Hill Country Tour

I hope you don't mind a brand new member jumping in an talking about planning an event. Every fall for the last umpteen years I have made an annual motorcycle trip to the Texas Mecca of scenery and spirited driving/riding. Having promised everyone that I would stay off the bikes since my accident last fall, I am wondering if any of you would be interested in a tour of the best roads in the state.

The area of the hill country around Leakey, Tx. is world famous among the sport bike crowd and people travel from around the world to ride the area. There is a route called "Three sisters" composed of Texas roads 335, 336 and 337 that is approximately 100 miles of turns, twists and sheep crossing the road. If you go to Mapquest and pull up Leakey, Tx you will see a map and can get airial shots of the landscape.

I usually plan the trip in the fall and have found that the best weather is in October. The family vacations are over and the the swimmers have given it up for the summer. Lot's of things to do in the area including swimming (rivers are clear and COLD), shopping and eating in Fredricksburg, visiting the most beautiful state park in Texas (Garner state park) and just hanging out at the Frio Canyon Resort in Leakey.

If you are interested in making the trip, post a reply and I will see if we can get a group rate at the resort.

Here are some pictures of some of the roads around the area:

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Been down there many times on my bike.........if I am not working I would be up for a Miata trip down there that time of year.

My wife and I would be interested as well. We've been down there a couple of times in the Miata. If you want the wives and girlfriends along I might recommend planning nicer accommodation's. Plenty of B&B's down there.

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Me and the Supraforums guys have a cruise around that area every year... it's beautiful and fun :D I might be down for a Miata run.

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I guess I can't go, my miata doesn't have a roll bar :rolleyes:

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I guess I can't go, my miata doesn't have a roll bar :rolleyes:

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This sounds like fun. We'd planned to go for a motorcycle rally not too long ago - but it was mainly valk snobs and accomodations were already booked up solid.

If you think Harley riders are snobs...then you've never met a valkyrie owner...I known one in particular that won't do the black hills rally (sturgis) because "it's all harleys"...how WRONG he is!

D'Rose Inn caters solely to motorcyclists and bicyclists because the area is so popular. Accomodations fill up fast anytime there is a rally going on so it would be prudent to check for a good date for this Miata "rally"

I am tentatively interested. I will have to see what is going on come fall. I may not have time off to take, or I may be going to California to see family.

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Originally Posted by MadMonkey

Me and the Supraforums guys have a cruise around that area every year... it's beautiful and fun :D I might be down for a Miata run.

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Don't you have an RC airplane event that weekend?

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Don't you have an RC airplane event that weekend?

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Here's hoping.... ::Banana::

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Don't you have an RC airplane event that weekend?

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With attitudes like that, I'm sure I can find an RC event around here somewhere :rolleyes:

I would be interested.. Just keep this thread alive it sounds like a blast.

About where to stay: I always packed a tent on the bike and stayed wherever the whim took me, usually Garner State park. The park does have cabins for rent but they are usually booked years in advance. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/f.../parks/garner/

If you have reccomendations for places to stay I would be glad to contact them or we could just set up times for the tour/drives and everybody stay where they please. I was thinking about a weekend thing instead of a long trip and scheduling drives on Sat. afternoon and Sun. morning with some kind of GTG on Saturday night.

The wife and I may be able to make this one.

My wife is due to have a baby on Oct. 22nd so I dont see her going and I am not sure if I could even make it. For one, my wife is having a baby! Two, My car is in pieces and as much as I hope to have it together by then, who knows. But that would be a great trip to break it in on. Absolutely sounds liek a blast and should be made into an annual thing, I think.

Maybe we should plan it to coincide with Lone Star Miata's GTG? What do you think?

Twisty heaven:
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What about this weekend? It's a 3-day holiday might be hard to get hotel but we should have good camp weather should we need to pitch tents.

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What about this weekend? It's a 3-day holiday might be hard to get hotel but we should have good camp weather should we need to pitch tents.

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We're out. Already have family plans this w/e.

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What about this weekend?

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I'm out, ER autocross this weekend.

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What about this weekend? It's a 3-day holiday might be hard to get hotel but we should have good camp weather should we need to pitch tents.

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Good luck getting a reservation anywhere. I tried to plan a motorcycle trip last month and most places were booked for this weekend.

Some of the old Outlaws did this a couple years ago and it was a blast. I'm in for a Fall trip.

We stayed at Foxfire Cabins http://www.foxfirecabins.com

If you plan on driving all day Saturday, SO probably wouldn't have as much fun.

