A few bonus pics from the Fake HC 500

The crew at the halfway point of day one in Junction (after a nice light lunch at Cooper's BBQ).

TWT's Crazycade. 

Me approving of Collin's new KLR. 

(Because I went down too, I can point out that Collin has lost his right side mirror by this point.) 

I think we may have lost someone here.

Hackberry Road.

The GSA jumped that big rock; the KLRs went around.

Courtesy photo of the KLRs 

. . . and their riders:

Matt from Austin.

The Fake Hill Country 500

3 KLRs, 1 GSA
A two day, 500 mile dual sport loop from Fredericksburg to Junction to Leakey to Bandera to Home.
Despite darkness and wives, we managed to ride about 80% of it.

A rough overview of the first day:

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Day 1:

Water crossing on CR114.  We picked up two other riders, one KLR and a Suzuki DRZ, and took them to Junction with us. 

The gang.

Salt Branch Road

E. Mill Road at James River Road

One of the most severe roads on the loop--CR214 northwest of Junction.

Our camp at Ledge Water off of Hwy 55 just north of Barksdale.

Day 1, Fredericksburg to Barksdale, roughly 270 miles.

Day 2: Barksdale to SA

Sunrise

Nueces River thru Ledge Water.

Not many pics from day two.  I enjoyed the riding much more the second day. 

The roads were rockier, less sand.  Still quite a few water crossings, but thankfully, less algae.

Water crossing on Hackberry Road just east of 335. Great road.

Hackberry Road.

Lajitas, St. Paddy's Day 2012

A quick there and back . .

 Hwy 170 Sunrise

                                               The mighty Rio Grande near Redford.

                                           Love this road between Marfa and Ft. Davis:

Fredericksburg to Junction: the hard way.

Coastal Run to Indianola

Late January, the best time for a little coast run.  Hit 87 out of town to Victoria then south to Port Lavaca.  Hwy 239 out of Port Lavaca to 316.

Checked out Magnolia Beach first:

Down the strand to Indianola.
Texas' version of the white sandy beach:

Not bad.
Shot of the beach road from Magnolia Beach to Indianola:

The only sign in "town":

Statue of LaSalle:

Circled back to 316 and caught 239 thru Tivoli, Austwell, and Hopper's Landing heading for Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.

Caught Hwy 35 south to Rockport.  Between Tivoli and Rockport hwy 35 crosses the delta where the Guadalupe River hits the coast.  Famous indian spot according to Cabeza de Vaca who was taken there during captivity.

Before crossing Copano Bay, drove thru Goose Island State Park to see the 1,000-year-old live oak near the water.

The road down to the tree:

Unfortunately, it was too crowded to get a pic of the tree, but i did have time to take one of the directions:

Traffic was thick thru Fulton and Rockport.  Stopped by the harbor and then headed for home.

A little Sunday stroll thru the fog.

Checked on Floore's.


Hwy 187 north of Vanderpool.

 Near Lost Maples.