there we rode down Country Club Rd to 277S. Off of 277 we jumped on Swartz Rdto Mikulik Rd headingnorth. Thennorth on Susan Peak Rd (1223)and reveresed the routeonce we got to the loop. Then straight across Knickerbocker onto Fisherman's Rd to Cmpers Rd to Spring Creek Dr. We then reversedat the gate and headed south on Knickerbocker. Followed Knickerbocker (left) when it fork and stopped ontop of the levee. There are now two deer carcuses smelling up that awesome stopping point. We then followed Knickerbocker all the way to it's end and then took Ranch Rd (2335) north. At the intersection of 2335 and 67 a command decision was made to go south away from San Angelo to Mertzon. Once in Mertzon we u-turned and stopped at a picnic area right at theedge of town.We then took 67back to San Angelo, jumped on the 306Loop to Old Christoval Rd then west on Chadbourne and put the VStar back in Storage until next weekend.
What a great ride. We did get to see the countless dead deer on the side of the road. This week there seemed to be less dead skunks. Riding off of the lake area was very pleasant where the speed limits varried from 10 to 55 MPH. The farmers are plowing thier fields and preparing to seed if they have not already. More miles and miles of cotton. Wow these feilds go forever. Around the lake on the north side of Knckerbocker and throughout most of the rest of the ride the trees, only about 10-14 feet high are along the roads or more cotton fields. Mertzon itself is a small town with one resteraunt and gas station on it's main road. Other than that I did not see much other than scattered homes and mobile homes in the town. The lake area in San Angelo has numerous campgrounds and ranch style homes. Also along the lake are numerous picnic, swimming (yucky water) and boat ramps. On the east side of the lake on Country Cub Rd (very fitting name) there are some serious new homes going in. I'd say in Massachusetts price range 1 mil +....
I'm really enjoying riding down here. The open roads with some speeds as high as 70. I'm ucky to have a great riding partner today and I look forward to more rides.
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