Chris

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Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92

If you plan on driving all day Saturday, SO probably wouldn't have as much fun.

Chris

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I was thinking about going down on Thusday and coming back Monday myself but I want to make it possible for the iron butts who couldn't take time off from work to join in. My first thought was to go the second weekend in October because there was no AX but I don't know anybody in the Lone Star club and read about their GTG in October and was looking for input on joining up with them.

This weekend would be a madhouse down there. Pacing behind RV's is not my idea of a real good time. Beside my clutch is out.:(

Yea all good points. Wasn't thinking I guess.

Graduation stuff and holiday parties this weekend for us.

Would you guys prefer to convoy from town or everybody just make their own way down?

I find it fun when there is a whole mess of Miatas tagging along - as long as there isn't a whole mess of traffic.

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Would you guys prefer to convoy from town or everybody just make their own way down?

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I can meet the convoy in Marble Falls or someplace. There is a great place to eat lunch, it is Bluebonnet Cafe IIRC.

Chris

Creek,
What's the status of this? Are you going to make reservations? What month do you want to shoot for now?

Chris

I'm shooting for late Sept. or October. Still looking for suggestions about where to stay. Nothing is firm yet.

I might be interested, but due to the nature of my work, the closer it gets to a holiday month (Halloween) the harder it is for me to get off....

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Originally Posted by creek

I'm shooting for late Sept. or October. Still looking for suggestions about where to stay. Nothing is firm yet.

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We stayed at Foxfire Cabins http://www.foxfirecabins.com"

I have a couple other places that were recommended to me as well. I'll have to look at home. I think one was Pecan Farm or something.

I'd prefer Sept. or August. After August and we have greater chances or rain.

Chris

Definitely after Labor day. Never had any rain problems on my annual motorcycle trips in October and I prefer a little morning chill to the hot afternoons but I may just have been blessed so far. I'm a truck driver and used to roughing it, my first inclination was to stay at the resort/motel in Leakey but that got shot down pretty fast. Being a camper on the bike trips I don't have any knowledge of the best places to stay in the area. Fredricksburg may be the best all around choice to keep everybody happy and entertained while we're not moving, but it's kind of far from the action. Do you know how late in the year the Saturday night dances in Luckenbach run? I guess I need to get motivated and get this thing put together if everyone is still interested.

How does the first weekend in October sound to all you guys?

Why did the "the resort/motel in Leakey but that got shot down" get shot down?

First weekend in Oct should work for me. I might be able to swing a Friday off if yall drive down on Thursday. Or a half day Friday if yall drive down Friday morning.

BTW Leakey is not that close or convenient from Fredericksburg. I'd prefer the Leakey/Vanderpool area personally. Camping or lodging is fine with me, lodging affords more privacy (don't have to worry about other groups) at most places though.

Chris

If you're interested in an event already planned, there's the annual Texas Miata Roundup. http://lsmiata.com/calendar/view_ent...&date=20081024

Lot's of spirited driving, lot's of Miatas. 100+ already registered. FREE event. No WAC's, mostly hard core driving.

Hosted by LSMC, Tejas, Bluebonnet, and Houston clubs.

BTW, many of the really good roads around Leakey are torn up BAD. I was down there a couple of weeks ago and many miles were down to dirt. Most will be back in service before the colors and Lost Maples tours start in early October, but some of the really great stretches have been widened and straightened...

The guys from Tejas and Bluebonnet (San Antonio), have been laying out some new runs around Fredericksburg. There will be a big run, (200+ miles) that does make the swing through Leakey and Camp Wood.

Hope to see some of you there!

I only read as far as "mecca of scenery" and clicked the first pic, but I'm so in for this.

edit: HILLS!

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Originally Posted by sgt_goomba

I only read as far as "mecca of scenery" and clicked the first pic, but I'm so in for this.

edit: HILLS!

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Mecca of scenery down here might mean something just a little bit different from what you are used to.

"hey look at that armadillo, layin on his back and suckin on a lone star!"

Well I'm certain we wont be short of wet blankets anyway.

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Originally Posted by creek

I'm shooting for late Sept. or October. Still looking for suggestions about where to stay. Nothing is firm yet.

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http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/f.../parks/garner/

I was thinking here, $10 per night!

I have no clue if I can make it in October. I should be graduating with my Master's degree in Engineering in about 4 weeks now. So I have no clue where I will wind up. But if I am staying in Dallas like i want, I should be able to come.

Monthly bump. Anything new with this?

Chris