hey guys i'v talked to alpha and another texas member . and where talking about going down to Big bend national park ! just thought i would put that out there . i know there are some ppl from other states that are with in riding distance . like NM  cuz its on west side of san antiono ,tx you can go to your local map site  i.e. yahoo,mapquest . i'm thinking mid march when it starts to warm up again right before rainy season for us . lest see what we can get going ! . as far as a place to stay . there in the national park there supose to have a pretty cool longe but its like 80-90 bucks a night . but theres bound to be a hotle/motel around for cheaper but . i'v heard that place is biggg and nice  

Yeah, like I said, I'd like to go, but it'd have to be a weekend only ride. Schooling takes up my time in the weeks. I'll be getting out of classes at 3pm on Fridays so I can head out right afterwards pretty much. However, due to the length of the trip for most people it might be easier to leave early Saturday morning, that way we won't be riding at night as much as we would be leaving Friday evening after people get off work and whatnot. Is there any camping there? I wouldn't mind strapping a sleeping bag and tent to the back of my bike and sitting around a campfire at night tossing back a few beers and chatting about bikes. That sounds like a damn good evening to me.

Sounds like a good ride to me, though.

Distance from (in miles)...
Austin: 476
Dallas: 583
Houston: 642
San Antonio: 447
El Paso: 328
Carlsbad, NM: 274
Clovis, NM: 455
Albuquerque, NM: 595

If we get 3 or 4 people we can always split the room. I don't mind sleeping on the floor.

yeaa i was thinking about a weekend of corse . i cant afford to take off  a day of work . i'd probly leave early on  a fri. and i dont mind riding in the dark its all the same to me but yea we havea  few months tell then so we will see what happens

I am up for it, but probably won't drink, religious issues. But that won't stop me from having a good time. But it sounds good. I am in San Antonio, Tx. I am in nursing school right now and I am swamped with school Mon-Fri. I was looking at my school schedule and I noticed that spring break is March 13-17. I am asumming everyone who goes to school will be free then. Maybe the weekend before or after that.
I am going to have to plan extensively for this.

yeaaa that sounds good .. i have to save much next month   i want to get the track day in on the 4th and then i want to hit big bend to so we will see what happens .. but it all depends on how much i have saved by the 4th .. if i dont have enough i'll wait tell the next fri. 

That sounds awesome. I've been to Big Bend a few years ago.
I would be up for the trip from Houston.
Keep us posted.

i'm thinking the 17th of march . if weather works with us . budrick says this is a good time for him . alpha really dont have much of a plan i can do it cuz well i have that weekend off . sooo .. 17th is the date as of now .. but it all depends on what the weather and how the bills plan out and the way it looks is that . me and alpha can meet up in austin and run 290 to I-10 and you can meet budrick in SA and we can all meet up at the 290 and I-10  connect


**edit**  i need to know if you guys can get off early that fri. we really need to be there by fri. night so we can ride sat. moring/day .. all day .. then leave out monday morning . i need to know what kinda speeds you guys are comfy with on the highway ( i tend to go with the fast lane on the highway i.e. if there doing 90 i'm in with them )  thats what normaly happens on 35 .. its almost a never fail kinda thing . but i just need some info so i can get a plan set out . the only thing that might stop me at the moment is that i'm debating on trying to be come a police officer or not . i'm gonna go to one of there  days where they answer any q's you have an all that .. but i'll keep you up dated .. tell then if you guys well tell me what you can and cant do and what your willing to do thanks !

Sounds like a plan, except I'd have to head out on Sunday at some point. I've got a 9am class on Monday. As for speeds, I'm pretty comfortable on the highway at 90 so long as there are other people around me doing similar. I-35 is a real bad stretch all the way, so I know what you mean. As long as I don't get a ticket I'm good. I got a ticket on 35 coming south from Dallas to Austin in some town called Itasca, TX, and I can't afford another one. So yeah.

lol yeaaa .. good old itasca .. i could have told you not to speed threw there .. thats a little speed trap town . but yea i's say leave out sunday cuz i have work monday at 9am

Wow, yall travel pretty fast. I usually keep somewhere between 75-80 range. But then again I think my gs can handle more. 

I normally run around 75-80 on the highways around here, but I'm still comfortable at higher speeds.

Hey I was reading through the other Texas post and found some names of some other Texans:
Austin: Treybrad, luksi
San Marcos: Ninga_steve
Houston: straymonolith

No doubt there are some I have missed, but do you think they might be up for it??

I think treybrad sold his GS, actually. Specifically, I think he parted it out. I saw him selling quite a number of parts for it, but he might have had those just lying around. Who knows. I talked to him a few times and tried to get some stuff together, but it never solidified. There's also thirdman from here in Austin as well.

the more we have the funer it will be

To an extent. If we get too many it would be a hassle. 6 or 7 would be perfect though.

I'm interested,
I live in Houston,
Let me know when you firm something up

Thanks
Chris

We need reservations for a hotel if we're gonna stay there. They apparently fill up a year in advance and if we don't have a reservation there isn't a place to legally sleep. So yeah, word of warning.

ok so where up to five ..

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Me: 12:00
Alpha: 12:00
Budrick: ?
css4608: 12:00
straymono: ?
*edit*
i can do a look at see some of the hotels around there . see if maybe i can get us some kinda deal or somthing .
i need to find out if fri. March the 16th is a good day to leave .. maybe we can all get off work around 12 or so and meet up at the I-10 and 290 exit.  there will be three coming from the houston/SA area . then me and alpha coming from the centraltexas area. give me a head up on if thats a good day to start heading out ( we will be riding in to the night so i hope no one has a problem with this.

I should be good with night riding, so long as we're not going breakneck speeds through super technical roads. Highway riding isn't an issue though. As for leaving on Friday around noon, that sounds doable, I think. I think I can miss my statics class and not feel too bad about it! 

This is the week after Spring Break, so you might be able to catch a deal on a hotel. Call around and see what you can find. I'll sleep on the floor, so we can get at least 3 to a room to bring the cost down more.

Sounds good.

12 works for me, or I can leave before 12 to get to I-10 and 290 at the same time as you.