Here is my collection of rides that I have been on, dreamed about or heard about.
Many already have to routes laid out, since I had the pleasure of leading the ride, u-turns and all.
Send me any other rides and I will add them to this list.
More importantly, which rides would you like to go on?
Speedo
Future Club Ride Ideas
1. Twisty 544 from 75, cross Preston to south 380 and east to for fried cheesecake
2. Italy Texas truck stop with the exotic meats and then go on the West, TX and have Kolaches for lunch. Visit the Geodesic home plant?
3. Sweetwater for the Rattlesnake roundup
4. Wylie to Ballards Street Café for giant chicken fried steak after we ride the backroads around Lake Lavon.
5. David Barron’s 80+ bike ride to McGehee’s Catfish in Oklahoma this May
6. Is there a covered bridge to visit?
7. Closed - Palo Pinto for Giant Chicken fried Steak. Decatur Hwy4 and Palo Pinto (Chicken fried steak) Hwy 4 Granbury
8. Lunch at the Fried Pie Company 202 West Main, Gainesville, Texas. 665-7641 in Gainesville (Thanks David) after a ride around Lake Ray Roberts (Use I-35/380, Krum 2450, to 922 (Era) 902, 455 alternate plan I-35/380 Sanger 455 to 75, 75 north to 902, 902 west to Gainesville)
9. Wildcatters Steakhouse Then ride around Possum Kingdom. 940-549-3555
www.wildcattersteakhouse.com Take I-30/I-20 past Weatherford. Take Hwy. Go past the Weatherford exit and take 281 (N) towards Mineral Wells. In Mineral Wells turn left on Hwy. 180 (W). Take Hwy 180 out of Mineral Wells to Hwy. 337 and turn rt. (N) towards Graford. At Graford there’s a 4 way blinking red light. Stay on Hwy 337 towards Graham. Hwy 337 turns into Hwy 16. The gates to Wildcatter Ranch are 16 miles from the blinking red light. Our address is 6062 Hwy 16 South, Graham, Texas. We’re about 7 miles southeast of the city of Graham. Pass possum kingdom ranch.
10. Corsicana for the Collin Street bakery which produces German fruitcakes 55miles south of Dallas. (downtown sine 1896 800 292-7400 and 2nd location I-45 / US287 exit 229 ready to eat food, 903 872-2157)
www.colinstreetbakery.com 11. Ride: Whitesboro Catfish Platter Sat 75-377W-82n
12. Texoma Dam and Windy’s Catfish
13. “The Shed” in Odom for Pie
14. A.J’s fish house on the west side of Lake Fork
15. There was a consensus that we need to go on some longer rides, such as a 500 mile round trip to Cooper’s barbeque in Llano. Ordinarily we do about 250 -300 miles.
16. Rod’s Barbeque in Canton and then Hamm’s peaches (80- Terrell, open mid May – Mid Aug, closed Sun)
17. West of DFW Twisty Hwy 4
18. Hill Country Kerrville rally Ride the 3 Twisted sisters
19. 3/29/08 Paris Texas OR GO SEE THE DOGWOODS?
20. East Texas Dogwoods Blooming around Palestine Tx weekends of : 3/22-23, 3/29-30, 4/5-6. 800-659-3484
http://visitpalestine.com Texas State Railroad will make runs between Palestine and Rusk during the festival. 888 987-2461
www.texasstaterr.com 21. Chicken fried steak @ Mary’s café (254-672-5741 119 Grant Ave.) on Hwy 16 or exit 361 to Strawn off I-20. It is 50miles west of Weatherford. Open 11am to a11pmto Strawn
22. Stephenville “Hard Eight Barbecue” 1091 Glen Rose Rd Stephenville, TX 76401 281/377 (north of Dublin) Also in Coppell and Brady
http://www.hardeightbbq.com/ Has Google maps link.
23. Harvest Classic 2008 European & Vintage Motorcycle Rally October 24 & 25, 2008
http://www.harvestclassic.org/ in Luckenbach near Austin
24. Meers store was also mentioned. So who would go if we plan the ride?
25. Jefferson long day trip or an overnight ?
26. Dublin Dr Pepper Museum
http://www.dublindrpepper.com Open Tuesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except major holidays). (254) 445-4550 and Waco Dr. Pepper Museum.
27. Ride over the 5 iron bridges in Denton county
28. The Harvest Classic, Rally in Luckenbach, TX every Oct 22nd
www.harvestclassic.org .
