Texas Hill Country

Loved reading your ride report. I especially appreciated your opening paragraphs describing your experiences and how you are processing those in part with the ride. I hope your trip brought some peace.
 
UP, growing up in Texas in the 60's, we were taught Texas History before US history. We were always led to believe that Tennessee was the mother state because of the number of Volunteers who died at the Alamo. Every time I ride through Tennessee I remember that teaching and am happy for it.
Who knows where we would be today without those Volunteers.

And next time in Kerrville, there is a restaurant right next door to the Motel 6 on Hwy16. I promise it will satisfy your breakfast needs in style. Been there many times.
 
ChucksKLRST said:
Thanks for the ride along thru the Hill Country. Where you able to get to Luckenbach a bit south east of Fredericksburg. Reminded me of the many times attended TexStoc when I lived in Wichita Falls and rode the Hill Country.

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I was through there on my first time back in 2010 -

http://www.unclephil.us/HillCountry2010Day04.htm

I didn't figure it had changed very much since then! ;)
 
Jay547 said:
Nicely done. It makes me want to do Hill Country, the Alamo, and the Natchez Trace again. Each of which I've only done once.
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Go for it while you're still able!
As I always say, the Natchez Trace is one of the most peaceful rides in the country.
It takes about 9-10 hours from one end to the other unless you stop to visit all the history along the way.
 
Very nice Phil, love the write up and pictures. I have family in Alexandria Ive never gone to the
BBQ place will have to make it a priority next time!
God Bless
 
hondawayne said:
Very nice Phil, love the write up and pictures. I have family in Alexandria Ive never gone to the
BBQ place will have to make it a priority next time!
God Bless
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Yes the Pig Out Inn in Natchez is the bomb!
Pretty much every time I'm in town there I visit.
 
As I always say, the Natchez Trace is one of the most peaceful rides in the country.
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I have done the Natchez Trace several times and I agree with you completely. It isn't a ride designed for speed or scraping foot pegs by any means but the lack of traffic, and commercial traffic in particular, makes it an enjoyable ride.

One trip that I have done several times is a Parkway ride, the idea being to ride as much on Parkways as we can. We would ride the complete Blue Ridge Parkway from the Northern end to the Great Smokey Mountain Parkway. From there we would take the Great Smokey to the Cherohala Skyway, which we would ride the entire length of. Then we would boot it over to Nashville to get on the start of Natchez Trace Parkway and ride it all the way to its Southern end. Depending on the amount of time that we had available we would sometimes head somewhere else like deep in to the Louisianna Gulf communities, which is like a whole different world, or we would turn around and do the same route back to the Northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Spending that much time on peaceful parkway roads where there is not much traffic in general, and in particular no commercial traffic, i.e. no trucks, is like being disconnected from the busy congested world and is really enjoyable.
 
Uncle Phil said:
Go for it while you're still able!
As I always say, the Natchez Trace is one of the most peaceful rides in the country.
It takes about 9-10 hours from one end to the other unless you stop to visit all the history along the way.
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Yes it is a great ride except that the speed limit was 35mph the complete way when I rode it years ago. That can get a bit boring.
 
ChucksKLRST said:
Yes it is a great ride except that the speed limit was 35mph the complete way when I rode it years ago. That can get a bit boring.
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Really - are you talking about the Natchez Trace or the Skyline Drive?
The Trace is 40 for the top 14 miles or so to Leipers Fork and then 50 the rest of the way except for a few spots.
Been that way for a really long time so I am confused - unless you were riding it back in the 1930s .... ;)
 
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Uncle Phil said:
Really - are you talking about the Natchez Trace or the Skyline Drive?
The Trace is 40 for the top 14 miles or so to Leipers Fork and then 50 the rest of the way except for a few spots.
Been that way for a really long time so I am confused - unless you were riding it back in the 1930s .... ;)
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Did not ride the complete Natchez Trace just a southern portion. Uncle Phil, you are most likely right. I got the speed limits mix up with Sky Line. A buddy and I rode out from Texas to the Barber Museum in Birmingham and then cut west to the Trace. I am not exactly sure where we picked it up, Eupora I think, but rode south to Jackson Mississippi where we split up I went west back to Dallas and then to Wichita Falls and he went south to New Orleans, to Huston and then back to San Antonio. No, I am old but 1930s, Not that old. :thumb:
 
ChucksKLRST said:
Did not ride the complete Natchez Trace just a southern portion. Uncle Phil, you are most likely right. I got the speed limits mix up with Sky Line. A buddy and I rode out from Texas to the Barber Museum in Birmingham and then cut west to the Trace. I am not exactly sure where we picked it up, Eupora I think, but rode south to Jackson Mississippi where we split up I went west back to Dallas and then to Wichita Falls and he went south to New Orleans, to Huston and then back to San Antonio. No, I am old but 1930s, Not that old. :thumb:
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Yeah, Skyline is painful to me to ride the few times I have. The Trace does have some slower sections where the speed limit drops as you pass by busy 'attractions' (like the Meriweather Lewis burial site). My experience is you can easily run 55 once past Leipers Fork with not even a glance from a ranger. During the week I can just set the cruise and never touch the brakes for miles and miles of smiles! ;)
 
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