The End

A road trip on beautiful roads with overnights in Austin, Shreveport, and Springfield concluded our trip.





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Back in Austin

With a strong SW wind and a 42 mile NE route to Austin from San Marcos, our ride on a sunny 94 degree day was pleasant. I am at a Days Inn enjoying watching the Vikings lose to Green Bay.


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San Marcos

Even though our 55 mile ride from San Antonio to San Marcos was on a sunny day that got into the 90s, it was not difficult with very mild hills and favorable winds. There was an unpleasant stretch on busy roads, but we also had some beautiful paths to bike on. It was a good biking day!




















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A Day In San Antonio

Pictures from our stay in San Antonio on Tuesday 9/30.

Riverwalk















Alamo















Tower of Americas









A view from the Drury pool





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San Antonio

Heading out from Bandera, Sam and I stopped at the Long Horn Saloon that we were at so we could get pictures. Brian Black and his wife were there. Brian knows a lot of musicians from his 15 years of touring with his band and may be able to get us into Austin City Limits when we get back to Austin. We exchanged phone numbers so we will see.




























































The 54 mile to San Antonio was challenging with some very steep hills to climb. After 31 miles, I came to a cafe/bakery where I had something to eat for the first time of the day. Sam joined me after about a half hour or so. It was a welcome break.
























Navigating our way into San Antonio, the 7th largest city in the U. S., was a challenge. My phone GPS was a life saver. There were many stretches that took us on busy roads, but one beautiful scenic trail.




































Finally arriving downtown, we booked a room for 2 nights at the Drury, a hotel right on the Riverwalk. It comes with free dinner including 3 drinks which Sam and I took advantage of. We also took advantage of the 22nd floor outside pool/hot tub with a couple of beers. Later we walked along the Riverwalk and came to an Irish Pub with a guitar player/singer. A great ending to our day.




































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Location:E Commerce St,San Antonio,United States

Bandera

Sunday 9/28/14 gave us a sunny day for a beautiful rolling 28 mile ride to Bandera. Wide shoulders and little traffic made for an enjoyable ride. Going out of Kerrville, we inadvertently became part of the triathlon that was going on, so we were riding amongst some of the athletes and were getting cheers from the crowds lining the course. Nice.















Compared to Kerrville with a population of 22,000, Bandera with a population of 850 was a nice contrast with a small cowboy country town atmosphere.












We found the trailer that we reserved and made ourselves at home. It is at the edge of town in a beautiful setting. The owner, Chris, and his wife are very welcoming.























Chris suggested that we go to the Long Horn Saloon for some fun. It is owned by Brian Black, younger brother to country singer Clint Black. Chris had Jason, his son, drive us to get beer and drop us off at Long Horn before he preceded back and put the beer in our refrigerator so we could have a cold one when we got back. The Long Horn was packed with locals some coming by horse and had a country band playing. Sam and I shot pool while listening to the band. One of the patrons, a tattoo artist, with his wife challenged us to a team game. He cleared the table in his second turn. After that he joined another team at the next table where Brian Black was playing. I was shooting OK, though, and won the next game playing against his wife. Chris was right. We had a great time at the Long Horn,


















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