Texas Hill Country Ride-in, 2013

Rocketman · Sun 14, Apr 2013, 16:44:54

Rumor has it that there will be an announcement soon about the date and location of the Hill Country ride in. Stay tuned for more information.

Mark

Rocketman · Sun 14, Apr 2013, 20:29:00

The Texas Hill Country Ride-In will be October 18.19. and 20 of this year. That's a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We will be staying at the Peach Tree Inn again this year (yes, that's the place we went to last year, with the little grassy area in the middle for our evening bull sessions).
This is one week later than our normal weekend. The Harvest Classic Motorcycle Show (http://www.harvestclassic.org/) is that weekend as well. For those who aren't familiar with it, it's a vintage motorcycle show in Lukenbach. We can incorporate a stop in Lukenbach into one or more of the "official" rides if that's desired by the group.
I'm sure the show will generate some extra demand for rooms. However, we have a block of 25 rooms set aside for us.
Rates:
Single queen: 79
Single king: 89
Deluxe king: 99 (includes a sofa, some of these are sleeper sofas)
Two double beds: 89
Two queens: 99
Suite: 129 (The suite has a second room with a sleeper sofa.).

Ask for a room in the block of rooms for the Texas VRCC. She also has my name (Mark Stovall) attached to the block.

Go book rooms, make vacation plans. We always have a grand time, so if you're a regular, come back. If you've never been to one, come see what all the fun is about.

Mark

BuzzKill · Sun 14, Apr 2013, 21:04:38

Booked. Also, will there be shirts again?

RainMaker · Sun 14, Apr 2013, 21:07:23

Got my room. She said the desk has been flooded with calls so better hurry!

Rocketman · Sun 14, Apr 2013, 21:33:33

The rate information I was given earlier was incorrect. I have edited the post above to reflect the correct rates. We ARE getting a discount on these. It's ~20 or 30 bucks per night, dependant upon which room you end up getting.

Mark

Rocketman · Sun 14, Apr 2013, 21:34:22

Quote from: ThagAndy/BuzzKill on Sun 14, Apr 2013, 21:04:38
Booked. Also, will there be shirts again?

Shirts are TBD. Is there enough interest to justify looking into this?

Big Ed · Sun 14, Apr 2013, 21:44:25

Booked..!!

And yes I'd go for a t-shirt also..!!

f-Stop · Mon 15, Apr 2013, 09:05:06

Room booked!

+1 for T-shirt interest, too!

brew1brew · Mon 15, Apr 2013, 09:21:29

Room booked

+1 on the t-shirt - size medium

For those that don't want to search for the phone #'s
(830)997-2117
(800)843-4666

Houdini · Mon 15, Apr 2013, 10:21:45

2 booked and + 2 for shirts

us385south · Mon 15, Apr 2013, 12:33:40

I am sorry to say that it appears you guys will have to suffer through my attendance yet again.

The room is booked... but I want to hold off on the T-Shirt thingy and see if I can talk Carrie into coming along.

Also... last year the visit to The Alamo Springs Cafe met with wildly varying reviews. then on Saturday, we sort of scampered together a pretty danged good evening meal at the last minute. I enjoyed that FAR more than the restaurant.

I want whoever is running this shin-dig to know that I am willing to help.

Let me know what I can do...

"Let's Ride!"

T

mario · Mon 15, Apr 2013, 14:03:12

booked! yall are stuck with 2 non-valkers again. and this time, hopefully, no tipovers.

(i can laugh now)

Sparky51 · Tue 16, Apr 2013, 10:43:28

Just Booked it! Had to miss it last year, can't do that again!

MP · Tue 16, Apr 2013, 17:19:18

We spent a few days in Medina this Jan. Spent a day in Fredricksburg too. We liked the Lady Bird Johnson Park by the airport, and hope to stay there a while this next winter.

Great riding in the area!

You all have fun!

MP

Disco · Tue 16, Apr 2013, 20:53:00

Done! Booked! I don't want to wish away time, but CAN'T WAIT!

Thanks, Mark!

BTW and just in case, I booked Thursday night, too. It sure would be nice to make the ride down after work Thursday and have all day Friday to knock around Fredericksburg...

BuzzKill · Wed 17, Apr 2013, 18:54:23

That was such a great idea, I changed our reservation! We will probably visit the Nimitz museum and probably a bit of shopping unless I can get out of it.

HayHauler · Wed 17, Apr 2013, 20:34:25

BJ and I are booked for Thursday night thru Sunday. I hope the weather is like it was in 2012, almost perfect.

See y'all there!

Hay

JImmyt

RainMaker · Fri 19, Apr 2013, 17:06:46

bump

Cricket Chirping

WDAN · Sat 20, Apr 2013, 09:28:37

Going back & booked

BuzzKill · Mon 29, Apr 2013, 18:50:08

BUMP! Book it if you haven't!

franco6 · Wed 01, May 2013, 13:46:22

we re done ,no more kings tho - ???

z10 · Wed 08, May 2013, 17:55:24

All I was in Fredericksburg last weekend with a bunch of my old college buddies. You might want to check out Street Dreams. Lot's of nice eye candy.

http://www.streetdreamstexas.com/

mario · Wed 08, May 2013, 22:25:46

us385south · Fri 17, May 2013, 13:42:45

Hey ever-body...

