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Decided a nice day ride was in order for this past Saturday, but where to go? Had a few ideas, but no firm plans, and figured the best thing to do was simply load up the trusty, dusty Super Tenere and hit the trail. Can't have a great ride without a good breakfast, so the first stop was one of my favorite little, local spots - "Feliz Amanecer" - since they have great food and it's on the way out of town. Just to get the ball rolling here's a pic of morning "road fuel"...
After that wonderful bacon-and-egg taquito, fabulous coffee, and tons of ice cold water to prepare for the South Texas heat I headed north, and as the miles rolled on a plan started to form for the day's destinations, and the first part of that plan was a long, looping route up to Luling, TX.
Why Luling?
Well, because Luling has one of the best and most legendary BBQ joints on the planet - "City Market" - and I had decided one of the day's goals would be to get some of their spectacular BBQ to take home with me. Once I got to Luling it was no surprise to see the parking around "City Market" was crowded... It was Saturday, after all, and people do drive from miles around in Texas to get great BBQ...
But even though I know how much Texans love great BBQ, and particularly the "Q" from "City Market", I wasn't quite prepared for the line inside to get to the pits to order up for their delectable brisket, sausage, and ribs. You started out in line over in the larger dining area...
Then on through there and into the main dining room...
And finally you get to the pit room where you place your order and get that scrumptious BBQ...
55 minutes in line from arrival until I get my big "to-go" order wrapped up and ready, but well, well worth it. Sorry, no pics of the "Q" as it was well wrapped to stay fresh for the rest of the day and until I got home. They always do a great job of that at "City Market", and as always it was wonderful eatin' when I got it home.
But now where to go?
Well, I had been pondering on that as I rode to Luling and had decided it would be a great day to visit "Dick's Classic Garage" car museum (http://www.dicksclassicgarage.com/) in San Marcos, TX. It's a short, beautiful ride from Luling to San Marcos, and I was enjoying it I looked off to the north and suddenly saw what looked like a ton of parachutes floating down out of the sky, and just about that moment I realized I was whizzing right by the little airport with a jump school just east of San Marcos. By the time I got turned around, turned down the road into the field, and got one of the cameras out this was the only even relatively decent picture I got of one of the parachutists...
Still, it was fun seeing all those colorful 'chutes gracefully surf the air currents down to the field, though all were on the ground by the time I got stopped and prepared to take pictures. There were a ton of motorhomes, trailers, campers, etc. there, and I quickly learned they were having a meet. However, it was going to be a while before another jump plane went up, and I didn't have the time to spare, so it was back on the road and headed again to "Dick's Classic Garage". The area around San Marcos is a particular pretty part of Texas so it was a pleasant, relaxing ride on into town, and before i knew it I was at the car museum...
A fellow named Dick Burdick, who was the founder and CEO of Thermon Industries, originally had the "Central Texas Museum of Automotive History" in Rosanky, TX, but that facility was closed a few years ago and everything relocated to this nice, new building in San Marcos, TX. Most of the cars shown here are from Burdick's collection, but there are some that are on loan from other collections, and so the displays can rotate and change from time to time, making each visit a chance to see something new.
The first vehicle you are greeted with when you enter the foyer is a perfect 1927 Ford Model T Coupe...
Then it's on into the main building where you pay your admission and begin to see the riches of vehicular history inside, like this '57 Caddy convertible...
There's more Cadillac's in the main entry area...
Truly classic designs and engineering, and the wealth of automotive genius starts to reach overflowing as you head into the main display building...
There's a staggering collection of automotive iron here, as while a spectacular vintage bicycle and model airplane collection, too... And there's also some wonderful old automobile workshop tools. From here I simply let some pictures tell the story...
More to follow in the next post, as well as the rest of the ride...
Dallara
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Decided a nice day ride was in order for this past Saturday, but where to go? Had a few ideas, but no firm plans, and figured the best thing to do was simply load up the trusty, dusty Super Tenere and hit the trail. Can't have a great ride without a good breakfast, so the first stop was one of my favorite little, local spots - "Feliz Amanecer" - since they have great food and it's on the way out of town. Just to get the ball rolling here's a pic of morning "road fuel"...
After that wonderful bacon-and-egg taquito, fabulous coffee, and tons of ice cold water to prepare for the South Texas heat I headed north, and as the miles rolled on a plan started to form for the day's destinations, and the first part of that plan was a long, looping route up to Luling, TX.
Why Luling?
Well, because Luling has one of the best and most legendary BBQ joints on the planet - "City Market" - and I had decided one of the day's goals would be to get some of their spectacular BBQ to take home with me. Once I got to Luling it was no surprise to see the parking around "City Market" was crowded... It was Saturday, after all, and people do drive from miles around in Texas to get great BBQ...
But even though I know how much Texans love great BBQ, and particularly the "Q" from "City Market", I wasn't quite prepared for the line inside to get to the pits to order up for their delectable brisket, sausage, and ribs. You started out in line over in the larger dining area...
Then on through there and into the main dining room...
And finally you get to the pit room where you place your order and get that scrumptious BBQ...
55 minutes in line from arrival until I get my big "to-go" order wrapped up and ready, but well, well worth it. Sorry, no pics of the "Q" as it was well wrapped to stay fresh for the rest of the day and until I got home. They always do a great job of that at "City Market", and as always it was wonderful eatin' when I got it home.
But now where to go?
Well, I had been pondering on that as I rode to Luling and had decided it would be a great day to visit "Dick's Classic Garage" car museum (http://www.dicksclassicgarage.com/) in San Marcos, TX. It's a short, beautiful ride from Luling to San Marcos, and I was enjoying it I looked off to the north and suddenly saw what looked like a ton of parachutes floating down out of the sky, and just about that moment I realized I was whizzing right by the little airport with a jump school just east of San Marcos. By the time I got turned around, turned down the road into the field, and got one of the cameras out this was the only even relatively decent picture I got of one of the parachutists...
Still, it was fun seeing all those colorful 'chutes gracefully surf the air currents down to the field, though all were on the ground by the time I got stopped and prepared to take pictures. There were a ton of motorhomes, trailers, campers, etc. there, and I quickly learned they were having a meet. However, it was going to be a while before another jump plane went up, and I didn't have the time to spare, so it was back on the road and headed again to "Dick's Classic Garage". The area around San Marcos is a particular pretty part of Texas so it was a pleasant, relaxing ride on into town, and before i knew it I was at the car museum...
A fellow named Dick Burdick, who was the founder and CEO of Thermon Industries, originally had the "Central Texas Museum of Automotive History" in Rosanky, TX, but that facility was closed a few years ago and everything relocated to this nice, new building in San Marcos, TX. Most of the cars shown here are from Burdick's collection, but there are some that are on loan from other collections, and so the displays can rotate and change from time to time, making each visit a chance to see something new.
The first vehicle you are greeted with when you enter the foyer is a perfect 1927 Ford Model T Coupe...
Then it's on into the main building where you pay your admission and begin to see the riches of vehicular history inside, like this '57 Caddy convertible...
There's more Cadillac's in the main entry area...
Truly classic designs and engineering, and the wealth of automotive genius starts to reach overflowing as you head into the main display building...
There's a staggering collection of automotive iron here, as while a spectacular vintage bicycle and model airplane collection, too... And there's also some wonderful old automobile workshop tools. From here I simply let some pictures tell the story...
More to follow in the next post, as well as the rest of the ride...
Dallara
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