Total distance was right at 350 milesSteve & Rita, and Brenda & I went for a ride today that encompassed some of what was ridden yesterday, but this was Brenda's first experience into far east Texas. We went as far east as Jasper, about 20 miles west of the Louisiana border. Brenda got to see an alligator swimming in Lake Livingston but I missed it since I was trying to keep my eyes on the road like a good driver.
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Total distance was right at 350 miles
Steve receiving a "performance award" by a Forest Ranger! We
stopped about 1/4 mile beyond them and used the zoom on the camera which
explains the less than perfect focus.. The ranger was coming the opposite way
when he radared Steve and then pulled a Starsky & Hutch turn with his
greenmobile to catch up to us. We were running right at 10 over the posted limit
on a wide, lightly traveled, well-paved county road (63) and the ranger's spiel
to Steve was that he had stopped him for safety reasons since there were so many
accidents on that road. (?)
It's probably a good thing for us that Ranger Rick wasn't patrolling the back
roads of East Texas to keep the forests safe from errant motorcyclists!
The "love bugs" are almost in full bloom right about now. Look at
the top of the windshield.
Bug suicide by bike
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