Are we gonna do shirts this year? I thought that one last year look pretty danged good. I am good with a white t-shirt and a Marks-A-Lot. I'm sure they'd turn out real purty! Also if shirts aren't on the burner... my sister has one of those machines than can make patches, which usually run about $15 ea. The cool this is that she's willing to do very limited runs.

Also... the offer still stands on helping out with food and that sort of pookie...

And finally... anyone interested in trying to make it out to ride the Twisted Sisters on that Saturday?

(Sorry for being blabby... I am just bored at work.)

T

Houdini · Fri 17, May 2013, 17:04:23

Quoteanyone interested in trying to make it out to ride the Twisted Sisters on that Saturday?

Hey Travis, Misty and I make a sisters run every year, last year we went by ourselves. The issue with riding with me in those areas is I carry my camera and make lots of photo op stops.

us385south · Fri 17, May 2013, 18:31:57

Quote from: Houdini on Fri 17, May 2013, 17:04:23
Hey T, Misty and I... last year we went by ourselves. The issue with riding with me... is I make lots of photo op stops.

I want to ride along... might not stop every time you do... but hey, that's cool!

I find I stop more when I am exploring alone. I love that! That is one of my primary attractions to MC touring.



The problem is that for me... the "Sisters" aren't really "exploring" for me. One of the drawbacks of living at the very doorstep of the hill country is, almost every rider in Texas wants to come here. Which makes it hard to get almost anyone interested in going anywhere else.

Oddly, I am steering the fall ride for the Horned Toads toward Nacogdoches... east Texas... just because it is something different... something I haven't really seen much of lately.

But... if we are gonna overnight in F'burg... I say the Sisters are just too close to ignore.

T

Big Ed · Fri 17, May 2013, 20:16:07

Quote from: Houdini on Fri 17, May 2013, 17:04:23
Quoteanyone interested in trying to make it out to ride the Twisted Sisters on that Saturday?

Hey Travis, Misty and I make a sisters run every year, last year we went by ourselves. The issue with riding with me in those areas is I carry my camera and make lots of photo op stops.

RainMaker · Fri 17, May 2013, 21:26:25

There will probably be a group that will head down to the 3 Sisters from Fredericksburg, but the reason it's not a main destination is that it will take 2½ hours of your riding time to and from there from ground zero. That's the trip to 336, the nearest of the Sisters and back.

As many of the riders have been those routes multiple times, there are some who desire to find new vistas closer to Fredericksburg. Including Fredericksburg.

But I am positive that some will want to go to the 3 sisters so just keep an ear out for that group.

RainMaker

Rocketman · Sat 18, May 2013, 13:34:20

Last year we had a lot of different groups going a lot of different directions. I thought it was great, since everyone could find what they were wanting to do, and if they didn't find it, they started their own group (one bike is still a group, I suppose...)

I'm sure we'll do a lot of the same this year.

Mark

Big Ed · Tue 21, May 2013, 17:24:25

Just saw the Clear River Pecan Company featured on the Texas Country Recorder. Seems worthy of a visit while we are down there...

http://www.icecreamandfun.com/info/treats

Kdog · Mon 27, May 2013, 20:45:39

Been out of pocket for a while. Had some surgery

, moved, kids moving out

....all kinds of life changes. Last year's Hill Country Ride-in was a blast

, met lots of cool and some very interesting people. Didn't get to stay with the group so was a little out of it. This year we've booked a suite located across the street so Trish and I are in!!

Kdog · Mon 27, May 2013, 20:47:07

BTW Trish and I are definately interested in the three sisters

HayHauler · Wed 10, Jul 2013, 15:53:26

Back to the top!!!

Hay

Jimmyt

BuzzKill · Thu 11, Jul 2013, 13:52:18

I'm guessing Tshirts are a no-go for launch this year?

Tx Bohemian · Thu 11, Jul 2013, 15:58:38

Is there an agenda of some kind for that w/e?

I'll probably be there with another group for the Harvest Classic, will go up Sat and stay till Sunday. The others will probably camp at the rally but I'm not into the camping bit so we (wife and I) will get a room somewhere.
Would be good to put faces to names if we can work it out.

BuzzKill · Thu 11, Jul 2013, 16:59:19

Speaking unofficially here... probably nothing set in stone.

Likely though...

Friday evening we will probably go out for dinner somewhere.

Saturday I know some will probably go to the Harvest Classic for a while before and or after a small ride ( I would be willing to volunteer as a ride leader if needed). Others might group up for a longer ride in the area, and some may even venture to the Three Sisters.

Saturday night I think the plan is to have a BBQ type dinner, dogs and burgers and such, at the hotel so we can all just hang out and "socialize".

Sunday morning is more of a free for all. Though likely a group will go out for breakfast somewhere before heading homeward.

Rocketman · Fri 12, Jul 2013, 23:05:37

Speaking officially: Ummm... nothing to add to what Buzzkill said. That's the usual plan. Other, more specific plans, have yet to be set.

Mark

Christbiker · Wed 07, Aug 2013, 05:52:04

+2 Yes that's right, the lovely Miss Lana will be joining me. All that was left at The Peach Tree
was a suite.

RainMaker · Mon 12, Aug 2013, 12:30:23

The T-Shirts are a little late in arrival but the design is set

See the post on the main board. More info coming - Oz will post the info to the Texas board with ordering info soon.

RainMaker

http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,58651.new.html#new

Mr.BubblesVRCCDS0008 · Mon 02, Sep 2013, 19:01:14

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