Comments on: Lone Star Bicycle Route http://www.texbiker.net/blog/2009/04/18/lone-star-bicycle-route-2/ Texas Bicycling Events, News, Experiences Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:54:03 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rick Ankrum http://www.texbiker.net/blog/2009/04/18/lone-star-bicycle-route-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6828 Rick Ankrum Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:06:18 +0000 http://www.texbiker.net/blog/?p=2237#comment-6828 You took a wide berth to avoid the cold. As you saw, the look and terrain in Texas varies widely. I live in the southeast part of Texas with tall pine trees but to the south is the coastal plains with scrub trees and salt grass marshes. The Hill Country in the central part and the high plateau in the west offer a different topography. Glad you took the time to visit. Come back again soon. You took a wide berth to avoid the cold. As you saw, the look and terrain in Texas varies widely. I live in the southeast part of Texas with tall pine trees but to the south is the coastal plains with scrub trees and salt grass marshes. The Hill Country in the central part and the high plateau in the west offer a different topography. Glad you took the time to visit. Come back again soon.

]]> By: John http://www.texbiker.net/blog/2009/04/18/lone-star-bicycle-route-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6827 John Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:04:13 +0000 http://www.texbiker.net/blog/?p=2237#comment-6827 I rode the Lone Star Route back in 1983 while on a bike trip from Nashville to Anchorage. I left Nashville March 31st and swung south through Texas to avoid the cold weather. I wish I still had that map (maybe I actually do -- somewhere). I remember the eastern side being somewhat like Tennessee, but the western side was very different, and windy. I rode from Hereford to Tucumcari, NM at night to avoid the wind. I caught another bike route there that went North into Canada. I have some great memories of that trip. John I rode the Lone Star Route back in 1983 while on a bike trip from Nashville to Anchorage. I left Nashville March 31st and swung south through Texas to avoid the cold weather. I wish I still had that map (maybe I actually do — somewhere). I remember the eastern side being somewhat like Tennessee, but the western side was very different, and windy. I rode from Hereford to Tucumcari, NM at night to avoid the wind. I caught another bike route there that went North into Canada.

I have some great memories of that trip.

John

]]> By: Rick Ankrum http://www.texbiker.net/blog/2009/04/18/lone-star-bicycle-route-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5936 Rick Ankrum Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:47:53 +0000 http://www.texbiker.net/blog/?p=2237#comment-5936 This is a valid point. I wonder if that played a part in the Camelbak being invented in Texas? There are stretches along this route where water will be hard to come by, especially in the area between Austin and Amarillo. This is a valid point. I wonder if that played a part in the Camelbak being invented in Texas?

There are stretches along this route where water will be hard to come by, especially in the area between Austin and Amarillo.

]]> By: Darren Alff http://www.texbiker.net/blog/2009/04/18/lone-star-bicycle-route-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5935 Darren Alff Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:22:49 +0000 http://www.texbiker.net/blog/?p=2237#comment-5935 My main concern with riding in Texas is not the lack of good routes or the availability of camping spots, but the ability to find enough WATER along the way. With such long stretches of road and not much in between, that has always been my biggest concern with bicycling Texas. My main concern with riding in Texas is not the lack of good routes or the availability of camping spots, but the ability to find enough WATER along the way. With such long stretches of road and not much in between, that has always been my biggest concern with bicycling Texas.

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