Hico or Bust

Our second trip was northwest to Hico were we intended to eat some serious backyard steaks cooked by some serious Backyard BBQ warriors. Ok, that may be a bit of an exaggeration...for the most part they were restaurant owners competing for the prize of top steak.

We didn't get steak, even though that's what we went to Hico for; we opted to eat dinner at the local Mexican food restaurant. The steaks wouldn't be done in time for us to leave at a decent hour.

Bovine delicacies aside, this was the longest and most enjoyable ride we've had. All 306 miles of Central Texas Hill country and rural road...and the most beautiful sunset we've seen. We were tired and sore by the time we arrived home (we left at 10:30am and arrived home at 11:30pm ) but we saw some of the best scenery and experienced a quiet that only rural America can provide...I can't even put it into words! It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words...I'll let them do the speaking for us.






Along the way we took a bypass to the town of Izoro. Well I say it was a town it was only an old Texaco station surrounded by farms. The now defunct Texaco Station is now the Izoro Post office.

"S" Kisses-up to the Locals outside the Koffee Kup in Downtown Hico.


The inside of a Historic Saddle-Maker/Blacksmith shop in downtown Hico. The log cabin was set up the same way it would've been in the 1800's.


The junction of FM 219...a brief rest before we headed to the town of Cranfils Gap. With the thunderstorms blowing through the area. "The Gap" was a windy mofo!

We stopped in the town of Evant to allow the thunderstorms ahead of us to pass. When we left we were treated to one of the most spectacular sunsets I think either of us have seen!

Our Parting Shot, "S" said we had to have a sunset photo with the bike!