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De Cycloon van Comanche

De Cycloon van Comanche

Comanche, Texas
Zaterdag, 7 Juni, 2008 8 am
Dwars Land

300 verwachte fietsers

Speciale route voor kereltjes 10 en onder. De achter-wegen van het land, geen verkeer, en zeer toneel. Er zijn sommige toneelroutes vermeld op de website voor het geval dat u de race niet kunt maken. Dit is een mooi deel van Texas.

Routes

Allen zijn PDFs.

De Kaart van de Route van de cycloon - 10 Mijlen
De Kaart van de Route van de cycloon - 22 Mijlen
De Kaart van de Route van de cycloon - 28 Mijlen
De Kaart van de Route van de cycloon - 42 Mijlen
De Kaart van de Route van de cycloon - 55 Mijlen
De Kaart van de Route van de cycloon - 75 Mijlen

RVers: U kunt willen blijven bij Proctor Meer (de Korpsen van het Leger van het Park van Ingenieurs)

Rodeo van Mesquite de Rit van de Fiets

U zult met uw rit van Arena Resistol op Rodeo Centrum beginnen dat bij 1818 Rodeo Aandrijving wordt gevestigd. I-635 (Snelweg LBJ) Militaire Parkway/Scyene van de uitgang. Als u naar het zuiden reist, ga door beide signaallichten verder aan de Arena. Als u naar het noorden bent, draai links op Militaire Parkway, nemen een directe linkerzijde na het viaduct op Rodeo Centrum Blvd.Thousands van fietsers zal beginnen van het Rodeo Mesquite Centrum. Breng uw familie, vrienden en medewerkers.

Rodeo van Mesquite de Rit van de Fiets

Mesquite, Texas
Zaterdag, 7 Juni, 2008 8 am
2000 verwachte fietsers.

Route Details

RVers: Ik verblijf bij het Park van de Plaats rv van de Aanplanting.

De Rit van de Fiets van het Pedaal van de perzik

De Rit van de Fiets van het Pedaal van de perzik
Weatherford, Texas
Zaterdag, 12 Juli, 2008
2500 verwachte fietsers

Routes van 100K, 39 mijlen, 26 mijlen en 9 mijlen. Deze cursus heeft sommige taaie heuvels. but the hills are interspersed with flat stretches. Check in advance of the state of the roads in the area. Sometimes spring floods can wash roads away.

After the ride, shuttle buses will take riders from the start/finish to the Parker County Peach Festival in downtown Weatherford, where you’ll enjoy lots of food, crafts, music and country hospitality.

RVers: Stay at the Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway. The Trailway provides opportunities for hikers, bicyclists and equestrians.

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Horseback Trails

McKinney Roughs Nature Park is located about 15 miles east of Austin on Highway 71. McKinney Roughs spreads over 1,100 acres and includes horseback riding (not camping). McKinney Roughs has two equestrian trail heads. Several of the trails offer scenic overlooks, cross pine groves and grasslands, as well as offer access to the Colorado River.

Trailhead gates are opened at sunrise and closed at sunset every day to allow trail riders access to the trails during optimal riding times. Fee is $10 per rider. Equestrian passbooks can be purchased for $250, which includes 50 passes. To check if equestrian trails are open, call the 24-hour trail information hotline at 1-800-776-5272, Ext. 7427.  Link to the trail map in PDF.

BastropTexas.net has some great photographs of McKinney Roughs park.

Hiking Trails

McKinney Roughs contains the most extensive collection of hiking trails to be found in Central Texas. The official park website mentions over 15 miles of trails, with more planned in the future. $3 per person. No biking and no dogs on trails. View the details at Texas Hiking website.

Photograph from Happy Horse Hotel website. All rights reserved.

Area Campground

Happy Horse Hotel has tent and rig camping (water and electric only). There are a few openings for the May Full Moon Ride on May 16 and May 17) . $35 for each horse/rider, which will include the $5 ride ticket. The ride will last 60 to 90 minutes after mounting up, and riders must be able to comfortably trot and canter their horses, since timing is everything. Call 512-303-0589 for more details and exact times.

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While researching the information for the Big Bend Open Road Race, I found a wonderful tool to use to explore Big Bend. VisitBigBend.com has added an interactive map that allows you to take a virtual trip to Big Bend. There is a layer for Google Earth that you download.

