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So here are the pics:
Meeting in Navasota... brrrr....
Deb and I reached the meet point about 9:20am to find everyone waiting. There were a LOT more people than I was expecting 
Nice to know that there are other crazies out there to keep us company 
By default, I got appointed as ride leader for the remainder of the route. So off we went, heading out 105 towards Washington on the Brazos. There were a lot of bicyclists out and about! We cut down towards Chappell Hill on some back roads. The Blue Bonnets were out in force in select pastures and kind of faded, if present at all, in other pastures. It was cold but as we came through Chappell Hill it either warmed up a few degrees or I lost feeling in my hands... 
We crossed US 290 and kept heading South to Bellville on some more FM's. The pavement quality was not the best, but it was still fun. At Bellville we cut West and made the final run into New Ulm. Somewhere in there we fell in behind an FJR and followed him the rest of the way. It was a good thing because I had no idea where the cafe was and would likely have ridden right past it as there were only a few bikes out front when we got there.
Just after our arrival shortly before 11:00am
Parked out front was about the most farkled out R1200GS Adventure you are likely to ever see
He had video cameras mounted front and rear, feeding into an SD card. He had two GPS's hooked up at the same time, satellite radio, radar detector(s?), multiple sets of PIAA lights, and a bunch of other stuff. Best of all, it was very well done. There were even safety lanyards on most of the bits so they could not fall off! It would make even the most anal retentive obsessive compulsive type happy 
I totally forgot the rider's name 
Steve "Rockmantex" and the anal retentive OCD GS rider
Rachel was in a pretty good mood the whole time, lots of smiles for everyone!
This tank looks like it has been around the war a few times... pretty cool!
This guy was in the yard across the street and letting us all know he was the top guy in town... very loudly!
And this would be were my name recall skills... or more specifically, my severe lack of, starts to shine...
ctoons and hubby, the fence builders
Mike "mikecontex"
Cheryl and Kevin Graulty, he's showing off Pirate abilities
FJRMike? I can never remember because there are so many FJR"somethingorother" people on the site!
Tim "Abbey" and Greg "4734"
Reid & Deanie... He is the tour dircetor for MTA (mtorcycle touring assoc.) Chapter 1
EquipmentJunkie, uhh.... he's got a beemer for sale, and Carole Ann
Chris "Dirtrideroader" and a pie lover...
The loved pie
Stuart "SBrogden" on the left and Martin(?) on the right, and I don't think I even got everyone else's names at all. Where was Gilk51 and his nametags!?
The other end of the table
Don Davis on the left and no clue on the right... Don left Denton at 5:00am to make this run... He LIKES his pie!
Fred "RedBrown" and Jerry
A sample of the local fare...
Daniel on the left, Dave Smith on the right working up a case of indigestion!
More pie
Our lovely waitresses
Time to check out some more hardware
A good looking Trophy 1200!
The back of the farkled 1200GS, see the video camera?
Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee?
Sarah decides it is time to embark on a modeling career
I think this is her favorite (although she was diggin that side car rig!)
Gotta give Harley the credit, their paint jobs rock!
Windrunner
Dale
Matt "STrider"
I'm already having to beat the guys (Dave and Phil "Pkiser") off Rachel Where's a good stick when you need one...?
The 1200GS guy
ctoons and her hub standing next to his Versys
I know I know this guy's name... really... I swear...but I have no idea what it is
So everyone started heading off to the four corners of the Earth about 1:30pm. Dave, Phil and I decided to run up to Burton and then cut back East on Scenic Highway 390 over to William Penn road and finally to Hwy 105. The wind was blowing pretty good the whole way. The blue bonnets on 390 were kind of disappointed relative to years past. Perhaps the recent rains will make them better in the next week or two? We stopped at the little general store in Independence. They had some goats out back, a little baby and two mamas in desperate need of milking!
And this cool play house in the back yard
And then the battery in my camera died. It was fully charged before I left the house... I guess the battery is no longer taking much of a charge, which is slightly annoying because the special lithium ion batteres are so darned expensive! Maybe I should just get a new camera...
We stopped in Navasota so Phil and Dave could top off their bikes. I got a page 
I had planned to split off from Dave and Phil so I could run 3090 before heading home. There are usually some nice Blue Bonnets and Indian Paintbrushes out that way. Alas, duty calls... So we head due East on Hwy 90 to Anderson. At Anderson I lost them. I think they went on over to FM 149 but I took FM 2819. It usually has less traffic and not as patrolled on such a pretty day I am pretty sure I got to Richards before they did and I never saw them again. I made it to Huntsville a few minutes after 4:00pm, apparently even beating Beth home. Turns out the page was a false alarm, just a guy with a question about a job Dad had done this morning. It's good to be home anyway. The wind was starting to get old.
Despite the wind and cold, I still had a great time. I always enjoy being able to get out and see folks, even if I can't always remember all their names
Meeting in Navasota... brrrr....
