TxDOT has reported that Traffic on southbound U.S. 287 about 20 miles south of Dumas in the Panhandle came to a standstill late in the afternoon on April 11, when up to four feet of hail accumulated during a slow-moving storm.
Author: Reyn Mansson
Reyn Mansson
Associate Publisher of Ride Texas Magazine, Texas Motorcycle News Blogger and RTM Events Newsletter editor.
A little known fact is that the 82nd Texas Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, House Bill 1201 which allows the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to establish speeds of up to 85 mph on certain Texas highways…
RR 170 between Study Butte and Presidio has been voted to the BEST IN TEXAS by readers is many categories including the #1 Best Road in Texas. It’s more than a little off the beaten path, but it’s so worth it.
Retire, yes, let it go, not so much—after nearly 50 years as head of styling, Willie G. Davidson is retiring from Harley-Davidson April 30, 2012, but he will continue his involvement with the company as an ambassador at motorcycle rallies and events, and through special design projects as Chief Styling Officer Emeritus.
Whenever we’ve asked for readers’ favorites for wildflower roads, the Willow City Loop never fails to make the favorites list. For riders out there who’ve not yet made this trip, and even those who have, this year’s wildflower show should be spectacular.
Unless we get an ugly, hard freeze that nips spring in the bud, so to speak, 2012 is shaping up into a fabulous spring for wildflower rides. So get ready to dust off your camera and shake off the winter blues and see the blues, bluebonnets that is, and all of the other wildflowers Texas is famous for.