Texas Tour; Day 4

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Tatum!  Congratulations on reaching double digits in age.

We said our goodbyes to Don, Catherine, and Anna, and rode out of Rosenberg at 8:55 am.  It was mostly sunny and 73 degrees.

It was nice to be on the two lane back roads as opposed to the hectic interstate traffic through Dallas and Houston.  As we were rolling along Hwy 102 towards Columbus, TX we passed a sign.  I caught a glimpse of it and thought it said something about backwards RB . . . . could that be right?  We turned around, went back and saw it was a sign for the Backwards RB Ranch, home of the registered Texas Longhorn.  We had to get a picture of that.  My brother, Carl’s, nickname is RB and he’s somewhat backwards!?!?!along Hwy 102 southeast of Columbus, TX

After gassing up the Wing we rode west and north to Bastrop, TX, where we stopped at Buc-ee’s.  I love Buc-ee’s and their products that reference beavers.  They have to be the biggest convenience stores in the world.

We continued west to Austin, TX where we stopped at Jim’s Restaurant for lunch.  Jim’s restaurant has been operating there since 1947 and they serve up a LARRAPIN good lunch.Austin, TX

With satisfied bellies we rode west through Dripping Springs, the self proclaimed gateway to the Hill Country, to Pedernales Falls State Park.  We found that the falls are mostly dried up but we enjoyed some hiking and explored the water and rocks.  It was similar to the Johnson Shut-In’s State Park in Missouri.Pedernales Falls

We rode to our day’s destination, Llano, TX and along the way we saw an amazing array of bluebonnets and wild flowers along the roads.  At times, bluebonnets were thick on both sides of the road.  It was bee u tee full !

We checked into the Best Western, our accommodations for the next two or three nights.  It was a fun day with a high temperature of 86 and we rode 250 miles.

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