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Planning my first ride from Florida to visit the best roads in West Texas . Departing 19 Octd or so. Initial plan is to hit the best Hwy's in the hill country around Kerrville. Then drop down to Del Rio, travel Hwy 90 to Marathon. Drive thru Big Bend Park and stop over in Terlingua. Ride the 170 River road to Presidio. From there up to the Marfa, Alpine, Ft. Davis area.Questions youse guys could help me with:How are the road surfaces? Mostly Chip fill?How aggressively are the speed limits enforced in Big Bend and elsewhere.Are gas stations available in most of the small towns?Any camp or motel suggestions and eateries?What are your recommended roads/attractions?Really looking forward to this trip an I'll appreciate your recommendations.Thanks, Bill
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If you can handle some well-graded but unpaved roads, go down to the gorge in Big Bend NP and wave to the guys across the river. Go up into the central bowl as well, and over to the state park (Big Bend Ranch).Get up to Balmorhea and go for a swim - really. It's one of the most refreshing and surprising oases in west Texas. If the timing is right, there are some inexpensive motel cabin rooms there.I used to live in northwest San Antonio, so the hill country out there was my backyard - let me know if you want some more detailed suggestions in that area.
Keep the recommendations coming I'm taking notes.
Bill, I rode a fair amount of your planned route last November and took quite a number of photographs along the way. Here they (are along with notes):http://www.dankalal.net/2014trip22/trip.html
From Vanderpool and the area, 187 north and south, 337 (east or west), 470/462.
Planning my first ride from Florida to visit the best roads in West Texas . Departing 19 Octd or so.
Drive thru Big Bend Park and stop over in Terlingua. Ride the 170 River road to Presidio.
How are the road surfaces? Mostly Chip fill?
How aggressively are the speed limits enforced in Big Bend and elsewhere.
Are gas stations available in most of the small towns?
Any camp or motel suggestions and eateries?