Manifest Destiny – Week Two, From The Emerald Coat to Pecos County
I’m putting this post up a day early because we holed ourselves in a hotel room in Fort Stockton, TX to recoup, warm up, and shower after 8 hrs in wind, rain, and cold.
Sunday 10/2/16 & Monday 10/3/16
- Time to relax.
- Beach, family, and food.
- The only gear I’m hauling are towels to the beach.
- Radke found the source of the oil leak and patched it up or so we think.
- The water here is unreal and clear but the jellyfish were stinging. Worth it.
- Stuffed our faces on local oysters and fresh seafood
Tuesday 10/4/16
- Blasted out I-10 to Mobile then 90 to run along the coast. What a mistake that was. Once in Mississippi it was nothing but red lights and strip malls.
- Biloxi is Atlantic City on the Gulf coast. Not a fan of all the traffic.
- Stopped at Fayards for shrimp and oyster Po Boys. Best po boy I’ve ever had. It’s a gas station too but don’t let that fool you. One of my favorite parts of this trip is getting the local cuisine.
- Said good riddance to 90 and hopped back on I-10 to Nola.
- Speedo cable broke crossing Lake Pontchartrain 2 miles shy of crossing 2000 miles on the odometer.
- Shacked up at a Hostel called the India house.
- Took a trolley to the French Quarter and joined in on the shit show that is Bourbon St. Booze outside!! So much Jazz.
- Made Australian friends back at the hostel who were surprised when we crashed around 9:30. You gotta run with the sun.
Wednesday 10/5/16
- Up early. Sad to leave NoLa so soon but we may hit it again on our way back.
- Blasted I-10 through Louisiana which sucked save for the ride around Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge. It had bridges that ran for miles and miles through the bayous. Epic scenery.
- As soon as we crossed into Texas we hit rain.
- Finally off of I-10 we took back roads and the ride got much better.
- Back roads here have a speed limit of 75. Obviously because it takes forever to get anywhere here.
- Camp for the night at Double Lake Campground in Sam Houston national Forrest
Thursday 10/6/16
- Breakfast Tacos!!!! Also Coldspring TX has the nicest people ever.
- Miles and miles on Central TX back roads. Riding through the Sam Houston Forrest is a great ride.
- Stopped at Kreuz Market in Lockhart for brisket and Texas sausage. Well worth the detour.
- Rode to Jacobs Well and jumped in despite the signs saying it was closed for the season.
- A dude recommended we go to Krause Springs so we high tailed it and were blown away. If in Austin go to Krause Springs! An amazing swimming hole with a rope swing.
- Camped at Krause springs on the lake and just stargazed until the whiskey put us to sleep.
Friday 10/7/16
- Woken up by Radke shooing foxes away from our campsite. Don’t leave BBQ trash by your tents. Or do, if you wanna screw with the people you are camping with.
- Woke up to a cloudy day and had to put on the rain gear again at breakfast.
- A shitty cold front had rolled in. The rain wasn’t bad but the crosswinds blew us all over the road.
- The temperature dropped to the low 50’s
- Not many stops made and almost 400 miles done. Sorry for the lack of pictures.
- Long wide open straight roads that seem to go on forever.
- First time almost running out of fuel. We made it just in time to Iraan, TX to fill up. Time to get a gas can for insurance.
- Tons of wildlife spotted, including a boar and a fox. Unfortunately they were all road kill.
- The flat scenery morphed into desert mesas.
- Decided to get a hotel to dry off, shower, and resupply in Ft Stockton. Just shy of 400 miles today and crossed over 3000 for the trip in total.
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Sounds like you’ve done a good job avoiding rain
That rope swing! Looks amazing guys, so jealous.
Dude you guys are doing it! Jealous I’m not with you but siked for you
It looks amazing..be safe….love you!!!
This is epic. I’m reading this at my desk and its ruining my will to work. Godspeed brothers. Keep the updates coming!
I’ve heard great things about the gulf coast, and damn I just love austin. You guys are living my dream.