Great Day in West Texas!!

I had a wonderful day today. Once I got past San Antonio and that crazy flying j scam of a gas station, I got out of traffic and set the cruise control to 10 over the speed limit, put my feet up on my highway pegs, and enjoyed the scenery while listening to my music. Today was one of the days that riding is all about.

I stopped in Langtry, TX, the former dominion of Judge Roy Bean, a Texas legend. He was so in love with the actress Lily Langtry that he named the town after her 🥰. The museum and visitor center is really cool in an Old West history way, but it's under renovation right now. Go see it next year when you take your trip to Big Bed National Park!!!

I didn't ride through the park this time, but I did stop to say hello to the Mayor of Lajitas, Clay Henry the Goat. No, not the Greatest Of All Time, but and actual 🐐. 🤣🤣🤣 Lajitas is probably one of the best run towns in the US 🤣.

The road in and out of Lajitas is Texas 170. It follows the twists, turns, ups, and downs of the Rio Grande. It's an amazing road to ride, technical but fun, with stunning scenery. Unfortunately, it's not so fun at night. Rocks and gravel in blind turns and arroyos that may or may not be covered with dirt and or water and or mud. There are also elk here, which are huge, as well as wild burros (saw one finally!), mule deer (also big), whitetail (yep, still big), and pronghorn antelope (not a big but they have really long pointy horns). None of these do I want to come across on 170. Fortunately, all I saw tonight were some small-ish deer, either whitetails or young mulies, diving into the bush.

I was going to camp at the Tepee Rest Area that is posted no camping but no one cares. But I decided to push through to Presidio so I didn't have to do the 40 more miles in the dark. Good move 👍.

Now I'm camping at a truck stop, which is noisy and well lit, but relatively safe. I hope there's hot food and coffee before I roll out in the morning ✌️.

Hope to see you on the road! Remember, NO WHINING! ✌️

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2026 starting odometer: 46667
Starting odometer: 57729
Ending odometer: 58562
Daily mileage: 833
2026 miles total: 11895Read more