cerda@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Michael Cerda) (08/02/85)
A friend of mine and I (cerda) have been planning a bicycle trip
across Texas. We have been actively planning for the last two
years and are now looking for riders. We have measured the trail,
taken LOTS of pictures depicting the route and are putting
together a slide show to show to various bicycle clubs. Anyone
want to go? The trail is about 1100 miles long and we plan to
take 21 days to transverse the state. We start in El Paso on
April 6 and end in Orange on April 26. We will be at the
Kerrville hill country ride the weekend before. Send me (cerda)
mail or see us in Kerrville.
{ihnp4, seismo, ut-sally, allegra}!ut-ngp!cerda
Now the official hype....
(Lawrence wrote this..)
About five years ago, in an issue of Bicycling Magazine, Lawrence
Walker originated the idea of an East-West bicycle trail across
Texas that could be a part of a truly southern TransAmerican
route...
INTRODUCING
THE TRANS TEXAS TRAIL
Now, in time for the Texas Sesquicentennial, the TRANS TEXAS
TRAIL is a reality. Almost 1100 miles long (!) from New Mexico to
Louisiana, the TRANS TEXAS TRAIL has been intricately designed
especially for bicycle tourists on U.S., state and county roads
to include the widest variety of scenic, recreational and
historical sites. From desolate desert (some even less photogenic
than in latenight Westerns) to claustrophobic forests (that break
those Hollywood stereotypes). From the Neches swamps Cabeza de
Vaca roamed 450 years ago to the Republic of Texas' first capital
at Washington-on-the-Brazos. From cypress-shaded Hill Country
swimming holes to the Pecos River Bridge. From Indian
pictographs in Seminole Canyon to the gleaming McDonald
Observatory on top of Mt. Locke (Texas' highest road). RIDE IT.
Over a thousand miles of continental drift... stark beauty, vast
space AND picturesque, intimate countryside.
A detailed set of maps is almost ready, and so is a guide
describing the facilities and features along the trail.
SADDLE UP. JOIN THE TOUR. Celebrate the Sesquicentennial in a
heroic way! Bicycle across Texas April 6 through 26, 1986.
(April is Texas' best month for weather and wildflowers.)
Innaugurate the entire TRANS TEXAS TRAIL with the wind from West
to East at a sometimes strenuous, most times laid-back pace.
Baggage, sag and various food and accomodation services will be
provided. Lawrence Walker is group coordinator and tour guide.
For More Information Write:
TRANS TEXAS TRAIL
1507 1/2 Nueces
Austin, Texas 78701
U.S.A.