However, if you do not want to download a layer for Google Earth, there are two other interactive maps you may view. These maps are annotated with photographs, points of interest, driving loops, trails and parks.

• River Road Flyby Video
• National Park Flyby Video

Over one million acres of public land in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park offer endless opportunities for camping, hiking, mountain biking, canoing, kayaking, horseback riding and off roading. Click a link below to find out more about Big Bend activities.

• River Trips
• Backcountry Vehicle, ATV & Jeep Tours
• Horseback Trips
• Mountain Bicycles
• Hiking
• Bird Watching

RVers

Big Bend National Park has three campgrounds with paved access that are suitable for tent camping, trailers, and RVs. Campsites are $10 per night, and a small fee is charged for using the reservations system (www.ReserveUSA.com or 1-877-444-6777). Each of the three improved campgrounds has a dedicated group campsite available for reservation, for $3 per camper.

Rio Grande Village, located on the east side of the park, has the only available hook ups for RVs. No reservations taken, just register at Rio Grande Village Store. The campground has 100 sites, flush toilets, running water and a dump station.

The Basin Campground, Is rugged and hilly, most sites are unsuitable for RVs. The main road to the basin has lots of curves, and a 15% grade. Trailers over 20 feet and RVs over 24 feet are discouraged. Of 60 sites, 23 are on the reservation system.

Cottonwood Campground, on the west side of the park, is along the banks of the Rio Grande, near Castolon and convenient to Santa Elena Canyon. There is potable water pit toilets, but no dumping station. The 31 sites are open year round and are first-come, first-served basis.

Primitive Backroad Sites exist at 30 locations scattered along back roads in the park. Many of these sites require a high-clearance or 4-wheel drive vehicle to reach. Camping at these back road sites is free, but a back country permit from Park Headquarters is required.

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Sea Eagle 330ST canoe package

We purchased a Sea Eagle 330 inflatable canoe and it just arrived today. We took it out of the box, all ready to blow it up and hit the river. Then we realized we are missing paddles, pump, seats and carrying bag. AUGGGHHHHH!

After watching those kayakers have all the fun on the San Marcos River a couple of weeks ago, we just had to get a new boat. We have two River Bugs by Stearns, but they are about six years old and I cannot seem to get into one without going overboard. I have gained some weight since we bought them.

Maybe we will have a great seat on the water for the Texas Water Safari in June!

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We were sitting on a large flat rock, watching the kayakers in the Olympic Team Trials Qualifier on Sunday, February 17. Suddenly, we were surrounded by men and women in dress clothes. Next, a man in shorts and t-shirt jumped in the water and turned to the group. Finally, two people, dressed in white robes, jumped in.

A woman was squatting next to where I was sitting, so I asked her what was happening. She said, “You are going to witness an old-fashioned baptism.” Sure enough, first the man and then the woman were dunked in the cold waters of the San Marcos River. Then, they jumped out and dried off, made a short, moving speech and left.

It was pretty amazing. All the family came by and apologized to us for taking over the rock on which we were sitting. We had big smiles on our faces and we kept saying, “No. Thanks! We enjoyed it.”You never know what might happen when you visit the San Marcos River. I did not know some people choose to be baptized in the San Marcos River. I may have to start checking the river on Sundays to see what I am missing.

Take me to the River

I haven’t seen the worst of it yet
I wanna know, can you tell me
I’d really like to stay

Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Dip me in the water
Wash me down, wash me down
Wash me down, wash me down

I don’t know why you treat me so bad
Think of all the things that we could have had
Love is an ocean And I can’t forget my sweet sixteen
I’ll never fret
I wanna know, can you tell me
I’d really like to stay

Take me to the river
Drop me in the water
Take me to the river
Dip me in the water
Love me, squeeze me
Love me, tease me
Till I can’t, till I can’t
Till I can’t, till I can’t

I don’t know why I love you like I do
All the trouble you put me through
Sixteen candles blowin’ on the wall
And here I am the bigg’st fool of all
I wanna know, can you tell me
I’d really like to stay

Take me to the river
Drop me in the water - come on, come on, come on yea…
Dip me in the water
Drop me in the river - come on, come on…
Dip me in the water
Drop me in the river
Push me in the water…

Written by Al Green (sung by Talking Heads, Delbert McClinton, and many other artists).

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