Deb and I reached the meet point about 9:20am to find everyone waiting. There were a LOT more people than I was expecting Nice to know that there are other crazies out there to keep us company By default, I got appointed as ride leader for the remainder of the route. So off we went, heading out 105 towards Washington on the Brazos. There were a lot of bicyclists out and about! We cut down towards Chappell Hill on some back roads. The Blue Bonnets were out in force in select pastures and kind of faded, if present at all, in other pastures. It was cold but as we came through Chappell Hill it either warmed up a few degrees or I lost feeling in my hands... We crossed US 290 and kept heading South to Bellville on some more FM's. The pavement quality was not the best, but it was still fun. At Bellville we cut West and made the final run into New Ulm. Somewhere in there we fell in behind an FJR and followed him the rest of the way. It was a good thing because I had no idea where the cafe was and would likely have ridden right past it as there were only a few bikes out front when we got there.Just after our arrival shortly before 11:00am
Parked out front was about the most farkled out R1200GS Adventure you are likely to ever see
He had video cameras mounted front and rear, feeding into an SD card. He had two GPS's hooked up at the same time, satellite radio, radar detector(s?), multiple sets of PIAA lights, and a bunch of other stuff. Best of all, it was very well done. There were even safety lanyards on most of the bits so they could not fall off! It would make even the most anal retentive obsessive compulsive type happy I totally forgot the rider's name Steve "Rockmantex" and the anal retentive OCD GS rider
Rachel was in a pretty good mood the whole time, lots of smiles for everyone!
This tank looks like it has been around the war a few times... pretty cool!
This guy was in the yard across the street and letting us all know he was the top guy in town... very loudly!
And this would be were my name recall skills... or more specifically, my severe lack of, starts to shine...
ctoons and hubby, the fence builders
Mike "mikecontex"
Cheryl and Kevin Graulty, he's showing off Pirate abilities
FJRMike? I can never remember because there are so many FJR"somethingorother" people on the site!
Tim "Abbey" and Greg "4734"
Reid & Deanie... He is the tour dircetor for MTA (mtorcycle touring assoc.) Chapter 1
EquipmentJunkie, uhh.... he's got a beemer for sale, and Carole Ann
Chris "Dirtrideroader" and a pie lover...
The loved pie
Stuart "SBrogden" on the left and Martin(?) on the right, and I don't think I even got everyone else's names at all. Where was Gilk51 and his nametags!?
The other end of the table
Don Davis on the left and no clue on the right... Don left Denton at 5:00am to make this run... He LIKES his pie!
Fred "RedBrown" and Jerry
A sample of the local fare...
Daniel on the left, Dave Smith on the right working up a case of indigestion!
More pie
Our lovely waitresses
Time to check out some more hardware
A good looking Trophy 1200!
The back of the farkled 1200GS, see the video camera?
Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee?
Sarah decides it is time to embark on a modeling career
I think this is her favorite
(although she was diggin that side car rig!)Gotta give Harley the credit, their paint jobs rock!
Windrunner
Dale
Matt "STrider"
I'm already having to beat the guys (Dave and Phil "Pkiser") off Rachel
Where's a good stick when you need one...?The 1200GS guy
ctoons and her hub standing next to his Versys
I know I know this guy's name... really... I swear...but I have no idea what it is
So everyone started heading off to the four corners of the Earth about 1:30pm. Dave, Phil and I decided to run up to Burton and then cut back East on Scenic Highway 390 over to William Penn road and finally to Hwy 105. The wind was blowing pretty good the whole way. The blue bonnets on 390 were kind of disappointed relative to years past. Perhaps the recent rains will make them better in the next week or two? We stopped at the little general store in Independence. They had some goats out back, a little baby and two mamas in desperate need of milking!And this cool play house in the back yard
And then the battery in my camera died. It was fully charged before I left the house... I guess the battery is no longer taking much of a charge, which is slightly annoying because the special lithium ion batteres are so darned expensive! Maybe I should just get a new camera... We stopped in Navasota so Phil and Dave could top off their bikes. I got a page I had planned to split off from Dave and Phil so I could run 3090 before heading home. There are usually some nice Blue Bonnets and Indian Paintbrushes out that way. Alas, duty calls... So we head due East on Hwy 90 to Anderson. At Anderson I lost them. I think they went on over to FM 149 but I took FM 2819. It usually has less traffic and not as patrolled on such a pretty day I am pretty sure I got to Richards before they did and I never saw them again. I made it to Huntsville a few minutes after 4:00pm, apparently even beating Beth home. Turns out the page was a false alarm, just a guy with a question about a job Dad had done this morning. It's good to be home anyway. The wind was starting to get old. Despite the wind and cold, I still had a great time. I always enjoy being able to get out and see folks, even if I can't always remember all their names
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) for leading us home.
, well there was not much convincing, apparently the waitresses had a little contest at who could sell the most cherry pie. i do not know who won but the pie was really good. 
Martin!
....and talking, of course!