Coast to Coast via the Southern Tier – Spring 2022

By Fletch Dobbs | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 25 – Rest Day 3 – Marfa Texas: Resting comfortably

Sunday April 3, 2022

The Tour de Houston returned today. It was a great event. from bikehouston

Southern Tier (Eastern Half) – 2022

By TexasSalsa | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 1 Houston to Silsbee: Lots of Texas Chip-Seal

Sunday April 3, 2022, 90 miles (145 km) – Total so far: 90 miles (145 km) Up early and on the road at 6:36 am. It was still dark so had a chance to check out my new headlight. It worked great! I needed it today because it was pretty foggy. Took a couple hours to burn off. Not the most exciting roads. I’m familiar with a lot of them, so didn’t find much to take pictures of. Lot’s of Texas chip-seal, but most had acceptable shoulders. Rode 90 miles to Kountze where I met Tom at MamaJacks for lunch. We planned to go to Caroline’s Quantity & Quality but it was closed. After a Catfish Po-Boy, we put the bike in the car and drove to the campground in Silsbee. The campground is …

Texas Hill Country Loop 2022

By Tom Camp | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 7: Martindale to Austin: 30 Miles Before Lunch… Good riding.

Sunday April 3, 2022, 45 miles (72 km) – Total so far: 237 miles (381 km) We had a pretty good night at the campground in Martindale. There were lots of birds around and Joe has an App on his phone that will tell you what you’re listening to. The Barred Owl was definitely the star of the show. You can google it and hear the call – very distinctive. Two of them started calling at about 11:30 and they definitely will wake you up. This is a voice of experience talking.

We got an early start this morning – about 8:30. Our target was downtown Austin where we made reservations at the Super 8 motel.

We cruised along at our blazing 10mph speed and completed 30 of the 45 miles by lunchtime. Lunch was a bit different today; instead of crunching on the normal, dry Ramen Noodles, we decided to mix it up with some Pop Tarts. I went with a peanut butter topping on my Tarts while Joe finished his meal off with a Clif Bar dessert. Ahhhhh, fine dining on the road.

The ride was very smooth and relatively easy; there were plenty of …

Woman Tours Southern Tier

By Shelly Nevard | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 24: Alpine, TX to Sanderson, TX

Saturday April 2, 2022, 86 miles (138 km) – Total so far: 1,388 miles (2,234 km) Today we started with sunrise one the whole day was spent on route 90. It was just below 50 degrees to startThe traffic was pretty quiet and the shoulder was good but the ride was long and pretty monotonous. By the SAG at mile 20 I removed jacket and leg warmers.The route was generally down hill but a headwind started to increase throughout the day. The only town we passed through was Marathon where Womantours sometimes stays but couldn’t get reservations. We saw road markings for Timberland (formerly Bubbas ) and one of their vehicles. After a stop at a picnic area at mile 52 the wind got …

Hearing slated in Katy for widening of U.S. Highway 90

Roy Kent | www.houstonchronicle.com

Anyone interested in learning more about the potential widening of U.S. Highway 90 through the region will have a chance to learn and present ideas at an upcoming public hearing.

The Texas Department of Transportation has scheduled a public meeting to present information on a proposal to widen U.S. Highway 90 from Interstate Highway 10 to FM 1463 in Waller, Fort Bend and Harris counties. …

… A proposal from Donigan Road to Koomey Road would be a “four-lane roadway constructed within the existing right-of-way that would include two 12-foot-wide main lanes in each direction separated by an 18-foot-wide raised median. Bicycle and pedestrian facilities would include a 12-foot-wide shared use path along the north side, and a 10-foot-wide shared use path along the south side.” …