Best rides in North Texas area:
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Best rides in North Texas area:
Northeast Texas is one of the fastest growing areas in the Country, and has been for the last few years. Last I checked, the small old town of Celina had become the fastest growing City in North Texas. I read yesterday that the town of Princeton has halted issuing building permits because they cannot keep pace with the need for infrastructure.
A buddy and I rode up to Aubrey to look a piece of rural land his Sister and BIL had bought. It was a nice ride on the way there. It was a week day so on the way back we decided to take the short route home. At Prosper we could see alot of new construction going on as we headed to SH380. We got stuck in afternoon traffic just north of 380 where new homes and roads are being built.
What used to be small sleepy farming and ranching Towns are growing like crazy with new housing development. $400-600 thousand dollar homes are being built. Some communities are $500 thousand to $1million dollar homes, and there's nothing else around but farm and ranch land. Where do the people work?
The growth in Northeast Texas is affecting the once great motorcycle roads that are in this area. And that's not good. There used to be small towns one after the other from SH380 to the Red River with no red lights. And also from I-35 to SH19 was great rural countryside riding. Progress is ruining motorcycle riding in Northeast Texas. I'll have to venture further out to avoid urban sprawl.
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A buddy and I rode up to Aubrey to look a piece of rural land his Sister and BIL had bought. It was a nice ride on the way there. It was a week day so on the way back we decided to take the short route home. At Prosper we could see alot of new construction going on as we headed to SH380. We got stuck in afternoon traffic just north of 380 where new homes and roads are being built.
What used to be small sleepy farming and ranching Towns are growing like crazy with new housing development. $400-600 thousand dollar homes are being built. Some communities are $500 thousand to $1million dollar homes, and there's nothing else around but farm and ranch land. Where do the people work?
The growth in Northeast Texas is affecting the once great motorcycle roads that are in this area. And that's not good. There used to be small towns one after the other from SH380 to the Red River with no red lights. And also from I-35 to SH19 was great rural countryside riding. Progress is ruining motorcycle riding in Northeast Texas. I'll have to venture further out to avoid urban sprawl.
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Northeast Texas roads?
If anyone has some favorite roads to ride in Northeast Texas, please feel free to share them here.
Off the top of my head, comes to mind a lunch ride to Bonham, Tx.
SH78 starts in Garland, Tx. Pick it up anywhere along the way. I like to ride East across Lake Lavon to get on SH78. Head North on 78 all the way to Bonham for lunch. This is an easy ride through the country country side and through several small towns. Because of my location, once I get to Lake Lavon I can ride either North or East and be outside of city traffic for miles and miles.
Keep the Shiney side up, and let me know where you like to ride.
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Off the top of my head, comes to mind a lunch ride to Bonham, Tx.
SH78 starts in Garland, Tx. Pick it up anywhere along the way. I like to ride East across Lake Lavon to get on SH78. Head North on 78 all the way to Bonham for lunch. This is an easy ride through the country country side and through several small towns. Because of my location, once I get to Lake Lavon I can ride either North or East and be outside of city traffic for miles and miles.
Keep the Shiney side up, and let me know where you like to ride.
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I need to run some more of Louisiana to get more familiar with the roads.
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