Chores are done and weather was perfect this morning for a ride. I took the dirt backroads to Poth and got a fajita taco just after the breakfast crowd and before the lunch crowd. Had I not eaten there before, I might have worried that the waitress/cook/cashier and I were the only 2 people in the building. Homemade tortillas and tender fajitas are a good thing.
So headed over to the community of Dewees where there was road construction on FM541. I turned north and then took the first dirt road I found which was less than 2 miles away. found some enjoyable roads like this
Loose gravel can get pretty interesting on the freshly graded parts. The roads made big connecting squares around the farms and ranches.
From gravel to dirt to pretty loose sand kept my attention level up. Found a very interesting metal bridge. Most are grates but this was basically a pipe cattle guard over a creek. I bet it’s slippery when wet, and no side rails!
I made it over to Pleasanton for fuel then back tracked hitting different roads in the same area. The sky started getting darker so with no rain gear I headed for the house.
I did have to stop and take one more photo. Appears this rancher knows someone at TXDOT. This guard rail fence goes on into the brush farther than I could see. Good to have friends.
All in all a great 130 mile day on the bike. I’ll have to get aspr to come along with his gps so we can make a ride route to post for the dirt riders.