Sand Dunes and Roping

We took a motorcycle trip from 10/14 through 10/15. Our first stop was at the Permian Basin museum in Midland and a nice visit and lunch with Barbara and Ron on Friday. On our way up we experienced a west Texas dust storm. Going into Midland I think visibility was down to less than a mile. After lunch we headed to Commemorative Air Force museum and on to Monahans for the night. On Saturday morning we headed to the Monahans Sand Dunes State Park. What a nice park! We rented saucers to ride the dunes on snow white sand and very fine quartz sand. The drive through New Mexico to Hobbs was very pleasant. We went to the cowboy museum and the national steer roping event and had a great time. Sunday morning we headed to Snyder Texas and saw the famous White Buffalo Statue and a herd of antelope. We rode 550 miles and enjoyed our meals at local restaurants along the way.

Motorcycle Ride to San Antonio 10/31/08 - 11/2/08

We had a nice ride to San Antonio this past weekend. We left San Angelo on Friday after Jerri got off work and rode 1 1/2 hours to Junction, TX. Saturday was very cool when we left at sunrise. We stopped in Kerrville for a coffee stop and to warm up. San Antonio greeted us with nice warm weather as we arrived at around 11:00. We stayed at the Drury Plaza, a very nice and reasonable Hotel which was originally the Alamo Bank building. It was right on the riverwalk so it was a great place to stay. We spent Saturday visiting the Alamo and other riverwalk area sights. Sunday we visited the 4 other Spanish Missions on the south side of San Antonio before heading home and a nice ride through the hill country.

San Angelo Roping

San Angelo Roping Fiesta 10/26/08

We attended the San Angelo Roping Fiesta on 10/26/08 to see both steer roping and double mugging (1 cowboy roping a 700 lb. steer and that cowboy and a second taking the steer to the ground). We had a great time on a beautiful day in San Angelo. We also included a ranch entrance picture and San Angelo snow.

Big Bend Motorcycle Trip 10/17/08-10/19/08

A few more pictures.

Big Bend Motorcycle Trip 10/17/08-10/19/08

Jerri and I had a wonderful trip to the Big Bend to attend the Ride For The Trails 2008 Motorcycle Rally sponsored by the Friends Of The Big Bend. We covered 950 miles in 3 days and, as usual here in Texas, there was not a cloud in the sky. We traveled to through Fort Stockton to Alpine and on to Big Bend. Jerri was able to find the cemetery where her Grandparents are buried. The pictures I've included don't do justice to the area because impressive is an understatement. You'll have to guess which pictures is mule ear mountain. The picture with Jerri and the motorcycle is the where her Grandfather ranched in the Big Bend. I also included a picture that I know will be Kelly's favorite.

Big Spring

We had a nice visit with Aunt Mary Lee last weekend. For lunch we went to a model airplace meet at a local park and had Texas brisket.

A Few More Texas Pictures

Texas Here We Come

We made it to Texas even with the challenges of traveling with Redz and Buster. We had a nice and relaxing visit with Austin in Nashville. We made arrangements this morning to have the motorcycle shipped to Big Spring so we should be back riding in a few weeks. We've posted a few pictures from our trip and from aroung San Angelo.

Hogmeister Mark

When we visited Kelly and Nathan in March we decided it was time to get our new buddy, Mark, on a bike. We took him to the Harley dealership in Bowling Green to pick out his bike and helmet. He looks like a natural rider!

Sweetheart Run - First Ride of 2008

Our HOG Chapter had a Sweetheart Run and First Ride of 2008 on 2/16/08. From the pictures you'll notice that both Jerri and I rode bikes on the first ride. I actually did ride the bike up to the shop that day for service. It was a cold day, but I got my February ride in.

HOG Mileage Contest

In January our HOG Chapter announced that we won the mileage contest that ran from May 2007 through October 2007. Our total mileage was 15,487 and we won 4 of the 5 individual monthly awards. Our total mileage for the bike over the past 2 years is over 40,000 miles and we managed to ride every month since we bought the bike.